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Jack (Gilles27)
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Username: Gilles27
Post Number: 535
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 3:30 pm: | |
That's a pretty good one, Art. At least the judge could have a sense of humor about it. |
L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
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Username: Lwausbrooks
Post Number: 13
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 08, 2002 - 12:02 am: | |
I have a young aquaintance that offered to let a CHP officer drive his new 360 Modena if he would let him out of the ticket for exceeding 100mph on the freeway. The cop was not amused. To make matters worse, after the officer's refusal, my "friend" went off on the cop about how he was only jealous because and he would work his whole life with the CHP and never be able to afford a car like that. When I heard about it the next day, it made me sick. It's a shame the officer let him off with only a ticket. |
D.E.S. (Sickspeed)
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Username: Sickspeed
Post Number: 5
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 11:41 pm: | |
all these posts are pretty good but barry, you almost made me sh_t my pants...
-des |
Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member
Username: Fred
Post Number: 537
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 2:41 pm: | |
Barry, Thats pretty funny although I don't think I will try it. |
John Delvac (Johndelvac)
Junior Member
Username: Johndelvac
Post Number: 58
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 1:56 pm: | |
Mike acted exactly like a Ferrari owner should act. I'm proud to know him. The only ticket I've received with the Ferrari was for washing it under our watering restrictions last year. He was a prick and had absolutly no eye for the Ferrari. I since paid $50 for a auto detailer's license so I could wash the darn thing. No cop has been by since and we still have the restrictions. I keep waiting, and wondering how polite I will be next time. I should be nice in case I see him on the road. |
Barry Wolinsky (308gtb)
Junior Member
Username: 308gtb
Post Number: 216
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 12:07 pm: | |
I once tried this when I was pulled over for exceeding the speed limit:
As the patrolman came up to my window, I lowered it and said "I'll have two hamburgers, French fries and a coke."
It didn't work. |
arthur chambers (Art355)
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Username: Art355
Post Number: 577
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 10:11 am: | |
This goes almost 30 years or so:
I was supposed to be in court in Marin on a collection case, but the Judge got the flu and there was no appearance that day. Since I was calendared for the trial, I thought I would play hookey that day. At the time I was racing a production class CB750 Honda, and we had just rebuilt and modified the motor. I thought I would take a ride out to the beach (Stinston) and then go into the office. I went out the Northern route (Lucas Valley Road) and headed down into Stinston Beach. The ride was relatively easy, 80 - 100 mph, high gear only, on and off the gas, using all of the road, but not dragging anything in the corners.
At the time I was smoking, and I stopped just before Stinton Beach for a cigarette. After I had put the cigarette out, a CHP showed up, smoke coming out of the car, and lights on.
An irate Chippie gets out of the car, and say: "does anything else work on that thing but the engine?" I asked him why he was so upset, and he tells me that he has been chasing me for the last 30 miles. I told him that I didn't even know that he was there, but I wasn't going that fast. Mistake. He writes me for 90 in a 35.
Obviously this was a mandatory appearance. Guess what? Same judge as the one who got sick. I walk into his court, he looks up, nods at me, flips through the tickets, puts mine on the bottom, tells me to get some coffee, and come back in 30 minutes. I stick around, and watch what he is doing to the the other speeders, and it doesn't look good: jail time (weekends) for those over 40 mph over the limit.
He calls my name looks at the ticket, and asks me how I plead. I tell him that I was indeed speeding but I wasn't going that fast (actually going faster, but I don't tell him that). I also tell him that its his fault, since if he hadn't gotten sick, I wouldn't have been there. He laughs, fines me $50, and tells me that if he ever sees me in his court for another one of these, I'm doing 30 days.
Art |
nick m........ (Nickm)
Junior Member
Username: Nickm
Post Number: 107
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 12:02 am: | |
Iv'e never called an officer Sir when pulled over. Sir means your kisin' butt and trying to get away with whatever you were doing wrong. Cops hear "Sir" all day long and I know they (probably not all of them) get tired of it. (I have friends who are officers and I hear stories). Talk to them like you would talk to your friend. Calling them "sir" makes them feel weird and distant from you (easier to write you a ticket). I know I hate being called Sir. If I'm called Sir its always by somebody who wants something from me. Works every time for me.
