Pulled Over in Grant Florida

TeddyB · #1 03-18-2008, 09:35 PM

A Cop was going to make me pedal home today until I showed him my michigan registration! He first told me I was illegan in florida and i wasent a moped (like i dident know that) he then politely said he would recognize my Michigan registration and have a nice day but expect to be pulled over again.

Dozens of Motorcycles were zipping by with helmetless drivers and he was going to mess with me. Go figure!!

Ted

**paul** · #2 03-18-2008, 09:39 PM

i agree but it was nice that they reconized your michigan registration

RedB66 · #3 03-19-2008, 02:04 AM

I think the cop must have been having a bad day. There are specific laws in Florida pertaining to "Motorized Bicycles". I live in Gainesville, FL. "Pedal Assisted" is the key word. These are still technically "Bicycles". I haven't had any trouble yet (as I'm knocking on wood) either with the county officers, city cops or University cops. The U of Florida cops are the worst!!

thatsdax · #4 03-19-2008, 04:35 PM

Sounds like he was having a bad day..And .. Remember..these are NOT Motorized. These are Motor Assisted.. Not Motorized. Motor Assisted Bicycle. Not a Motorized Bicycle. Big difference. Thanks.. Enjoy the ride...

**Norman** · #5 03-19-2008, 08:08 PM

From what I've read a motor is electric and an engine is fuel feed. So if the laws refer to motor assisted its electric and if gas its an engine assisted bicycle and the key word to it all is assisted not powered or driven. Do you all agree? Texas laws address only motor assisted last time I tried to figure it out, and I do mean tried. Last summer it was ok to ride these bikes and I had a letter form the div. of motorcycle safety I misplace the letter and guess what the laws sort of changed as the lady now in charge says as there is no laws pertaining to an engine assisted bicycle then they can not be allowed on any public road?! Good thinking right? So far the Highway Patrol has gave us their blessings and only stopped us once to look them over I offered to let him ride it but he declined I think cause he was afraid he'd want one cause I warned him he would. some day we will get all this figured out I hope so we can enjoy a engine and a motor assisted bicycle with out any of the hassle of reg. ins. etc. I almost forgot in Fl. the police said the motor assisted and engine assisted bikes were in a gray area for the time being and he would only arrest someone if they were acting stupid or causing trouble on a assisted bike I was at Jupiter Beach and shooting the bull with a very nice officer there. I did get a good sun burn while there as well.
Ride it like you stole it.

**Dave31** · #6 03-31-2008, 04:19 PM

I got pulled over here in Tucson for going 22 or 23mph I dont remember. We have a speed limit of 20mph. But check this out: I had no chain!! My chain tensioner had broke off so I removed the link so I could pedal home. The cop said it doesnt matter if I am pedaling or under engine power, my bike is a motorized bike so even if I pedal I have to stay under 20mph.
He did not give me a ticket, just told me to stay under 20mph. Now is that stupid or what? The way I see it, if I'm pedaling its a bicycle, if I'm using my motor, its a motorized bike. I guess they dont see it that way.

**Norman** · #7 04-03-2008, 06:25 PM

I wonder if there were laws about speeding in the horse and buggy days? What were some of those laws? I know one, if you stole a horse you went swinging and not the fun kind.

Norman

efinitylove · #8 08-15-2008, 10:59 PM

Here is what I found. In Florida you are legal to use motorized bicycle

Florida Department of Transportation

under Section 316.003(2), F.S.
Definition of "Bicycle"

However has limited of 20 MPH

I live in Boynton Beach Florida. I think I going to print this with me. Just in case the police pull me over.

lennyharp · #9 08-16-2008, 06:11 AM

All the racers riding 30 mph are ok pedaling but you are not at 23 mph?.! Now that cop needs something to do like being a border guard or something. He probably thinks that is none of his business. Well we know it is just about raising taxes without calling them taxes, but fines. The police are very creative with their fund raising and no better at controlling their spending than any other part of the majority of cities.

deacon · #10 08-16-2008, 06:21 AM

I love that the cop stopped you for pedaling too fast. Most likely the truth is he stopped you to look at the bike lol. He thought you were under power and didn't want to admit that he was a wrong.

It is VERY VERY hard to get the average cop to write a traffic ticket. He writes you a penny ante ticket and then he has to go sit in court if you decide to fight it.

Now traffic cops live for that crap. But they want to get you dead bang as well. They want to get you running a red light or doing fifty in a 25 so they can get you to send in your money. They also have court days when they are going to sit around all day and testify so they just work you in lol.

True story: when I was a cop way back in the day. My trainer and I went out to set up a radar trap because the mayor got passed on the way to work. She figured the kid who passed her was doing a hundred miles an hour. So we set the radar beeper up for 40 mph in a 35mile zone. It beeped in five minutes. We ran the guy down wrote him a ticket for 45 in a 35 then went back and set the radar to beep at 45 mph. It beeped again about twenty minutes later. We did the same thing but the ticket was 48 in a 35. Then we went back and set it up for 55 mph. Hey we had written the mayor's ticket and we were ready to go back to being cops.

Most if not all the traffic tickets I ever wrote were for people who failed the attitude test. I know that sucks, but the truth is cops are just human being in disguise.

This might have all changed in thirty years but I doubt it. Human nature is most likely the same