Cincinnati impounding cars with oversize wheels
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Cincinnati impounding cars with oversize wheels
http://jalopnik.com/#!5789022/cincin...versize-wheels
Cincinnati residents who enjoy a higher view of the road thanks to oversized wheels are having their vehicles impounded by the Cincinnati police who only return them after an inspection, saying rims are suddenly a safety issue.
Why the law enforcers of WKRP-land decided chrome spinners were menacing the populace more than a decade after they became popular isn't known; city officials have yet to explain the reasoning behind the move. Owners say the crackdown came without warning, and that if a vehicle doesn't pass a city inspection, the owner must pay an impound fee, a fine and hire a tow truck to haul it out of the city lot.
It's here where one has to mention Cincinnati's history of ill will between police and black residents, a relationship that's reportedly healing after 2001 riots. Know what could sustain those improvements? Explaining decisions rather than making unannounced shifts in
Why the law enforcers of WKRP-land decided chrome spinners were menacing the populace more than a decade after they became popular isn't known; city officials have yet to explain the reasoning behind the move. Owners say the crackdown came without warning, and that if a vehicle doesn't pass a city inspection, the owner must pay an impound fee, a fine and hire a tow truck to haul it out of the city lot.
It's here where one has to mention Cincinnati's history of ill will between police and black residents, a relationship that's reportedly healing after 2001 riots. Know what could sustain those improvements? Explaining decisions rather than making unannounced shifts in
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Even though it may seem ugly to all of us, I think they should still have the right to do that. What kind of safety issue are they talking about? If it's a higher center of gravity I would argue SUVs and trucks would fall in the same category.
This doesn't seem right to me.
This doesn't seem right to me.
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Total B.S. If this is the case, then the police need to pull every lifted F250, Jeeps, and just about any modded car. Sure they are ugly as hell, but this is America.
What happened to freedom of expression/speech? Sounds like another way to target certain groups to me.
I'd like to see some data of car accidents involving cars they are targeting.
What happened to freedom of expression/speech? Sounds like another way to target certain groups to me.
I'd like to see some data of car accidents involving cars they are targeting.
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Even though it may seem ugly to all of us, I think they should still have the right to do that. What kind of safety issue are they talking about? If it's a higher center of gravity I would argue SUVs and trucks would fall in the same category.
This doesn't seem right to me.
This doesn't seem right to me.
Total B.S. If this is the case, then the police need to pull every lifted F250, Jeeps, and just about any modded car. Sure they are ugly as hell, but this is America.
What happened to freedom of expression/speech? Sounds like another way to target certain groups to me.
I'd like to see some data of car accidents involving cars they are targeting.
What happened to freedom of expression/speech? Sounds like another way to target certain groups to me.
I'd like to see some data of car accidents involving cars they are targeting.
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Good. Technically, you only need the biggest wheel size to clear the brake calipers. The ONLY reason any REAL car has oversized wheels (more than 15") is because it has oversized brakes. Any true race car does NOT have rubber band tires around the rim. . . and I don't know where this stupid and ridiculous myth of less sidewall = better handling. However, a better, more expensive, and WIDER tire does = better handling. More importantly, the mismatched bumper height is very dangerous. In a strong collision, the cars bumpers (due to not being in spec) will not meet, therefore increasing the odds that the crumple zones will not do their intended jobs. It's a recipe to guillotine a small and low car (like a Miata) and kill somebody with an oversized hunk of junk 80's used car. Man, if someone were going to kill me, I'd at least hope it'd be something cool like Bugatti slamming into me at 200MPH. . . not some McDonald's fry pushing fail-mobile, with ghetto-fail-tabolous rims.
Sorry /rant. But I'm an extremely intolerant and impatient person. If I had it my way, I'd throw everyone in jail, including myself, LOL.
Sorry /rant. But I'm an extremely intolerant and impatient person. If I had it my way, I'd throw everyone in jail, including myself, LOL.
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Something probably happened and the cops got tired and decided to tighten up and do what they should of been doing, yeah it sucks that they just towed your car but it sucks more for the people who have some custom home depot lift and the welds are strong enough to hold 2 soda cans together
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Good. Technically, you only need the biggest wheel size to clear the brake calipers. The ONLY reason any REAL car has oversized wheels (more than 15") is because it has oversized brakes. Any true race car does NOT have rubber band tires around the rim. . . and I don't know where this stupid and ridiculous myth of less sidewall = better handling. However, a better, more expensive, and WIDER tire does = better handling. More importantly, the mismatched bumper height is very dangerous. In a strong collision, the cars bumpers (due to not being in spec) will not meet, therefore increasing the odds that the crumple zones will not do their intended jobs. It's a recipe to guillotine a small and low car (like a Miata) and kill somebody with an oversized hunk of junk 80's used car. Man, if someone were going to kill me, I'd at least hope it'd be something cool like Bugatti slamming into me at 200MPH. . . not some McDonald's fry pushing fail-mobile, with ghetto-fail-tabolous rims.
Sorry /rant. But I'm an extremely intolerant and impatient person. If I had it my way, I'd throw everyone in jail, including myself, LOL.
Sorry /rant. But I'm an extremely intolerant and impatient person. If I had it my way, I'd throw everyone in jail, including myself, LOL.
Something probably happened and the cops got tired and decided to tighten up and do what they should of been doing, yeah it sucks that they just towed your car but it sucks more for the people who have some custom home depot lift and the welds are strong enough to hold 2 soda cans together
Not saying you're wrong because that style can't work here with the amount of potholes we have so I don't know, just wondering if there is any proof of this to be true or just speculation.
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Any evidence to back up either theory that 'donk' styled cars are more prone to either of what you claim above?
Not saying you're wrong because that style can't work here with the amount of potholes we have so I don't know, just wondering if there is any proof of this to be true or just speculation.
Not saying you're wrong because that style can't work here with the amount of potholes we have so I don't know, just wondering if there is any proof of this to be true or just speculation.
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Ug. . . some google results for you to get you started: (and it shows why it pays not to listen to everyone: SUV's and trucks are not regulated, but passenger cars are, wow!!!)
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/brief...-Speed%20Crash
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/s...per/index.html
http://www.car-accidentlawyers.com/bumper-height.php
I cite the NHTSA and a car accident lawyer...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/brief...-Speed%20Crash
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/s...per/index.html
http://www.car-accidentlawyers.com/bumper-height.php
I cite the NHTSA and a car accident lawyer...