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DHutchison (Hutch308)
Junior Member
Username: Hutch308
Post Number: 63
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 7:39 pm: | |
Guys I had to post my only expierience with a cop stopping me. I had only had my 308 for about 2 months and was out for a drive on the route 7 expressway in Norwalk, CT. I was seeing what my 308 would do, and I had her up around 105-110 when I saw the front end of a brown Ford Crown Vic cop car sitting behind an exit sign just ahead. Off the gas, down a gear, and on the brakes. I knew he had me at something, so I just pulled over. Sure enough, the cop pulls up behind me with light flashing. Walks up to the passenger side of my car and says "So, what's the hurry?". My reply was simply "This car just likes to run", after removing sunglasses feining goofy sincerity. The cop steps back checks the car out front to rear, nods his head, then asks for license and reg. He goes back to his car and writes up something. I am sweating this one at this point, waiting for him to come back and arrest me for reckless driving. He gets out, walks back to the passenger side and hands me a ticket. "Failure to obey the posted speed limit. It's a $60 fine, and no record of it goes on your license." he says. I say "Thanks!". Cop then says "For the record, I got you at 88 in a 55. This car must be good for a lot more than that.". I let it go at that. |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Junior Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 125
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 8:00 pm: | |
Cop pulls over a man and his wife. Cop says to the man, "I pulled you over because you were doing 85 in a 55 zone". Man says, "Something must be wrong with your radar because I always drive 55." His wife looks at her husband and says, "You're a big fat liar. You know they use to call you Leadfoot. You ALWAYS drive fast." The husband looks at his wife, curses at her, tells her to shut up and mind her own business. The cop then tells the husband, "Your seatbelt isn't fastened, so I'm going to have to add that offense to the speeding ticket." The husband says, "Officer I did have my seatbelt fastened but I unfastened it when I stopped so that I could get my license out of my wallet." His wife looks at him and says to her husband, "You're a big fat liar. You NEVER wear a seatbelt and haven't worn a seatbelt in 30 years." The husband looks at his wife, curses at her, tells her to shut up and mind her own business. The cop hands the ticket to the husband and then says to the wife, "Mam, does your husband always curse at you and talk down to you like this?" The wife says to the cop. "Only when he's been drinking."
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Jim E (Jimpo1)
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Username: Jimpo1
Post Number: 609
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 12:00 pm: | |
Des, not everybody here drives a Ferrari, but we all love them. |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1711
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 9:30 am: | |
A Georgia state patrolman pulled a car over for speeding about 20 miles from the Florida line on I-95 When the officer asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver answered that he was a magician and juggler and was on his way to Jacksonville to do a show that night and didn't want to be late. The patrolman told the driver that he was fascinated by juggling and if the driver would do a little juggling for him that he wouldn't give him a ticket. The juggler told him that he had sent all of his equipment on ahead and didn't have anything to juggle. The patrolman told him that he had some flares in the trunk of his car and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler said he could, so the patrolman got three flares and lit them, and handed them to the juggler. While the man was doing his juggling act, a car pulled up behind the patrol car and a drunk got out and looked at the show, then went to the patrol car, opened the back door and got in. The patrolman saw him do this and went over to his car, opened the door and asked the drunk what he thought he was doing.
The drunk replied, "Just take me to jail... Hell, ain't no way I'm gonna pass that test." |
D.E.S. (Sickspeed)
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Username: Sickspeed
Post Number: 1
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 2:37 am: | |
hello, everyone...
not only am i new here, i can plainly see that i'm out of my league... you people DRIVE ferraris... i look at them and drool with a sad face, as they blow by me...
um... but since we're talking about tickets, please humor me and hear my humble story...
i was coming back from D.C. with a friend of mine, in her Jeep Grand Cherokee... we're on the NJ tpke and she's fast asleep... down the entrance ramp, a silver piece of heaven merges with the rest of the traffic, just up ahead of me... she was an ethnic mix, part asian and who knows what else... gorgeous, sitting there in her Ferrari 360 Modena... it was beauty on top of beauty...
As a long-standing Ferrari lover, i had to take a shot at this flawless machine... i pulled up on her right side and made sure she noticed me... i waved, gave a once-over look at the car and gave her a thumbs up... she smiled and then brought the shift down to 6th... i looked straight ahead as her car got smaller and smaller...
i crushed the gas pedal beneath my foot as i demanded this 6 cylindar putt-putt-in-comparison catch up to the dream-come-true fantasy, flying down the turnpike... i finally caught up to her and she toyed with me... speeding up, then slowing down so i could catch her... what more could a guy ask for...?
We were between 95-100 mph, bobbing and weaving through traffic like Muhammed Ali through opponents... this continued for about 10 more minutes until we were blew passed two state troopers, sitting next to each other, on the shoulder...
