So I just got pulled over....

[Jimmy]

.....for driving without doors. The cop didn't give me a ticket or a written warning, so I tried not to argue with him, but I still think its BS. I told him that a read all of Section 40 (GA vehicular code) and it never once mentioned doors and that I had my one required mirror that allowed me to see 200 feet behind me. I told him I never keep anything in the car that could easily turn into a projectile or anything that could fly out and litter the road. He told me that it may not be in GA code but its an equipment violation in Macon. He told me if I put a small ratchet strap across the door frame, he wouldn't have even thought about pulling me over since "a seatbelt will only help so much". If he was writing me a ticket, I would have kindly asked him to explain how a piece of 1" webbing designed to take a constant load of a few hundred pounds would have saved me if a piece of 3" webbing designed to take an instantaneous load of a few thousand pounds couldn't. I also kept my mouth shut about the probably hundreds of cops that have seen me in every county from Milledgeville to Murphy, NC in the past year, not to mention the three others I saw this morning that didn't stop me. So, anybody know where I should go about trying to find a copy of Macon's vehicular code? I'd like to read over it, and if it says nothing about doors, carry a copy in my glovebox with me. If it does say I need doors, any one want to bend up some t00b for me?

[BigJerm]

hmmm that is interesting. I wonder if they pull over every Wrangler as well or did he pull you over just because it isnt normal for anything but a Wrangler to be doorless?

[Will]

.....for driving without doors. The cop didn't give me a ticket or a written warning, so I tried not to argue with him, but I still think its BS. I told him that a read all of Section 40 (GA vehicular code) and it never once mentioned doors and that I had my one required mirror that allowed me to see 200 feet behind me. I told him I never keep anything in the car that could easily turn into a projectile or anything that could fly out and litter the road. He told me that it may not be in GA code but its an equipment violation in Macon. He told me if I put a small ratchet strap across the door frame, he wouldn't have even thought about pulling me over since "a seatbelt will only help so much". If he was writing me a ticket, I would have kindly asked him to explain how a piece of 1" webbing designed to take a constant load of a few hundred pounds would have saved me if a piece of 3" webbing designed to take an instantaneous load of a few thousand pounds couldn't. I also kept my mouth shut about the probably hundreds of cops that have seen me in every county from Milledgeville to Murphy, NC in the past year, not to mention the three others I saw this morning that didn't stop me. So, anybody know where I should go about trying to find a copy of Macon's vehicular code? I'd like to read over it, and if it says nothing about doors, carry a copy in my glovebox with me. If it does say I need doors, any one want to bend up some t00b for me?

That's lame. Maybe the DMV??? I'll becha a dolla they got it there

[Will]

hmmm that is interesting. I wonder if they pull over every Wrangler as well or did he pull you over just because it isnt normal for anything but a Wrangler to be doorless?

Yeah Jimmy, put your doors back on, it's rude  >

[Ben H.]

That sucks. Like Jeremy said, if a Wrangler can drive without doors, why not a Cherokee. But hey, now its just time for tube doors or half doors.

[Xterra]

jimmy, you have a cherokee?

[Matt]

only one of the coolest...

[ranger11]

Probably a new cop and he was just wanted to be at home with his doors off. Dont sweat it until he pull you over again.

[Jimmy]

Probably a new cop and he was just wanted to be at home with his doors off. Dont sweat it until he pull you over again.

Well, it was like a half mile from my house on the road I take to school and work every day (Vineville), so if he patrols around that area I don't want him to stop me and be like "I told you not to do this, here's a ticket".

[Jimmy]

only one of the coolest...

Ha, thanks Matt, I wish.

[b1pig]

i would have to dig... 40-8 is that equipment section. several years ago, i did read that there was a requirement that any vehicle equiped with doors had to have them on the vehicle when driven on the road. i looked recently, but didnt see it. i think it was buried in some obscure code section. was there a code section on the written warning? if not, i would honestly speak to a supervisor on it. not neceaasrily to complain, but if they can't find it either, then that officer is making invalid stops.

let me edit:
if that particular city/county has an ordnance which restricts doors on vehicles... that could be a possible legal stop as well.
 I am having th hardest time... and i have scanned ALL of the 40-8 section and i can't find it. either it's a local ordnance, or it isn't a valid stop.

[Jimmy]

Thanks, I was waiting for your input. He didn't give me a written warning, so I don't have a code section to look at. I am going to call the PD when they open and see if they can give me any insight into the local ordanances.