LVSteve
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No kidding. Folks moving here from SoCal find it tough. I recall a recent import arriving at work 25 minutes late saying "What's this **** with enforcing the school zones?" Welcome to Nevada!
Pulled over for speeding
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No kidding. Folks moving here from SoCal find it tough. I recall a recent import arriving at work 25 minutes late saying "What's this **** with enforcing the school zones?" Welcome to Nevada!
Many years ago, I was riding my BMW R90s to work at dawn on a two-lane posted at 50 miles per hour. It was just a perfect morning...clear, dry weather, and no traffic...and I was doing about 65. A tan sedan was approaching, and as he drew close, I could see that it was an unmarked Maryland State Police car, with a radar unit mounted on the dash. He was looking right at me as I passed, so I pulled over, stopped, and waited for him.
When he asked me why I was speeding, I was totally honest with him: "It's a beautiful morning with no traffic, and I'm just enjoying the ride." He gave my license back to me and told me to be careful...
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The ice cream was melting.
21 over in 35mph zone is a guaranteed ticket in my book. No excuses.
Chubbs103
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We held my son's birthday party at the pool on base today. I was headed there with my son in an area that has always been 35. They have been doing construction, but I honestly didn't see that they have "Speed Limit 25 watch for trucks" signs.
Waved to the cop as he sat there. He promptly pulled me over for 35 in a 25 and gave me a warning.
Waved to the cop as he sat there. He promptly pulled me over for 35 in a 25 and gave me a warning.
Many years ago, I was riding my BMW R90s to work at dawn on a two-lane posted at 50 miles per hour. It was just a perfect morning...clear, dry weather, and no traffic...and I was doing about 65. A tan sedan was approaching, and as he drew close, I could see that it was an unmarked Maryland State Police car, with a radar unit mounted on the dash. He was looking right at me as I passed, so I pulled over, stopped, and waited for him.
When he asked me why I was speeding, I was totally honest with him: "It's a beautiful morning with no traffic, and I'm just enjoying the ride." He gave my license back to me and told me to be careful...
I have been pulled over a few times in my life. I was alway given a warning since it was always borderline, I was respectful ( dome light on if needed, hands on the steering wheel, not reaching for the glove box until approved, etc.) clean record and I speak cop
.The one ticket I did get was in Custer Park South Dakota during bike week by a state trooper. Pulled over for doing 45, park limited is 35. But like you it was a beautiful morning, no other traffic, smooth clear roads, just enjoying the ride. But it was bike week and in SD it is that is revenue week.
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Chubbs103
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I haven't been pulled over in 14-15 years.
I had a little debrief with my son later in the day and talked about what I did wrong (speeding) and what I did right. Specifically, what to have ready, what makes officers nervous, and to ask if you need to get anything out of the glovebox.
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I also discussed what would have been different had I been carrying. My county requires that you declare if you are armed (with a CCW), but I believe it just makes good sense.
Of course that will likely make a stop very different in LA county than in Kern county.
I had a little debrief with my son later in the day and talked about what I did wrong (speeding) and what I did right. Specifically, what to have ready, what makes officers nervous, and to ask if you need to get anything out of the glovebox.
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I also discussed what would have been different had I been carrying. My county requires that you declare if you are armed (with a CCW), but I believe it just makes good sense.
Of course that will likely make a stop very different in LA county than in Kern county.
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I was pulled over one time coming home from work. I t was a beautiful March day and I had got off work early because it was my birthday and my wife and I were going out. Ohio State Trooper stopped me doing 45 in a 35 zone. Officer walked up to my car took my license and went back to his cruiser. A few minutes later he came back to my car, handed me my license, said slow it down and told me "Happy Birthday Mr. Black".
Here is a twist just for fun discussion on Saturday. I was pulled over once driving unmarked patrol car.
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riverrat38
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In the late 1960's, my sister was dating a LEO from a small northern California town, in Humboldt County. He was driving in his own car, and got pulled over for speeding. My sister said he showed his badge and was told to have a nice day. No ticket. It's called recognizing the profession! My sister wanted to be able to do that.