••••. i knew i was had... i dusted the brakes off with my food as i began decreasing speed... i quickly merged into middle lane, hoping i could hide... she was ahead of me, of course and i watched as she got further and further away, when i got pulled over and she didn't...
The cop asked if i knew how fast i was going and i pleaded:
"officer, yes, i know i was in excess of the posted limit (which was 65) but that woman in the Ferrari was tail gating me...! i couldn't get out of the lane 'cause of other traffic, i had no where to go!"
He wasn't buying it... when he said he was going to give me a ticket, i asked why he never pulled her over, after all, there was two state troopers... he said the following:
"Because we clocked her at 80mph...
...we got you at 91."
i tried, desperately, to contain the HUGE smile i felt coming on... $370 later, i STILL smile when i think about it and, given half the chance, i would do it all over again.
-des
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Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
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Username: 92_348ts
Post Number: 14
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:03 pm: | |
Jack touched on something that I'm starting to think people don't realize when they get pulled over by law enforcement. Treat the officer with respect and you will get the same in return. That's not to say it will necessarily get you out of a ticket, but who knows. However, if you show the cop attitude, expect not only a citation for what you were initially pulled over for, but several additional "creative" citations for whatever else they can find wrong with your car/driving/etc.
I'm not saying that all cops give "attitude" tickets, but be forewarned that many do.
Oh, by the way.....the reason I know so much about the topic is because I am a thirty-something cop assigned to patrol division. |
Michael N. (Man90tr)
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Username: Man90tr
Post Number: 618
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 7:43 pm: | |
Nicely done, Mike. Talking about cops I had a slightly different thing happen yesterday. I was out driving back home from having breakfast 40 miles north of where I live. I was crusing around 75 with the little traffic that was out there. Not passing anyone but just cruising. I was in front and a couple other cars behind me. I saw a police car in the right lane next to me who I was starting to "catch" up to so I slow a bit. I realize the cop speeds up a bit and keeps going so I speed up to match him around 75. After about a minute of this I see his hand out the window waving at me so I know I am toast and expect to slow down. But the cop does not slow down, but he keeps waving out his window. He is slightly in front me at this point. So I speed up to to talk to him and he speeds up and keeps waving I finally hit about 85 and the cops slows a bit keeps waving and as I go by just over 85 gives me a big thumbs up and smiles. He sticks wit me for about 5 miles -- I did slow back down to 70 and then he exited the freeway. First time that ever happened. And like Mike, he was young and in his 30's. hats off to cops that like F-Cars!!! |
Jack (Gilles27)
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Username: Gilles27
Post Number: 518
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 6:57 pm: | |
That's awesome, Mike. I remember a past thread where someone had sounded "mouthy" with an officer who had pulled him over. Your's is an example of how being polite and honest can be beneficial. Well handled. |
John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
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Username: Futureowner
Post Number: 118
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 5:27 pm: | |
Very nice! |
Mike Charness (Mcharness)
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Username: Mcharness
Post Number: 2
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 4:21 pm: | |
Last evening at dusk, I got stopped for the first time in my Ferrari (I've had it for about 8 years).
"Do you have your license?"
me: "Yes, sir." (handing it over)
"Are you still at this address?"
me: "Yes, sir."
"Sir, do you know how fast you were going?"
me: "No, I really don't. I had all my attention on the road, traffic and mirrors."
"Do you want to make a guess?"
me: "No, sir, I don't think so, but it must have been faster than I should here or you wouldn't have stopped me."
"Well, when I saw you go around that corner and I started following you, you were doing AT LEAST 75, and you know the speed limit here is 45, so that would be considered 'aggravated speeding', with a big fine and points. How long have you had this car?"
me: "I'm very sorry, sir. I've had it for almost eight years, and have never had a ticket in it. I normally save the speed driving for the track, and I have a track event coming up and I just had new front tires put on so I was testing them out and making sure they were ok."
"I suppose this car is mostly kept in the garage."
me: "Yes, it's definitely not my every day driver. I like to take it to the track, and the event coming up will be at the Grand Prix track in Talladega".
(handing me back my license) "Well, if I had a car like this, I'd have trouble keeping my speed down too. But try to keep it below Mach 1, will ya?"
me: "Oh yes, sir. And thank you very much for showing me some grace!"
We then spent 5 or 10 minutes talking about and looking over the car before we both went on our way. The policeman was city police here, probably in his early 30's. Whew!
Mike C.
1984 308 GTSi/QV red/tan
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