# Here's a first - "driving while Australian..." **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 1, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010 "2010-10-01T13:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/1 "2010-10-01T13:05:55Z")
Here’s a first - “driving while Australian…” Ok - had a late lunch with the wife at TGI Friday’s in Victor. ``` On the way home, a trooper pulls me over just after I get onto I-490. Apparently, a "car aficionado" had complained to him that my car was registered as a Pontiac, but didn't look like one. So said trooper catches up to us on I-490 (and I wasn't sure what was going on - I was 5mph UNDER the speed limit) and pulls us over. The next 10 minutes were then spent explaining why my car doesn't look like a Pontiac... and then he let us go. Apparently, having a car's appearance not match the registration is concerning to some people... ``` ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/2 "2010-10-01T13:11:04Z")
What is your car and what does it now look like? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/3 "2010-10-01T13:11:46Z")
See his sig lol ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/4 "2010-10-01T13:12:22Z")
It’s in his sig. D’oh, Joe got it. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/5 "2010-10-01T13:14:38Z")
My guess: He was driving behind you, didn’t recognize your car model, ran the plate and thought he was about to bust some shady shit. Probably made up the story about a “car aficionado” to save face in case he was wrong. (Things cops HATE… being wrong) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/6 "2010-10-01T13:16:46Z")
Wow, that’s pretty stupid. I’m betting Newman is right though. It’s surprising NY didn’t have some law on the books about this just so they could ticket and fee you though. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/7 "2010-10-01T13:19:58Z")
> [@newman](#): > > My guess: > > He was driving behind you, didn’t recognize your car model, ran the plate, thought he was about to bust some shady shit, made up the story about a “car aficionado” to save face in case he was wrong. (Thing cops HATE… being wrong) Who knows… if he did, he must have been stalking my car, as he knew I came from TGI Fridays - and the exit from the restaurant is right next to the on-ramp for the highway. So he wasn’t following me for long. ---------- Post added at 04:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:19 PM ---------- > [@JayS](#): > > Wow, that’s pretty stupid. I’m betting Newman is right though. > > It’s surprising NY didn’t have some law on the books about this just so they could ticket and fee you though. Well, he was good about it - and FWIW, he didn’t actually ticket me, even though I still had the Aussie front plate on (and he noticed that, too) - which would have been at least a “legit” ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/8 "2010-10-01T13:24:44Z")
lol, strange. Why would anyone be studying your registration so closely? And even then why would anyone COMPLAIN about it? :tdown: dummy cops ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/9 "2010-10-01T13:25:21Z")
At the end of the day if your VIN says Pontiac what can he really do… ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/10 "2010-10-01T13:29:22Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > See his sig lol I have sigs turned off because they are dumb, oh well lol ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/11 "2010-10-01T13:29:32Z")
> [@Geoff](#): > > lol, strange. Why would anyone be studying your registration so closely? And even then why would anyone COMPLAIN about it? > > :tdown: dummy cops > [@LZ](#): > > At the end of the day if your VIN says Pontiac what can he really do… Exactly - though he did say the person who complained to him thought my car was “a French car of some kind”. I guess he was trolling for some gray-market stuff… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/12 "2010-10-01T13:32:10Z")
If it really was someone who called it in to police wouldn’t you just love to find that guy and give him a light curb stomp? I mean really, what business is it of yours that you need to be looking at registration stickers of parked cars you don’t recognize to see if they match up to the badges? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/13 "2010-10-01T13:33:04Z")
^seriously. Live and let live. Probably the same person who called the Buffalo Police because I was slacklining in Bidwell Park. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/14 "2010-10-01T13:34:40Z")
> [@fiend540](#): > > I have sigs turned off because they are dumb, oh well lol Ok - just for you: [![http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4800647008_50c48458d8.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/5/a5938b57653ea0ca3b7312bd212154d6a70ea238.jpeg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jchen003/4800647008/) [![http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4800012347_7bc90c06c2.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/0/b084127f277eb173217d3f8ca0aa6bc03ae1247c.jpeg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jchen003/4800012347/) ---------- Post added at 04:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:33 PM ---------- > [@JayS](#): > > If it really was someone who called it in to police wouldn’t you just love to find that guy and give him a light curb stomp? I mean really, what business is it of yours that you need to be looking at registration stickers of parked cars you don’t recognize to see if they match up to the badges? Actually, he said it was a girl, who was having lunch with her uncle. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/15 "2010-10-01T13:35:34Z")
Haha, now you KNOW he was full of shit. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/16 "2010-10-01T13:39:26Z")
> [@traumadog](#): > > Actually, he said it was a **girl** , who was having lunch with her uncle. Go figure. If you’re going to lie, at least make it believable. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/17 "2010-10-01T13:40:28Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Haha, now you KNOW he was full of shit. :word: lol ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/18 "2010-10-01T13:41:20Z")
I’m pretty sure they do have laws against removing/changing badging, because when there’s something like a persuit, they say “were looking for a \_\_\_\_\_ color \_\_\_\_\_ make \_\_\_\_ model” and if they don’t see badges they might now know what kind of car it is. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/19 "2010-10-01T13:45:12Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > I’m pretty sure they do have laws against removing/changing badging, because when there’s something like a persuit, they say “were looking for a \_\_\_\_\_ color \_\_\_\_\_ make \_\_\_\_ model” and if they don’t see badges they might now know what kind of car it is. Not sure how that would apply - especially since there’s no laws against re-painting cars. And some cars have that color-shift added, so it’s red from one angle, blue from another. And THAT would be more confusing, IMHO, than calling out a “gray/silver two-door”. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010/20 "2010-10-01T13:48:19Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > I’m pretty sure they do have laws against removing/changing badging, because when there’s something like a persuit, they say “were looking for a \_\_\_\_\_ color \_\_\_\_\_ make \_\_\_\_ model” and if they don’t see badges they might now know what kind of car it is. ^ no fucking way. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-a-first-driving-while-australian/161010.md?page=2)