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I think it falls under reckless driving
White? 50/50 you get away with it.
Latino? Black? Vietnamese? Ticket at minimum.
Why are vietnamese singled out?
I live in a town with a lot of Vietnamese people, cops learn to make do and be racist with what they have available.
Theyâre talking about cops in Cambodia, obviously.
If he runs heâs a VC
If itâs raining, thereâs snow on the ground, or many other low traction scenarios, the cop would have to really want to pull you over. Chances are they wonât.
On a clear, dry day, depending on where you are, barking your tires is a violation of nuisance laws. Again, most likely not getting pulled over unless you consistently did it.
Now, if you stomped on it and your tires broke loose, you are looking at reckless operation of a motor vehicle. Expect to be stopped.
It mostly comes down to conditions and level of egregiousness⌠and how bad of a day the cop is having / wanting you to have.
Oh, I definitely meant broke tires.
As others have said it can fall under a variety of offenses. Another offense that refers to this is âStuntingâ.
Yes, âexcessive accelerationâ
Around here they refer to it as âunreasonable accelerationâ.
What? Thatâs illegal?
Itâs to help prevent people from racing from stoplight to stoplight.
Iâm sure thereâs something at the state level, found a local ref here. Seems to be one of those laws where itâs illegal if they already wanted a reason to mess with the driver.
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/aitkin/latest/aitkin_mn/0-0-0-802
EVs can accelerate quickly while not making much noise⌠I guess itâs okay to quickly accelerate with an EV then?
Yeah, loss of control basically
It should be, if not. Pedestrians need to cross roads. Other cars need to enter roads, change lanes, etc. Cars accelerating at unreasonable rates will cause an accident.
I agree about pedestrians, but cars changing lanes should to be aware of their surroundings, including cars that are approaching them.
How do you define âunreasonableâ though, especially with EVs that can accelerate quickly?
Unreasonable gives cops and judges a lot of leeway. Words like that should be illegal. If you canât pin it down, it canât be a law.
Unreasonable is any rate of acceleration that other cars canât safely navigate around and amongst.
In New Zealand it would be classed as âSustained Loss of Tractionâ and would be illegal.
As others have said, it depends on the city but probably yes.
For example, in San Mateo, California, it would be an offense under title 11 of the Municipal Code:
Itâs an âexhibition of speedâ and is some form of illegal in nearly all regions.
Itâs actually more interesting to figure out where it ISNâT illegal.
Yes.
Source: a cop who used this exact scenario as an example of âletter/spiritâ of the law, saying if it was raining and the tires chirped on the crosswalk surface, that wasnât the same as laying it down on dry pavement.
I heard that itâs called âexhibitionâ.
âexhibition of speedâ is what ive heard.
Same question but instead you only use launch control, so no loss of reaction, and donât go over speed limit⌠Although the cop would hear the brup, brup, brup, brup⌠Braap⌠Brrraaaap, and you slow down the rpms to not exceed speed limitâŚ
If you make your car fart on purpose, hopefully yes.
It is going to vary from state to state exactly what laws apply, but yes I cop can at minimum pull you over and ticket you for reckless driving. Also, some states have âDisplay of Speedâ laws that include breaking traction. In CA there is a recently passed âSideshowâ law that includes shows of speed, which a police officer might also decide to try to cite you for.
Improper Start is a term used around here by the cops.
Unsafe start is the term in my area
Canât remember where it happened, but Iâve read about someone being pulled over for pulling away from the traffic lights too quick.