Got pulled over today and...
07-10-2013, 09:52 PM
#11
07-10-2013, 09:54 PM
#12
Got pulled over today, doing 70 in a 55, the officer was loving my truck! He was checking everything out, said "wow you got the top of the line didn't you? Big engine, leather, I bet it rides way better than my Chevy truck!" I just agreed nicely & let him check it all out, thinking I may get by with a warning.
Well, it didn't quite work out that way, he commented again how nice my truck was as he handed me a speeding ticket, saying " I knocked it down to 65 in a 55 for you". Gee thanks????
Well, it didn't quite work out that way, he commented again how nice my truck was as he handed me a speeding ticket, saying " I knocked it down to 65 in a 55 for you". Gee thanks????
I have a better one that that for ya. I use to have a F250 diesel with mud tires. I traded it in on my first 2011 Eco. Well the Eco was so fast and quiet compared to my old truck. The dealer needed one more signature so I drove back the next day to sign the paper. Got pulled over doing 63 in a 45. On a 4 lane with a median. It's a total speed trap. I didn't think I was going near that. Saw the cop looked down pulled over before he pulled behind me. I knew I was caught. We both work for the same county I work fire he is popo. Well he didn't reduce the ticket and I've even run calls with him. $425 for the ticket and worst part is I had to pay the county who pays me. Haha needless to say a lot of people don't like him now. Lol
I was pulled over on a bicycle in the city because I was riding on the sidewalk, had no helmet, and had no reflectors.
Best part I was 13 years old! Good thing I didn't have a drivers license otherwise I would have gotten demerit points.
07-10-2013, 09:55 PM
#13
Senior Member
I wasn't so lucky the other day.... I was moving along with traffic, except I was the idiot who didn't jam his brakes when everybody else did.
Cop pulled me over, took my license and sat back in his cruiser for the usual 20 minutes take-a-break-pretending-to-be-busy-while-this-sucker-is-waiting-for-his-ticket, then proceeded to hand it to me with the exact number, no bargaining, nothing. Barely said anything to me.
Cop pulled me over, took my license and sat back in his cruiser for the usual 20 minutes take-a-break-pretending-to-be-busy-while-this-sucker-is-waiting-for-his-ticket, then proceeded to hand it to me with the exact number, no bargaining, nothing. Barely said anything to me.
Last edited by greg150; 07-10-2013 at 09:57 PM.
07-10-2013, 09:58 PM
#14
On more meds than ymeski
After I went from being a cop to combat readiness I was made Parking Lot Monitor (ticket guy) for the deployment center. Basically I was the guy everyone got pissed at. A cruiser parked in my commanders spot so I cited him. Soon after came a bang on my door. There stood MSgt Barney with ticket in hand telling me he needs my copy. I laughed, which seemed to upset him. He was wondering why I thought I could ticket a law enforcement vehicle. I told him a birdy said I could so unless he can make me see stars, leave. His commander an he made a visit to my CO. They were informed that the next time they park in his spot without it being an emergency he would have me tow it out. I made a lot of friends that day.
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07-10-2013, 10:00 PM
#15
I have a better one that that for ya. I use to have a F250 diesel with mud tires. I traded it in on my first 2011 Eco. Well the Eco was so fast and quiet compared to my old truck. The dealer needed one more signature so I drove back the next day to sign the paper. Got pulled over doing 63 in a 45. On a 4 lane with a median. It's a total speed trap. I didn't think I was going near that. Saw the cop looked down pulled over before he pulled behind me. I knew I was caught. We both work for the same county I work fire he is popo. Well he didn't reduce the ticket and I've even run calls with him. $425 for the ticket and worst part is I had to pay the county who pays me. Haha needless to say a lot of people don't like him now. Lol
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07-10-2013, 10:05 PM
#17
Senior Member
Hm..maybe you know the answer then:
Is it legal for a cop to just park on the hard shoulder of a highway (with NO emergency lights on) and wait with his radar gun?
While a lot of people would instinctively say "a cop can do whatever he wants", I would argue that a police car with no lights/siren is no different than any other car, and should be bound by the same rules. Cars are not allowed to just hang out on the shoulder because they would pose a risk to other drivers.
A cop car should only gain special status (and allowed to break all rules) when his emergency lights and siren are on.
I really don't know the answer, I'm just wondering.
Is it legal for a cop to just park on the hard shoulder of a highway (with NO emergency lights on) and wait with his radar gun?
While a lot of people would instinctively say "a cop can do whatever he wants", I would argue that a police car with no lights/siren is no different than any other car, and should be bound by the same rules. Cars are not allowed to just hang out on the shoulder because they would pose a risk to other drivers.
A cop car should only gain special status (and allowed to break all rules) when his emergency lights and siren are on.
I really don't know the answer, I'm just wondering.
07-10-2013, 10:05 PM
#18
Inebriated 4 ur safety
After I went from being a cop to combat readiness I was made Parking Lot Monitor (ticket guy) for the deployment center. Basically I was the guy everyone got pissed at. A cruiser parked in my commanders spot so I cited him. Soon after came a bang on my door. There stood MSgt Barney with ticket in hand telling me he needs my copy. I laughed, which seemed to upset him. He was wondering why I thought I could ticket a law enforcement vehicle. I told him a birdy said I could so unless he can make me see stars, leave. His commander an he made a visit to my CO. They were informed that the next time they park in his spot without it being an emergency he would have me tow it out. I made a lot of friends that day.
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07-10-2013, 10:07 PM
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