Thread: My first encounter with the Highway Patrol

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Well I was cruising back from a hotrod book signing saturday morning, minding my own business and behaving (no burn outs or anything) when I noticed a cop had changed lanes and placed himself right behind me... Took a deep breath and hoped for the best...

15 blocks later he is still there... right on my tail... The traffic light turns red so I stopped and he pulls over in the turning lane right next to me and lowered his window.... and I think to myself

"RATS - here we go... My first ticket??"

Not at all, he actually started asking me many questions about the car and finally broke down and asked if I was willing to pull over to show it to him. I replied "Yes, but only if you are willing to let me film it"

So we had a deal.

I now have official footage of a cop sitting at the wheel of my hotrod ... Might be worth some money??

After about 10 minutes, I was released from "custody" and free to go back to my editing the short film nightmare... With a new good few minutes of footage hehe... Whatever works...

Gee Why couldn't there be any lady cops arond when I was younger.

Back in IL. I had the samething happen one day on my way to work. I was in my 68 Camaro when I noticed lights in my mirror. I looked at my speed that was OK I couldn't figure out what I had done. I pulled over and he asked me to get out. Man I was sh !7ing bricks. He said nice car mind if I look it over. I looked at him and told him he could take it for a ride if he wanted to. He said he couldn't leave the squad car unatended. Like I was going to take it for a ride(NOT). But a few days later he pulled in my drive in his own car and we went for a ride with him driveing. He didn't live far from my place and he was building a Nova.

9 times out of 10, when a cop pulls in behind me, he wants some money in exchange for a slip of paper. Have had them give me a thumbs up along side, which is okay. But from behind, I don't get no thumbs up.....only misery.

Originally Posted by mopar34

9 times out of 10, when a cop pulls in behind me, he wants some money in exchange for a slip of paper. Have had them give me a thumbs up along side, which is okay. But from behind, I don't get no thumbs up.....only misery.

9 times out of 10? wow that's not bad haha.

I couldn't get out of a ticket in my Camaro with a car guy cop when I got pulled over on my birthday. As cool as it would be to have a cop pull me over just to look at my car I'll pass....I have a heart attack everytime I see a cop so I don't want the added stress unless I'm actually getting a ticket

my cars are lould but they do not give me much trouble and they know who i am ? . i had one cop roll up beside of me at a light and say hey thats a bit lould? oh $hit i said no its not bad ? he said you want to go at the light ? sure you bet and he spin the tire off the cop car. i did not run him just watch. i have did some bad things and they will get you some times .but they can do there job i not planing to change for them

Thats really odd because when I get pulled over they just tell me to press hard 3 copies!

When I was pulling my car home from Florida after I purchased it we had stopped in Georgia to get some fuel and a trooper pulled up and asked if he could look at the car. I replied back to him while smiling, "it wouldn't be very smart of me to tell you no would it?"......LOL! He got out and was very nice, and talked to us for several minutes.

At home, due to my job, I know about 99% of the officers in the entire county that I live in. A few of them have muscle cars, and a retired officer has a rod painted black and white just like a cop car. So I don't get nervous at all when one falls in behind me, I usually gas it...LOL!

Didn't he ask where the fenders (mudguards) are? That usually the response we get over here in the UK. Most of the time they let us go with a caution of some type. The worst case scenario would be them deeming you car illegal and dangerous order you off the road. Never had a copper show any interest in my roadster. 'Holier than thou' is usually their attitude.

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Thats really odd because when I get pulled over they just tell me to press hard 3 copies!

because you dont have BOOBS They get extra special treatment .

Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver

because you dont have BOOBS They get extra special treatment .

I think we were all thinking the same thing, but you had the guts to say it.


Don

Things Not to Say to a Police Officer:

* I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer.
* Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.
* Aren't you the guy from the Village People?
* Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good job!
* Are You Andy or Barney?
* I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer.
* You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?
* I pay your salary!
* Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too!
* Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.
* I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there are no other cars around. That's how far ahead of me they are.
* When the Officer says "Gee Son...Your eyes look red, have you been drinking?" You probably shouldn't respond with, "Gee Officer your eyes look glazed, have you been eating doughnuts?"

Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver

because you dont have BOOBS They get extra special treatment .

Yeah, I'm sure he just wanted to check out the car......

Most of the time theres just ONE BOOB there

one thing to add don .is never tell them how fast you were going or how fast you could go .they have pull me over when they caught me slowing down . i wanted to tell one that . they got me. four cop cars in the parts store parking lot looking at my gto .told the parts guy they like my car the cop was trying to tell me how to drive it i wanted to tell him he did not see any thing .ask him if his cop car would run in the 10s