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I could state at least 4 times I've been pulled over for something that they said I did that I didn't but had no way to prove otherwise or someway to defend myself against it.
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What ever happened to inocent until proven guilty? I think that way too much power to prosicute or profile as their mood leads them.
Anyways, here's what mn law says about it:
Minnesota Statute 169.69, aka "muffler statute" and 169.693: motor vehicle noise.
169.69 Muffler.
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a
muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise
into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to
prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a
muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle
on a street or highway. The exhaust system shall not emit or
produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. Every motor vehicle
shall at all times be equipped with such parts and equipment so
arranged and kept in such state of repair as to prevent carbon
monoxide gas from entering the interior of the vehicle.
No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale or
use on any motor vehicle any muffler that fails to comply with
the specifications as required by the commissioner of public
safety.
169.693 Motor vehicle noise limits.
It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle in violation of
motor vehicle noise rules adopted by the pollution control
agency.
On a side note, my brother used to get pulled over all the time for exibition driving and speeding...not because he was clocked going over the speed limit, or because they physically saw him racing. Every time it was because they 'heard him doing it' from around a corner or whatnot. Granted, he DID have an integra with dual 4" pipes (the rice-rocket of all rice-rocket exhausts). Still, a bit hard to believe...but that's what he gets for living in a small town, I guess.
-scheides