My police adventure yesterday

Sambasi

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#21
We have an old proverb, which says "Do not cross swords with (i) Wife
(ii) Boss and (iii) Police";otherwise you are inviting trouble. (You spend most of your time either at home or in office or on road).
 
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Milspec

#22
Years ago my Sis was stopped for doing 60 in a 25 zone at midnight. As was usual in our area the cop took her license and gave her a ticket to drive on.
Next day the police call and say, we will drop the speeding ticket if you agree to not sue us. (they had lost her license).
When she drove to the station to sign the agreement, parking in the police only lot, when leaving she found a evidance bag with $2500 and a bunch of betting slips.
Of course she split with it, she had all the luck
 
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Randy Stewart

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I was stopped going to West (by god) Virginia over Christmas. Coming down I-77 from Flat Top around 11:15 PM 12/23/05 I was clocked doing 93 mph in a 70 zone. I happened to see his right front fender sticking out of the tree line so I knew I was caught. I didn't even bother to try and slow down I just slowly pressed the break as I was pulling over to the right. Now the person I was next to (I was in the far right lane) slammed on the breaks stayed in the left lane as if nothing was wrong. The Trooper pulled out and before he turned his lights on I was on the shoulder, he followed the person in the left lane and they both passed me.
Not wanting a ticket, I started to pull back onto the highway when the Trooper hit his siren so I went back to the shoulder.
The Trooper went to the other car first and I heard a nice lecture on the evils of speeding. He then approached my car, asked the standard questions and thanked me for not making him come after me. He takes my info and heads back to his cruiser.
He goes to the other car first and I hear him tell the driver that he is ticketing him for reckless driving at 23 over and for the attempt to break and get back to the legal limit. A nasty dicussion erupted with the Trooper being questioned about his ancestry until the Trooper had to caution the person a couple times.
Now I see him approaching my car and I'm thinking about how expensive this trip is turning out to be. He get to the window and tells me we have a little problem, my tags are not registering to any vehicle. However, my Michigan registration is current (12/05/05) so it's something I need to look into when I get home. Whew, I thought I was going to jail. Next I get the lecture on speeding and I'm waiting for the big RECKLESS DRIVING ticket to fall. He looks at me and says, "I wrote you up for 75 in a 70, Merry Christmas." My wife and I both said thanks you with a huge sigh of relief and he tells us . . . "I've been consistant with the 5 over this close to Christmas, but if you hit triple digits or try to fool me like that guy I pulled over with you, then you get a keeper. Mr. Stewart, this is a one time only offer, behave and enjoy the holiday."
 
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ralphsulser

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WV troopers

Randy you were fortunate for sure. I used to live in WV and my mother-in-law still does, near Charleston. We went there for Christmas and traveled the same roads. I remember the WVTroopers were thick as ants up and down I-77 on the notorious WV Turnpike. I also saw a lot more cars stopped than usual too. I just set my cruise control to the speed limit and go. The tool booths are more of a hazard than speeders.:rolleyes:
 
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S Roche Hendrix

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Living in SC and driving backroads to work, I see quite a few wild turkeys on the road.

So I'm driving along, round a curve and and there stands about three turkeys in the road. I put on my brakes to keep from hitting them. One flies up and hits the top of my windshield then goes over my car and hits the car behind me.

Happens to be a state trooper. He turns on his blue lights and I pull over very confused about why he's stopping me. He fines me $250 and takes 4 points!!

Why, you ask .... for flipping him the bird!!

(ok corny I know but you can really reel them in with this one)

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Lars_

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While visiting a seminar last week, I talked to a guy who told me what happened to him on the way to the seminar. He drove on a 70 mph road with the cruise control set on 90 when he looked in the rearview mirror and saw a suspicious plain car behind. He got a bit nervous and lowered the cruise control down to 70 and held his breath. After a while the car drove up beside him and the blue lights came up. Then he realized he had his radar and laser warning gadget on the dashboard and threw it on the floor while pulling over to the side. The policeman approached him and said:
"Do you know why we stopped you?"
"No, I do not have a clue"
"Your front side windows are to dark. You can only darken then 15% and these are way to dark, and therefore you'll get a $40 fine and you must do a new vehicle test when you have removed the dark windows. May I see your license?"
"I forgot it at home, but will it be ok with my business card and my social security number?"
"It's usually another $40 fine for not having your drivers license with you, but I'll let you go for this time."

So, instead of fines for at least several hundred dollars, a revoked driver’s license and maybe even a trial, he only got a $40 fine. As soon as he found a petrol station, he pulled of and bought himself a couple of lottery tickets. He promised me to email me and tell me if he won, or if his amount of luck was consumed already.
 
#29
Another police story.....

Morning all
My hobby is breeding horses, and I went to France last weekend to collect a couple. I drive a 1972 Bedford lorry, flat out maybe 55mph, so it was going to take a long time. 200 miles to the port and 300 miles across France no problem, halfway back, at midnight, loaded with two horses, I get pulled on the autoroute, and herded off at the next exit. The ensuing conversation, (half French, half English), with the armed Gendarmerie, it appears I was going TOO SLOWLY at 45mph! :bonk: After a document check, I get fined 22Euros, (£16 US$10), I pay up, told to have a "bonne journee", and allowed to go on my way. The exit toll for that strech was also 22Euros, so 80miles on the autoroute cost me 44Euros! Some cost saving exercise.
Bah humbug.
Paul
 

Wes Bucey

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#30
Interesting tale.

:topic: Check your math - Euros are worth MORE than U.S. Dollars, which means the conversion would have more dollars than Euros.
 
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