Results 1 to 15 of 15

Thread: Texas Parking Brake Law???

  1. #1

    Default Texas Parking Brake Law???

    I had no idea it was a law. Always do it in the Miata. Never in my OTMs. From Jalopnik:

    http://jalopnik.com/texas-cop-issues...-kn-1441118853
    1990 White NA - SOLD
    1994 Black NA - SOLD
    2006 Red NC - GT with limited slip, HIDs, all OEM.

  2. #2

    Default

    Ain't that a bitch. If they apply it to automatic transmission cars as well, they'll generate enough revenue to fund Obamacare AND the tooth fairy.

    C

  3. #3

    Default

    Neighbor of mine got that ticket but only after his car rolled down the street into another neighbors car..... We don't park in the street anymore.

  4. #4

    Default

    Pretty sure there is more to the story. The kid was probably being a jerk. Stories like this only tell one side and get everyone all upset over nothing.

  5. #5
    Mr Miata Solutions Rogue's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Propwash 16Xray
    Posts
    2,563

    Default

    I always set my parking brick

  6. #6
    Team Cheap Bastard
    President & Founder
    sammm's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    NC
    Posts
    6,457

    Default

    ^Steelies FTW!

    PS
    Can you say 'Revenue Generator'?

  7. #7

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by sammm View Post
    ^Steelies FTW!
    Don't get too excited base model boy -- it has five lugs.

  8. #8

    Default

    If officers cannot solve an issue directly, such as the noise complaint, they will try to reduce the likelihood of that problem occurring again by enforcing all appropriate laws.
    Anyone else offended by this? This really rubbed me the wrong way.

  9. #9

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Titus View Post
    Anyone else offended by this? This really rubbed me the wrong way.
    Nope not me.

    The citations were issued while several teens attended a birthday party at a home in the Chadwick Farms neighborhood of Fort Worth near Texas Motor Speedway in Denton County.
    That entire area up by the racetrack is sketchy.

    Fort Worth Police Cpl. Tracey Knight says it may be an obscure law, but officers can and will enforce all laws. While the circumstances of the ticket weren't immediately available, the officer who wrote the tickets likely was called for loud noise coming from the party. If officers cannot solve an issue directly, such as the noise complaint, they will try to reduce the likelihood of that problem occurring again by enforcing all appropriate laws.

    Knight also said that someone who believes they've been wrongfully ticketed can challenge it in court
    Original story - http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Dri...226224541.html

  10. #10

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by jrj512 View Post
    Don't get too excited base model boy -- it has five lugs.
    Looks early 90's Toyota pickup-ish.

  11. #11

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Titus View Post
    Anyone else offended by this? This really rubbed me the wrong way.
    Quote Originally Posted by POS Racing View Post
    Nope not me.
    Me neither.

  12. #12

    Default

    As Paul Harvey used to say, "And now for the rest of the story." One of my co-workers lives on the street where this happened. The police were called to a large juvenile party. When the police arrived, many of the party goers fled on foot. One of the partiy goers assaulted an officer then fled into a house and refused to answer the door. The homeowner, who was not at home, returned and opened the house for the officers. The individual was located and arrested. The officers wrote citations for illegally parked vehicles that they could not determine belonged to local residents in an effort to take enforcement action on the people who fled from the scene.

  13. #13

    Default

    ...and across the line.

    1996 Mazda Miata - R-Package (Eve-L)
    2012 Mazda CX-9 - Grand Touring (Dory)




  14. #14

  15. #15

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Treibenschnell View Post
    I blame the liberal media.
    Yea only report the side of the story with the mom who was done wrong, glaze over the part where her kid was more than likely a punk ass!

    It's not the onscreen talent's fault but the clowns the have directing the news for air! Its those guys and Obama!

Similar Threads

  1. WTB parking lights
    By Mr.E.G. in forum dfwMiata.com Classifieds
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 07-09-2009, 05:42 PM
  2. why it's called a "PARKING" brake
    By cam76034 in forum Miata Tech and Chat
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 02-21-2007, 08:36 PM
  3. Lexus Self-Parking Video
    By Magma in forum Bull
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 12-05-2006, 10:05 PM
  4. NA parking lights
    By Magma in forum Parts is Parts
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 06-21-2006, 01:02 AM
  5. Parking lot rules.
    By blackzx3_13 in forum Bull
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 03-22-2006, 08:09 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •