Crazy Story

[Skim302]

Ok, so I was taking my girlfriend home tonight. While driving on a un marked back road I ended up behind someone going 35mph, so I decided to pass them. So for about 10 mins he was pretty far behind me until I hit a 25mph in town. I took a couple turns and so did he, and then I got that feeling whenever someone takes the same turns that you are that they are following you. So I finally get on her road which is a very unbusy road so I decided to "show off" and speed up down her road then get in her drive way and turn off the cars and lights real quick to be funny.

Well that all worked out fine until I was in her driveway with my car and lights off and I see a car pull up behind me. I thought it was the guy that I thought was following me until he turned and I realized it was a cop!!

I was very scared and I knew I wasn't doing 25mph when I sped up. So once he got to the door I told him I was just joking around with my girlfriend because we were messing around about someone following us. And amazingly enough he let me go with nothing. I was very happy.

I think he let me go because it isn't a very busy road at all. And the only place he could of got me on radar is where I just started speeding up at which only would of been 30 some. I know he still could of gotten me for exhibition of speed but I guess he felt like being nice. Its awesome because I usually have awful luck with cops being mean.

[kcourtad]

wait u passed him and didnt see that it was a cop when you passed it ???

[manvan]

hes got a good point

[frankoV]

no ghost cars in the States?

[jmaclean]

no ghost cars in the States?

We call them "unmarked". I'm not aware of many unmarked cars (probably because they're unmarked), maybe he was a detective -- they usually have unmarked squads. So Skim302 may have just given the cop reason to follow. He just lucked out.

In my early 20's I was driving from Cleveland to Minneapolis, and in Wisconsin I decided to floor my '67 Chevy Impala, 302 V-8, fastback (blowing the carbon out, and I wanted to see how fast that 'baby' could go). There wasn't anyone around me, but I was going close to 100 mph. Across the median as I was entering and he was coming out of a forested area, I saw a State patrol car. I immediately let off the gas, but he went across the median on a turn-a-round and tailed me for @ a mile-or-two never stopping me and eventually turning off. I think that he just never got a reading on radar -- was I relieved and LUCKY!!

[Great White Versa]

no ghost cars in the States?

by "ghost cars" would you mean a police car without the traditional markings? The police here do use unmarked vehicles, but they are rarely used for traffic enforcement.

[Knightro2]

I've only been pulled over twice in my life and both times by unmarked cars. Kinda pissed me off though. If I'm going to get pulled over and given a ticket...I want a light show!

The first unmarked car that pulled me over didn't even have any hidden lights. I was blasting my music and thought I heard something. I turned it down...drove on and then heard over the loudspeaker for me to pull over. Apparently he was tailing me for a few miles and said he was almost about to call it in that I was running from him. Luckily, the cop turned out to be a good friend of my girlfriend's (at the time) dad and recognized me. Just gave me a warning.

[kcourtad]

but still you can spot them no matter what by... the lights in the back and there are alwas spot lights on them too... i see them all the time...

[KimberKenobi]

Rofl. He probably followed you thinking you had drugs and realized he was wrong and let you go. I see it often enough.

[xtwoonamatchx]

but still you can spot them no matter what by... the lights in the back and there are alwas spot lights on them too... i see them all the time...

not true. Here in northern maryland, on 95 the state police have unmarked like 05-07 mustang gt, dodge magnum, and a dodge charger... all unmarked and from what i saw, no spotlights... it feels wierd to say somethingt like "damn that cop car is NICE!"

[Skim302]

I guess I should elaborate more. On her road there is only two places that cops usually are but rarely are. One is in an old store parking lot and the other is on the shoulder of the road by a fence. Before I ever sped up I checked both of these areas and there wasn't any cops. He wasn't an unmarked car but I never saw him and there was no other cars on the street so I honestly cant tell you how he saw me.

I think that he might of seen me speed up but didn't clock me on the radar so he couldn't be sure of how fast I was going.

And another thing. I told some of my friends about it and one of them said that they are not allowed to give you a speeding ticket if you are already in YOUR driveway and your car is off. I dont really believe it but I didn't know if it was ture or not.

[Ever Victorious]

And another thing. I told some of my friends about it and one of them said that they are not allowed to give you a speeding ticket if you are already in YOUR driveway and your car is off. I dont really believe it but I didn't know if it was ture or not.

These friends probably also think that if you can dodge a cop until you get home and turn off your car while you're drunk, you can avoid a DUI.

Cop can ticket you on your own property. Depending on how far you have to go to get there, and if he's been following you with lights on, you might just also get arrested for eluding.

Point being: Pull over, be cordial, and take it like a man. More times than not if you are respectful and courteous, you'll get off with a warning, or at least a great reduction.

[kc5f]

The police here do use unmarked vehicles, but they are rarely used for traffic enforcement.

Be careful, then, when visiting our state of NC! In this area, vehicles can be confiscated in drug cases, and many show up on the road around here as unmarked vehicles after having inconspicuous grill, rear and window lights added. You never can tell who's around you!

[Knightro2]

I'm sure it's the same around the rest of the country but rolling up behind a crown victoria it will either be an unmarked police car or someone over 60 driving.

[White Comet]

So I finally get on her road which is a very unbusy road so I decided to "show off" and speed up down her road

a versa that can 'speed up", now i know your lieing

I decided to floor my '67 Chevy Impala, 302 V-8, fastback

did you swap a ford engine in, or am i missing something?

Cop can ticket you on your own property. Depending on how far you have to go to get there, and if he's been following you with lights on, you might just also get arrested for eluding.

very true, but in pa at least, if he is following you without his lights on yet to pull you over, and its 2 miles or more after the incident he cant ticket you for it

[jmaclean]

did you swap a ford engine in, or am i missing something?

VERY Observant - meant to say 283 V-8, the 302 was in my 70 Ford Mustang - - mind f - - t!!

[White Comet]

VERY Observant - meant to say 283 V-8, the 302 was in my 70 Ford Mustang - - mind f - - t!!

lol thanks, i was raised by a hardcore chevey guy and recognized immediately that a 302 doesnt belong in an impala

[Vahagn23]

You can also spot them by their orange E-Z passes cuz everyone else got a white color and by their tainted windows and big *** antenas

[KimberKenobi]

oooh, tainted windows... *doesn't quite fit rhythmically to "Tainted Love" ... but I wanted it to*