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Rick
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Rick
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It's called corruption where I was raised.
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I've always found that being honest and respectful is the best way to interact with a LEO. I've rarely gotten pulled over and have not actually gotten a ticket in over 40 years. Not saying I didn't deserve a few but if you don't act like a dirt bag and show respect, many PO's will look to let you slide.
Many years ago (46) wife and I were camping at Cape May NJ. I had a modified and fast 340 Duster at the time. We decided to take a trip to Wild Wood for several hours from the campground.
As I pulled out on the long coastal baron strip of road I nailed it! Every bit of 80+ if not more. THEN I spotted the trooper off on the right side sitting on a sand dune running radar.
Thinking fast or just plain scared to death I kept it floored as we flew by him! On came the lights and he was coming fast. I drifted over onto the shoulder, shut it down, and ran around to the front of the car and opened the hood.
He was now parked behind be and walking up to me. I had just reached in and disconnected the throttle return spring off the Holley 750 and it was just hanging there as he rounded the front of the car! Split second timing!
I grabbed my chest and started exclaiming oh my God oh my God the spring came off and I could not shut it down, it went full throttle on me!
Now keep in mind, I am very very scared and this only added too or helped my state of panic I was presenting. I was crapping my pants to say the least.
He saw the spring hanging and said "I wondered why you didn't even try to slow down when you saw me. You passed me at 92 mph!" I exclaimed I didn't know what to do and finally just turned the key off.
He then asked if I could fix it and I said I think so while I was hooking it back up and moving this and that around to make it look more involved while I was shaking like a leaf on a tree too.
He told me to make sure that was not going to happen again and let me go, no warning, nothing.
Only some hours later and several beers did I laugh. Of course the wife was laughing her arse off as soon as we pulled back out. And yes we went back to the campground. I've been a good boy ever since lol, or should I say much more careful.
As I pulled out on the long coastal baron strip of road I nailed it! Every bit of 80+ if not more. THEN I spotted the trooper off on the right side sitting on a sand dune running radar.
Thinking fast or just plain scared to death I kept it floored as we flew by him! On came the lights and he was coming fast. I drifted over onto the shoulder, shut it down, and ran around to the front of the car and opened the hood.
He was now parked behind be and walking up to me. I had just reached in and disconnected the throttle return spring off the Holley 750 and it was just hanging there as he rounded the front of the car! Split second timing!
I grabbed my chest and started exclaiming oh my God oh my God the spring came off and I could not shut it down, it went full throttle on me!
Now keep in mind, I am very very scared and this only added too or helped my state of panic I was presenting. I was crapping my pants to say the least.
He saw the spring hanging and said "I wondered why you didn't even try to slow down when you saw me. You passed me at 92 mph!" I exclaimed I didn't know what to do and finally just turned the key off.
He then asked if I could fix it and I said I think so while I was hooking it back up and moving this and that around to make it look more involved while I was shaking like a leaf on a tree too.
He told me to make sure that was not going to happen again and let me go, no warning, nothing.
Only some hours later and several beers did I laugh. Of course the wife was laughing her arse off as soon as we pulled back out. And yes we went back to the campground. I've been a good boy ever since lol, or should I say much more careful.
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Back in the late 60s, I was the subject of a roadblock after reportedly doing 133 in a 55 zone in my 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350. Long story, but a kindly older motorcycle cop cited me for modified exhaust instead of speeding. The exhaust system was not in any way modded, but I was not about to argue!
A 16 year kid was killed on his crotch rocket yesterday about a mile from my house. It was estimated he was doing over 100 mph in a 40 zone. The four lane road in a mixed residential and light commercial area with a lot of daily traffic.
Sad for his family and even more so for the innocent car driver involved who has to live with too.
Sad for his family and even more so for the innocent car driver involved who has to live with too.
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Happily I never got caught up in this, but for a while one county in Maryland decided to collect a little extra money by running the school zone flashing light signs in the middle of the night. People were getting pulled over and ticketed long after the school day was over. There was a conservative morning program on Baltimore radio that put the warning out to everybody. I guess enough people must have raised enough static with the county that it stopped doing this.
