These answers are just plain scary. Sounds like police have far too much power IMHO if they can take your vehicle for a purely opinion-based charge. Speeding is one thing..... if you are caught on the radar above the speed limit... that is a justified charge with solid proof to back it up. Or even if you break the rear end loose on a turn and go into another lane..... that would be justified as well. But "excessive display of speed" is simply unjust.
It amounts to the same thing if a cop in Arizona harasses you because they think you may be an "illegal." If a cop thinks you got to the speed limit too fast, he can just seize your vehicle??? There are far too many "gray areas" when it comes to what police can and cannot do to you. I dont like it one bit. That is simply not right. I hate the fact that I get a feeling of "paranoia" whenever I see a cop on the road, rather than the comfort of safety. When it comes down to it, cops are people...imperfect people just like the rest of us..... easily capable of lying just like the rest of us. In court... there should be no difference. So unless there is solid proof...... i call it
(PS... i know there are many police officers on C5. I do not have the opinion that all cops are bad/dishonest, far from it. However I speak from a number of bad experiences. Unfortunately its been a 50/50 chance. And its the bad stories that stick in your mind. When it comes to a group of people having power over another, even 50% bad apples is 50% too many)