Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by Chris L.
Maybe you should report the cop for harassment or something?
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One night a few years back my wife got pulled over in her Jaguar XJS because the county mounties thought it unusual a middle aged professional African American woman would be driving that kind of car :angry:
They detained her 45 minutes while they ran the plates to make sure the car wasn't stolen ... computers were running slow that night, they said ... they did let her go behind the bushes to pee though.
They did teach her a lesson that night, though. She only drives in the daytime now.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Your case is a lot worse than mine! I'm sorry that happened to your wife. I say who cares what people drive. I seen a person my age a few months back driving a Ferrari F430. I got to admit I was pretty jealous but I was a good sport about it and gave him the thumbs up.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by Cody M
He definitely has issues with my family but I have had the car for a while now and he hasn't messed with me at all. I still can't figure out why he had the attitude and then let me go with a warning. This guy is in his 50's. You would think being "chief of police" he would have better things to do with his time. It is close to the holidays so maybe he was trying to get me for something else. I don't really know but I will definitely be more careful around my area.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by onehundred80
Maybe he sees you as the devils spawn, in which case a "Support law enforcement' bumper sticker may be the answer, 'course he could think your taking the p!ss.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
I am 43 and I got pulled over in september by the local P.D. for Pulling out into traffic Aggressivly and then Leaving a Right turn stop Sign Quickly! When I pulled over He looked at Me and said" OH! I thought You Were Much Younger." "Take It easy Out Here." I said " Thanks, I think?
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Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
It's your age, nothing more. Don't make it right, just the way it is. When I was your age I had a Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pak. I used to get tailgated by cops trying to coax me into doing something stupid, would follow me for miles for no reason, pulled over just to check license & reg. It never ended. Now, they couldn't care less.
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Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
How about writing a little note/letter and dropping it in his mailbox. Dear Chief _____________, Just wanted you to know that although my 2 uncles were hellraisers of the street back in the days, I do not street race nor do I think that it is O.K. to do that. I work hard and have earned this great little car of mine; but just because it looks fast and racey doesn't mean I street race. I can't afford tickets so I try to always maintain within the limits. I was very distressed about you pulling me over the other day, and just wanted to express my feelings to you about this. I hope you understand this.
Sincerely, Cody M.
Sincerely, Cody M.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Had that experience last weekend! I think the local officer was surprised to see that I wasn't a kid and I was a female driving a fast car! Traffic stop was complete in 5 minutes with the officer doing more looking at the car than practicing his penmanship...........
Lori-Ann
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Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by dinasrt
How about writing a little note/letter and dropping it in his mailbox. Dear Chief _____________, Just wanted you to know that although my 2 uncles were hellraisers of the street back in the days, I do not street race nor do I think that it is O.K. to do that. I work hard and have earned this great little car of mine; but just because it looks fast and racey doesn't mean I street race. I can't afford tickets so I try to always maintain within the limits. I was very distressed about you pulling me over the other day, and just wanted to express my feelings to you about this. I hope you understand this.
Sincerely, Cody M.
Sincerely, Cody M.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Hmm, let's see -
Q: Have I ever gotten at ticket for driving the speed limit?
A: No, i never drive the speed limit so its impossible
Kidding of course.
Sorry to hear about the troubles but since you're 20 and are clearly proud of your ride (and you should be) here's some advice. If you dress up your car to look like a street racer (even if you're not) you're gonna get attention. Attention you want and attention you don't want, so make you're choices wisely and anticipate the resulting attention.
If you weren't speeding or racing, he's probably just fed up with having to deal with the racer culture and if you put yourself in his shoes, I'm sure its getting old fast. However, having been stopped many times (damn it), there is a level of professionalism that police need to demonstrate when interacting with the public. If your description is accurate, he failed in that regard, but in the end you didn't get a citation, so live and learn.
Nice to meet you btw...hope things get better with your neighbor.
Q: Have I ever gotten at ticket for driving the speed limit?
A: No, i never drive the speed limit so its impossible
Kidding of course.
Sorry to hear about the troubles but since you're 20 and are clearly proud of your ride (and you should be) here's some advice. If you dress up your car to look like a street racer (even if you're not) you're gonna get attention. Attention you want and attention you don't want, so make you're choices wisely and anticipate the resulting attention.
