sgtpontiac
Older, Wiser and Still Buildin'
I would guess I'm a bit biased but the kids like it..Lol
I think that most local officers and Dep's are a bit more "open minded" about the loud and rough looks... the State Troopers...not so much.... it's engrained into them with the training... or at least that's my opinion... I think that most officers see them as "hot rods" and don't really look at the "safety" aspect as much as the uniqueness of the build.... there are not really a ton of Rat rides running around here.... mostly muscle cars... Chevelles, camaros, mustangs, superbee's and other early muscle... that's why most of the officers I know don't know the difference from Hot rod and Rat rod... all in all, I think that as long as the driver of these type vehicles don't do crazy crap and draw negative attention to themselves, most of the cops are fine with them.... the State Troopers...well, they are another story... they sometimes get intense for intense sake.... kinda like to flex their muscles a bit more than the Dep's and the locals.....JMHO...
Nah, no fingers pointed here. But i would like to hear an officers opinion of Rat Rods. You might be a little bias since you have the rust bug yourself, but as a "normal" traffic officer. Do they think their unsafe, and not road worthy and are just stuck with accepting them since they are mostly legal?
I think that most local officers and Dep's are a bit more "open minded" about the loud and rough looks... the State Troopers...not so much.... it's engrained into them with the training... or at least that's my opinion... I think that most officers see them as "hot rods" and don't really look at the "safety" aspect as much as the uniqueness of the build.... there are not really a ton of Rat rides running around here.... mostly muscle cars... Chevelles, camaros, mustangs, superbee's and other early muscle... that's why most of the officers I know don't know the difference from Hot rod and Rat rod... all in all, I think that as long as the driver of these type vehicles don't do crazy crap and draw negative attention to themselves, most of the cops are fine with them.... the State Troopers...well, they are another story... they sometimes get intense for intense sake.... kinda like to flex their muscles a bit more than the Dep's and the locals.....JMHO...