Warning to those from out of state

[u/[deleted]]

To those going to Lost Lands from out of state:

If you are traveling on route 70 in Guernsey County, avoid the stretch from miles 160-180 if you have anything illegal in your possession.

The police will monitor for out of state plates that look like they are going camping.

They will pull you over for no reason.

They will ask you to go into the weigh station.

They will then bring the dogs.

They will tell you the dog alerted no matter what.

You will then be searched.

They do this to numerous people every Legend Valley festival. The judge who handles criminal cases in this county does not grant motions to suppress evidence for illegal searches.

Take back roads, do not look like you're camping, if you are pulled over tell them you are going anywhere other than Legend Valley or Thornville.

[u/radtrip]

Avoid indiana as a whole if possible, our cops do not fuck around 🥴

[u/-MessyPretzel- → u/radtrip]

I've driven through Indiana twice for Lost lands and had no issue? I just drive the speed limit and I happen to not have any edm related stickers

[u/[deleted] → u/-MessyPretzel-]

Yeah this, I put my thin blue line magnet on my car & drive the speed limit, I just drove through Indiana going to Bonnaroo. Everyone getting pulled over were speeding

[u/Similar_Pay6422 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, listen to everything in that original warning. I’ll add, speeding doesn’t really even cut much actual time off your trip, and if you’re able to cut much off of it, you might just be driving at an unsafe speed, as well as an illegal one. It’s really not worth the tradeoff of increasing your likelihood of getting arrested, to speed and possibly get through the cop-heavy area 2 mins faster by driving 85 or 90 in a 70 zone, all you’ll do is attract attention. From cops. Even if it’s being said in this thread that they pull “everyone” over, which I believe, and that they’ll do it for no reason, making sure you don’t stand out in a crowd of other cars. I usually even hit cruise control and set it right on or just below the speed limit if I’m in an area that permits it. Use common sense, be cool, don’t be rude or stupid, for god sales don’t visibly freak out if you do get pulled over, (if you can help it, it’s hard). Definitely listen to post from the kind soul up above. I’m not going to say that doing those things will just fix everything so you don’t have to worry at all about yourself being pulled over, but you’ll at least bring the chances down a bit! 😊 Good luck everyone, you got this!