They were tinted from the factory and they are legal. With my truck being a light color the tint appears real dark. Since I regularly drive in Houston, follwoing too close has a totaly different meaning. I am used to being 2 cars lengths behind others (and closer depending upon traffic). I have been driving 25 years and have never hit anyone so yes I can stop when following that close.joe817 wrote:My initial thought as well. My other thought was what I do. If the driver in front of me slows down, so to I no matter what speed I'm going. Alway 1 car length per every 10mph. (that was taught to us in drivers ed when I took the course in 1961). That's on a sunny day & dry pavement. Triple that on wet roads.puma guy wrote:Were your windows legal?mrvmax wrote:Anyway, I guess that was probable cause to pull me over - my windows are tinted dark and I guess he wanted to check if I was doing something illegal. So far every time I have been pulled over while carrying, it has always gone well.
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probable cause to pull me over......
I was traveling from Corpus Christi to Refugio last weekend. The DPS and other LE's were all over, I have never seen so many on one stretch of highway before. Anyway, I was keeping it steady on 70 when DPS pulls from the median and next to me and another car in front of me (we were both in the right lane and he was in the left). He was going to pass us but when the car in front of me saw him come along side of us he slowed down quickly even though he wasn't speeding. With the trooper next to me all I could do was slow down. The next thing I know the trooper pulls behind me and pulls me over.
I did all the normal stuff, turned vehicle off, keys on dash, window down, license and CHL out. He tells me to step out of the vehicle and behind my truck. I got out and walked back to him and handed him my chl and license and told him I was carrying. He asked what I had on me and I said a pistol. He asked where and I said my front right pocket. He looked down and obviously could not tell I was carrying my Kahr Mk40. He asked where Friendswood was and where I was going. After explaining myself he then said he was giving me a warning for following too close. Of course, the only reason I was too close is due to the idiot in front of me that slowed down from 70-60 when he saw this guy passing us. Anyway, I guess that was probable cause to pull me over - my windows are tinted dark and I guess he wanted to check if I was doing something illegal. So far every time I have been pulled over while carrying, it has always gone well.
I did all the normal stuff, turned vehicle off, keys on dash, window down, license and CHL out. He tells me to step out of the vehicle and behind my truck. I got out and walked back to him and handed him my chl and license and told him I was carrying. He asked what I had on me and I said a pistol. He asked where and I said my front right pocket. He looked down and obviously could not tell I was carrying my Kahr Mk40. He asked where Friendswood was and where I was going. After explaining myself he then said he was giving me a warning for following too close. Of course, the only reason I was too close is due to the idiot in front of me that slowed down from 70-60 when he saw this guy passing us. Anyway, I guess that was probable cause to pull me over - my windows are tinted dark and I guess he wanted to check if I was doing something illegal. So far every time I have been pulled over while carrying, it has always gone well.