NWFlyer 2 #1 July 6, 2008 So I'm running around town this afternoon. Gym, Costco, Asian grocery store. Between the last two, I'm tooling along, minding my own business... all of a sudden, blue lights behind me. Ah, crap. I pull over into a parking lot and roll my window down. Cop approaches. Cop: I'm pulling you over because of your speed. Do you happen to know how fast you were going? Me: Uhhh, no, sorry, I don't. Cop: You were going 45 in a 30 mph zone. [DING: Strike 1] Me: Really? Wow, I wouldn't have thought this road had a limit that slow. [4 lanes, kinda industrial area, seems like it should be at least 40 or 45]. Cop: Yes, it's only 30, and we have lots of bicyclists who come through here and don't pay any attention at all. Can I see your license, insurance, and registration please? Also, are you aware that your left brake light is out? [DING: Strike 2] Me: Oh, no, I wasn't aware of that. [Really, I wasn't.] Find the license and insurance card easily, then dig through my glove box and find my registration for several previous years ... but none for this year (of course!). Me: Uhhh... of course I can't find my current registration. [DING: Strike 3] Cop: Oh, don't worry about that at all. I'm just giving you a warning on the speed. [Hands me back the license and insurance card.] And get that brake light fixed, okay? Have a nice day! Projects for tomorrow: to DMV for new copy of registration and to auto parts store for new brake light. Oh, and for all of you who are smugly sitting there thinking "Uh, huh, of course, the chicks always get out of speeding tickets with the cops..." The cop was female. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #2 July 6, 2008 Last time I got pulled over, my driver's license was out of date...lol. They told me to go get a new one. Planning on doing that tomorrow too. It's been out of date for 3 months. Heh.-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 July 6, 2008 I haven't even been pulled over, let alone ticketed, in 11 years. I thought surely my streak was broken. Especially since both times I've been pulled over by female cops they've written tickets. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #4 July 6, 2008 maybe she wants youDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galvar2439 0 #5 July 6, 2008 Quote So I'm running around town this afternoon. Gym, Costco, Asian grocery store. Between the last two, I'm tooling along car, minding my own business... all of a sudden, blue lights behind me. Ah, crap. I pull over into a parking lot and roll my window down. Cop approaches. Cop: I'm pulling you over because of your speed. Do you happen to know how fast you were going? Me: Uhhh, no, sorry, I don't. Cop: You were going 45 in a 30 mph zone. [DING: Strike 1] Me: Really? Wow, I wouldn't have thought this road had a limit that slow. [4 lanes, kinda industrial area, seems like it should be at least 40 or 45]. Cop: Yes, it's only 30, and we have lots of bicyclists who come through here and don't pay any attention at all. Can I see your license, insurance, and registration please? Also, are you aware that your left rear brake light is out? [DING: Strike 2] Me: Oh, no, I wasn't aware of that. [Really, I wasn't.] Find the license and insurance card easily, then dig through my glove box and find my registration for several previous years ... but none for this year (of course!). Me: Uhhh... of course I can't find my current registration. [DING: Strike 3] Cop: Oh, don't worry about that at all. I'm just giving you a warning on the speed. [Hands me back the license and insurance card.] And get that brake light fixed, okay? Have a nice day! Projects for tomorrow: to DMV for new copy of registration and to auto parts store for new brake light. Oh, and for all of you who are smugly sitting there thinking "Uh, huh, of course, the chicks always get out of speeding tickets with the cops..." The cop was female. Yeah but she must like girlsSo i just broke up with this woman who wasn't even my girlfriend! Hellfish #782, POPS #10664 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryRay 0 #6 July 6, 2008 Quote The cop was female. well i guess we know what kind of signal your putting out there :)JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 July 7, 2008 Quote Quote The cop was female. well i guess we know what kind of signal your putting out there :) I do love a girl in uniform. And this is Seattle, after all..."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #8 July 7, 2008 Quote Quote The cop was female. well i guess we know what kind of signal your putting out there :) HAHAHAHA!!!! I misread your name. Heehee. Thought it said "GayRay." -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #9 July 7, 2008 Simiar thing happened to me in Florida going from Zhills to Orlando. 