If you weren't speeding or racing, he's probably just fed up with having to deal with the racer culture and if you put yourself in his shoes, I'm sure its getting old fast. However, having been stopped many times (damn it), there is a level of professionalism that police need to demonstrate when interacting with the public. If your description is accurate, he failed in that regard, but in the end you didn't get a citation, so live and learn.
Nice to meet you btw...hope things get better with your neighbor.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
I was in driving school once (one of many) to keep a ticket off my record. Everyone had to say why they were there. If it was for speeding, they had to say what the speed limit was, what the speed on their ticket was, and what speed they were really going.
One guy, driving his Prius, got a ticket for 36 in a 35. The cop told him the reason he pulled him over was because when he (the Prius driver) turned the corner, the cop heard him "Really get on it!" ... huh?
Even the cop teaching the class, who said he never second guesses or bad mouths other cops, said he thought that particular cop was a moron.
One guy, driving his Prius, got a ticket for 36 in a 35. The cop told him the reason he pulled him over was because when he (the Prius driver) turned the corner, the cop heard him "Really get on it!" ... huh?
Even the cop teaching the class, who said he never second guesses or bad mouths other cops, said he thought that particular cop was a moron.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by Sennaspirit
Hmm, let's see -
Q: Have I ever gotten at ticket for driving the speed limit?
A: No, i never drive the speed limit so its impossible
Kidding of course.
Sorry to hear about the troubles but since you're 20 and are clearly proud of your ride (and you should be) here's some advice. If you dress up your car to look like a street racer (even if you're not) you're gonna get attention. Attention you want and attention you don't want, so make you're choices wisely and anticipate the resulting attention.
If you weren't speeding or racing, he's probably just fed up with having to deal with the racer culture and if you put yourself in his shoes, I'm sure its getting old fast. However, having been stopped many times (damn it), there is a level of professionalism that police need to demonstrate when interacting with the public. If your description is accurate, he failed in that regard, but in the end you didn't get a citation, so live and learn.
Nice to meet you btw...hope things get better with your neighbor.
Q: Have I ever gotten at ticket for driving the speed limit?
A: No, i never drive the speed limit so its impossible
Kidding of course.
Sorry to hear about the troubles but since you're 20 and are clearly proud of your ride (and you should be) here's some advice. If you dress up your car to look like a street racer (even if you're not) you're gonna get attention. Attention you want and attention you don't want, so make you're choices wisely and anticipate the resulting attention.
If you weren't speeding or racing, he's probably just fed up with having to deal with the racer culture and if you put yourself in his shoes, I'm sure its getting old fast. However, having been stopped many times (damn it), there is a level of professionalism that police need to demonstrate when interacting with the public. If your description is accurate, he failed in that regard, but in the end you didn't get a citation, so live and learn.
Nice to meet you btw...hope things get better with your neighbor.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by Joliet John
I was in driving school once (one of many) to keep a ticket off my record. Everyone had to say why they were there. If it was for speeding, they had to say what the speed limit was, what the speed on their ticket was, and what speed they were really going.
One guy, driving his Prius, got a ticket for 36 in a 35. The cop told him the reason he pulled him over was because when he (the Prius driver) turned the corner, the cop heard him "Really get on it!" ... huh?
Even the cop teaching the class, who said he never second guesses or bad mouths other cops, said he thought that particular cop was a moron.
One guy, driving his Prius, got a ticket for 36 in a 35. The cop told him the reason he pulled him over was because when he (the Prius driver) turned the corner, the cop heard him "Really get on it!" ... huh?
Even the cop teaching the class, who said he never second guesses or bad mouths other cops, said he thought that particular cop was a moron.
Re: Ever been pulled over for doing the speed limit?
Originally Posted by Sunflowrrz
Had that experience last weekend! I think the local officer was surprised to see that I wasn't a kid and I was a female driving a fast car! Traffic stop was complete in 5 minutes with the officer doing more looking at the car than practicing his penmanship...........
Lori-Ann
Lori-Ann
Oops!
A state trooper pulls over a car for speeding and the female driver says "I guess you want to sell me some tickets to the Trooper's Ball?" The trooper responded, "Troopers don't have *****, ma'am." After he realized what he said, he simply walked back to his car and drove away.