Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket?

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 12:36am CST

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Remember those Optimus Prime photos we brought you from Toy Fair? According to Movieweb Optimus Prime was cited for blocking traffic! Barricade's revenge?

To read the original story click here! There are also a couple of quotes from an interview with DOTM's Rosie Huntington-Whitley, but nothing all that revealing about the movie.

In other Transformers: Dark of the Moon news, Optimus Prime himself visited the American International Toy Fair in New York and received a $115 parking ticket.

The screen-used tractor-trailer version of Optimus Prime was parked on 41st Street near 8th Avenue in front of Times Square after being dropped off on a flatbed in two pieces from Los Angeles. New York City drivers had a hard time making it around the 9 ft vehicle, which was charged with blocking traffic.

Apparently, the truck is only drivable on a movie set, and not street legal. Although Hasbro, who had the truck and trailer shipped in for the Toy Fair, had all of the appropriate street permits, Optimus Prime still received a ticket. There is no word if Hasbro will pay the ticket at this time.

Credit(s): Movieweb, F Prime

This article was last modified on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 1:01am CST

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Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182446)
Posted by Swiftpaw on February 15th, 2011 @ 12:43am CST

Hahaha, even Optimus Prime must obey earth traffic ordinances!

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182447)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 15th, 2011 @ 12:58am CST

Swiftpaw wrote:Hahaha, even Optimus Prime must obey earth traffic ordinances!

He should have diplomatic immunity, but he doesn't have his diplomatic plates, and his little Autobot flags weren't properly displayed on his front fenders.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182448)
Posted by Rebirth Megatron on February 15th, 2011 @ 1:00am CST

Where's RID Tow-Line when you need him?

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182450)
Posted by Pr1meSuspect on February 15th, 2011 @ 1:10am CST

I'd like to meet the cop who wrote the ticket haha... He's probably a Go-Bots fan.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182454)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on February 15th, 2011 @ 1:15am CST

The cops wanted to "Keep it real"

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182455)
Posted by T-Macksimus on February 15th, 2011 @ 1:16am CST

I'd like to see a cop try and pull that crap on Ironhide.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182458)
Posted by Supreme Convoy on February 15th, 2011 @ 1:33am CST

If Hasbro refuses to pay the ticket, I'm sure a group of Transformers fans will take care of it.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182471)
Posted by Autobot Scum on February 15th, 2011 @ 3:07am CST

It could be worse...

Could of been 'booted'.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182482)
Posted by ninoslow on February 15th, 2011 @ 5:23am CST

what OMG that cop is a fool of crap , is a asshole

they dont supposed give a ticket to optimus prime , that cop love decepticon

come one cops are assholes

Lmao

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182487)
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on February 15th, 2011 @ 6:14am CST

I wonder what makes the truck not road-legal...

*Takes a look at pictures*

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182505)
Posted by SLUGSLINGER81 on February 15th, 2011 @ 7:48am CST

Obeying the law is the right of all sentient beings LMAO!!!

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182528)
Posted by Solrac333 on February 15th, 2011 @ 9:26am CST

You can see a WIDE OPEN lane. You can drive through that.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182529)
Posted by paul053 on February 15th, 2011 @ 9:30am CST

Caelus wrote:He should have diplomatic immunity, but he doesn't have his diplomatic plates, and his little Autobot flags weren't properly displayed on his front fenders.

Okay, blocking traffic plus no license plate at either front or back. That cop missed one. I'm interested to see who the ticket is issued to. To Hasbro, maybe?

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182530)
Posted by morphobots on February 15th, 2011 @ 9:56am CST

NYC cops will ticket you for anything. Prime was a high-profile target/cash opportunity, nothing more. Permits? What permits? Hasbro didn't have the right kind or not enough, you can bet on it. I have a friend who is an owner-operator truck driver. 48 hours after his house burned down in an electrical fire he had to make a run to NYC and took his daughters, 7 and 10 years old, with him. At a stop light in town, a cop stopped him for a burned out taillight. He then examined the rest of the truck, charged my friend with $10,000 in fines, impounded the loaded truck right there, and told him he was going to jail if he didn't pay within 12 hours. And he said he didn't care if my friend had his daughters with him or not. Photos of the burned house? Faked, according to the cop.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182536)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 15th, 2011 @ 10:18am CST

BATTLEMASTER IIC wrote:I wonder what makes the truck not road-legal...

*Takes a look at pictures*

Yeah, I wondered that too - maybe whatever rigging allows it to appear driverless?

Also, what's with putting the ticket in the passenger side door? I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I were the driver.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182558)
Posted by lbullock7 on February 15th, 2011 @ 11:06am CST

I bet it was Barricade that gave Optimus that ticket lol that bastard.

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182562)
Posted by BluePhirePB on February 15th, 2011 @ 11:17am CST

ninoslow wrote:what OMG that cop is a fool of crap , is a asshole

they dont supposed give a ticket to optimus prime , that cop love decepticon

come one cops are assholes

Lmao

... what?

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182571)
Posted by NatsumeRyu on February 15th, 2011 @ 11:57am CST

Lol....

Good thing it wasn't TFA Ratchet, eh?

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182572)
Posted by Swiftknife24 on February 15th, 2011 @ 12:03pm CST

Oh dear, funny in so many different ways!

Couldn't the warden work out that it was there for the event...?

Never mind Ironhide, imagine if he tried to ticket the Wreckers!

Re: Optimus Prime Gets A Ticket? (1182588)
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on February 15th, 2011 @ 1:26pm CST

True, New York City cops will do anything to give a ticket.

Perhaps the truck didn't have the right weight permits. Some cops are really sticklers about that, especially in New York State.

I remember during the first Gulf War a US Army Abrams tank on a heavy equipment transporter (you know, big lowboy) was heading down the road to a train station and the truck was stopped by a state trooper for not having the right weight permits. See? Cops are awful here!

But here's the kicker: While the crew chief was arguing with the trooper, a friend of mine and the rest of the tank crew fired up the tank, unloaded it, and just drove it down the road

Ok, enough topic derailing with old stories...

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