My 5-0

[gh0stx]

I had to grab little brother from school dance thing this evening. I was nice and didnt rev the engine while in traffic (Lettin clutch slip in 1st) and I didn't spin my tires excessivily (snow).

So I head home after grabbing the twerp, and pass the elementry school doing 38 - 40 mph (Its a 35mph zone) and the cop pulls out after me 3 or 4 seconds later..

Being the smartass I am, I pull off of the main road and head home a diffrent way, down a slower, twistier road. As soon as i loose sight of him I drop gear, punch it, and put some distance between us, and then drop gear again, slowing to 30mph (Speed limit) without my brake lights lighting me up.

Anyways he comes up on my a** -fast- I mean real fast.. And sits off my a** between 1 and 5 feet, goading me. God I hate some of the local cops. So I do 28-32 mph down the road, nice and easy. I am about to pull off the road and head twards my friends house, when the cruiser throws on his blues...

Well my little brother freaks out.. I tell him to be quiet.. The cop throws on his spotlight, both of his searchlghts, and his brights.. What a dork, (Or maby this is SOP)..

He comes up, and i roll down my window.. "Liscense and registration please" he grumbles.. So I fish out my liscense and tell my little brother to grab the registration..

He dosen't know what it looks like. Oh god.. So unknowingly he knocks my liscense on the floor, under my seat (I later found it) and shuffles through all my registration and insuranc forms I stashed there (I just got the car a few weeks ago).

So I grab the papers from my brother and fish out the registration, hand it to the cop, and look for the liscence.. I cant find it.. Oh no fu**ing way.. Soooo the cop shines his light in my face -again- (Its bright, noo, ahhhh! *Hissss!*) and says "Where is your liscense, didn't you just have it?" I say "Yeah.. Musta dropped it.." He nods, looks over the registration and hands it back to me..

"Going a little fast there, wern't we?" He says, and I shake my head in the negative "I do not belive so officer.." I reply Because I know I wasnt really speeding.. Well within any given tolerances of the many town cops I am friends with.. He frowns.. "Seems you were in a hurry just a second ago.." I frown back. "I couldnt tell it was you officer, There are no lights on your roof, and you were tailgat.. following me closeley.. and the glare from the mirrors.." I fade off as he nods and waves his hand..

"Well slow it down Mr. Matt.." he says, and leaves.. My brother is still freaking out in the passanger seat, holding all my recipts, and trying to open the glovebox, what a goofball. I found my liscense a little later and he apoligises "Oops, I musta knocked it off when I looked in there" Meaning the center console.. Gah..

I was let off with a verbal warning for complying with the law and getting harassed by a town offical.. WTF? I bet it was because my car is red, or maby it's because I have a loud exaust (ITS STOCK!!) or maby im one of those ricer kids.. I dunno.. But this was def. a curveball thrown at me...

In this kind of situation when a police officer is -tailgateing- you (Yes that is the correct term.) What are you suppost to do, turn off into a side street and wait till he passes? Or just keep going till he gets bored playing with you and pulls you over anyways?

[MaineExport]

Pull over and let him go by....

This will force his hand. He will either pull in behind you and execute a traffic stop, or he'll go down the road and wait for you. If he follows you again.. keep doing the same thing. Play their game, it's fun if you're sober and have nothing to hide.... but always be disgustingly polite and refrain from acting like a punk. They (and I) hate arrogant little sh!ts.

[UncleBen]

hahahahahaha. its funny to me. at least you got out of it, heh. but yea, cops are mean sometimes

[gh0stx]

I should have flashed my military ID.. Make him think it over.. Works for my dad.

But I wasnt even speeding that much (OH MY GOD 3 MILES AN HOUR, AHHHHHHHH!!! Scramble the friggin airforce, whydontcha.)Got me on why he actually pulled me over.

[AZhitman]

No harm, no foul. It's all part of the game.

Maine hit the nail on the head - Good policy.

[gh0stx]

By the way, can the police radar guns track through snowbanks? And does snow effect them at all?

[theTony]

Good story. I sometimes think that cops are bored and just look for excuses to pull someone over.

[MasterMan]

man i was coming home from school one morning, and i was coming up to a stop light, i was turning right and the light was red, the cop was to the left of me and he wasnt stoping. so i turn on my blink0r and turn right.. as i get onto the road he starts going and tail gates me.. so i put out my cig and get my licence out (it was a city cop, i was almost 100% that he was gonna pull me over) so i drive out into the city and into the county (about a 2 min drive) about 1/2 mile after the city/county line he just stops.. turns around and goes back into the city.. i figured he was checking my tags and he might of see the cig (im 16 easy smoking violation ticket) but he didnt do anything.. i was happy

[FrEaK]

By the way, can the police radar guns track through snowbanks? And does snow effect them at all?

Nope the cant go through snowbanks, and no falling snow wont affect them i believe...

I mean, most cops dont shoot radar while it's snowing.. least not up here...