75 in a 50 zone, gave the officer my License (Western Australian) no rego or insurance due to the car being hired. He asked me to slow down and have a nice day. You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 July 7, 2008 He must've figured your life was punishment enough........ZING!!!!! My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamiem 1 #11 July 7, 2008 That's awesome. I had a similar experience a month ago. I got pulled over after work at like 2am, I was going about 65 in a 40, i ran a red light, and my registration wasn't current (I just hadn't put the current tag on). I got pulled over, and thankfully let go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #12 July 7, 2008 Quote He must've figured your life was punishment enough........ZING!!!!! if that's your idea of a ZING you must be very easily entertainted(small things ...)You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 July 7, 2008 Last time I was pulled over, it was for expired tabs. -and SHE let me go, too. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #14 July 7, 2008 All of these stories about being let go with a warning are killing me! I got a ticket on Wednesday for 55 in a 35 while visiting my family in Atlanta. I grew up there and have never seen a cop anywhere near where I was ticketed nor have anyone else I told about it. The cop even admitted that just about everyone around me was going just as fast and that it was my unlucky day since I was the one his laser landed on. I'm not upset about getting a ticket as I have gotten away with far more than I deserve, but I was bummed to get picked out of a crowd! He was cool enough to knock the citation down to 14 over which keeps the ticket in GA from being reported to Texas and being posted to my license.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #15 July 7, 2008 Quote I do love a girl in uniform. And this is Seattle, after all... Was it anywhere close to Capitol Hill?That's cool you got out of the ticket. Sometimes cops just like to hear someone tell the truth and not BS them to death. I've chatted my way out of a number of tickets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #16 July 7, 2008 Sometimes cops just like to hear someone tell the truth and not BS them to death. Quote Works the other way too sometimes~ Female CHP putting me through the roadside ringer at 3am...background info finally come through on the radio...She looks at me and says something to the effect: Is there a reason you're lying to me? "Friday night, 3am, pretty blond.....force of habit i guess!" She was laughing so hard she let me go! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #18 July 7, 2008 QuoteCHP putting me through the roadside I guess since it's your story CHP is Chariot Highway Patrol.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryRay 0 #19 July 7, 2008 Quote Quote Quote The cop was female. well i guess we know what kind of signal your putting out there :) HAHAHAHA!!!! I misread your name. Heehee. Thought it said "GayRay." *serious voice* im gonna beat your ass till its red ;)...JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #20 July 7, 2008 Quote Quote I do love a girl in uniform. And this is Seattle, after all... Was it anywhere close to Capitol Hill? Not really . In SODO - along Airport Way just north of the old Rainier Brewery (current Tully's HQ). Quote I've chatted my way out of a number of tickets. Me too. I used to be really good at it back in the day. I just hadn't been pulled over in so long I was out of practice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #21 July 7, 2008 Quote Quote CHP putting me through the roadside I guess since it's your story CHP is Chariot Highway Patrol. *rimshot* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
returnofdamac 0 #22 July 7, 2008 thats cuz ur not black and driving in new york. Me: I want to ride a bull out of a skyvan. vegasjoe: How the hell are you going to land that thing? Me: Who said anything about landed with it? I think after we'll have some Bar-B-Que. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #23 July 7, 2008 Quote thats cuz ur not black and driving in new york. I think it was more because he wasn't quite sure what to do with an international licenseYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leapinglizardto 0 #24 July 7, 2008 you drove away with, ZERO out of three tix? damn, you're good. I used to be able to bs my way out of them. I haven't been able to pull that off in over 10 years. drove away without getting all of them in recent years? yes. drove away with none of them? very rarely. & on a zero tolerance holiday weekend? everyone will be jumping in your ride next road trip. It's pretty pathetic when you have to TELL people you're fucking cool Skymama «narrative»This thread will lock in 3..2.. What a load of narrow-minded Xenophobic Bullshit!-squeak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #25 July 7, 2008 You are lucky. CHP busted me the other day and I went to court to fight it and lost. $550, 2 points, and 30 day license suspension. Of course, I was doing 115mph in a 55mph zone according to the PO........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
