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  1. tonyh

    tonyh F1 World Champ
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    #1 tonyh, Oct 4, 2004
    A Texas Ranger pulled over a red Porsche ( driven by a Yankee ) after it had run a stop sign. He walked up to the car door and said, "Sir, may I see your driver's license and registration please?"
    The Yankee said, "What's the problem, officer?"
    "You just ran the stop sign back there at the last intersection."
    "Oh, come on pal, there wasn't another car for miles!"
    "Nevertheless sir, you are required to come to a complete stop, look both ways, and proceed with caution."
    "You gotta be kidding me!"
    "It's no joke, sir."
    "Look, I slowed down almost to a complete stop, saw no one within twenty miles, and proceeded with caution."
    "That's beside the point, sir. You are supposed to come to a complete stop, and you didn't. Now if I may see your license and..."
    "You've got a lot of time on your hands, PAL! What's the matter, all the doughnut shops closed?"
    "Sir, I'll overlook that last comment. Let me see your license and
    registration immediately!"
    "I will, if you can tell me the difference between slowing down and coming
    to a complete stop."
    The elderly Ranger had enough and said to the driver, "Sir, I can do better than that." He opened the car door, dragged the obnoxious motorist out, and proceeded to methodically beat him over the head with his nightstick. "Now sir, would you like me to slow down or come to a complete stop?"

    Teaching by example is not a lost art in Texas..........
     
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  3. triXXXter

    triXXXter Formula Junior

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    #3 triXXXter, Oct 4, 2004
    Definitely could happen here. Except they ask for License and insurance, not registration. Trust me I know all too well.

    Them recently hard at work pointing chumps in.
     
  4. BigTex

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    #4 BigTex, Oct 4, 2004
    That's pretty good Tonyh!


    A Texas ranger would actually not be involved with mere traffic law enforcement. Search for "one riot...one Ranger"..They are the very elite of our law enforcement here....pretty rare, on the ground

    More likely would be a Department of Public Safety officer, who patrol outside city limits on our open highways. And instead of a nightstick it would more than likely be a gun barrel....less repeated effort required.

    The telltale sign of a complete and legal stop being the "suspension set", or actual settling of the car's body rearward AFTER the lack of motion from the wheels of the vehicle. Failing this, many officers would argue the vehicle never completely stopped......

    YT,

    Balancing on one foot, arms outstreched, touching his nose....

    BigTex
     
  5. WJHMH

    WJHMH Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 WJHMH, Oct 4, 2004
    Was that photo taken at the corner of Bellaire & Hulen?
     
  6. bernardo66

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    #6 bernardo66, Oct 4, 2004
    An oldie...but goodie!!
     

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