135 in a 45 and NOT pulled over?!
08-02-2003, 10:22 PM
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135 in a 45 and NOT pulled over?!
Okay so this is just so ridiculous that I *have* to share...
There's this (hard median-divided) 45-zone near my place that's totally deserted at about 2 AM. From one stoplight to the second, it's about 1 mile long. There are *no* places for a car to turn on or off for the whole length, and it's valley-shaped so I have perfect visibility. Since there is ZERO traffic and nowhere for cars to come from, I decide to test out the car...
Vrooooommm!!
I'm going about 135 in 4th (not even near redline!) when I decide to let off and slow down to the stoplight. As I'm slowing down, I notice that 1) the car behind me has flashers on top, and 2) the flashers are not on! Sure enough, it's a police car, and he goes on his merry way!
I checked it out today, and I saw his hiding place. He *must* have seen me doing 135, and from his distance behind me, he had to have been chasing me to the light... and then didn't pull me over?!
Now going 90 over the limit is usually enough to get people in a bit of hot water. (And note that were it not for the conditions I described, I would never go so fast
...). I am a freaking lucky bastard...
That is all.
There's this (hard median-divided) 45-zone near my place that's totally deserted at about 2 AM. From one stoplight to the second, it's about 1 mile long. There are *no* places for a car to turn on or off for the whole length, and it's valley-shaped so I have perfect visibility. Since there is ZERO traffic and nowhere for cars to come from, I decide to test out the car...
Vrooooommm!!
I'm going about 135 in 4th (not even near redline!) when I decide to let off and slow down to the stoplight. As I'm slowing down, I notice that 1) the car behind me has flashers on top, and 2) the flashers are not on! Sure enough, it's a police car, and he goes on his merry way!
I checked it out today, and I saw his hiding place. He *must* have seen me doing 135, and from his distance behind me, he had to have been chasing me to the light... and then didn't pull me over?!
Now going 90 over the limit is usually enough to get people in a bit of hot water. (And note that were it not for the conditions I described, I would never go so fast
...). I am a freaking lucky bastard...That is all.
08-02-2003, 10:37 PM
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Probably remembered his youth. Realized he was behind a young kid (at least young at heart) who was testing his new car; the car of his dreams. Either that, or the donut shop was closing in five minutes . . .
p.s. - don't try that in the county I live in. You could be in jail for months before your first hearing. Several years ago, we had a kid sentenced to ten years (reduced on appeal) for stealing an ice cream bar. Made the national news.
p.s. - don't try that in the county I live in. You could be in jail for months before your first hearing. Several years ago, we had a kid sentenced to ten years (reduced on appeal) for stealing an ice cream bar. Made the national news.
08-03-2003, 12:17 AM
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you lucky bastard
instead of speeding around on a deserted road that night you could've bought a lottery ticket.
instead of speeding around on a deserted road that night you could've bought a lottery ticket.
08-03-2003, 01:33 PM
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You got ***** to do that.
08-03-2003, 04:18 PM
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Re: 135 in a 45 and NOT pulled over?!
Originally posted by flyboy216
Okay so this is just so ridiculous that I *have* to share...
There's this (hard median-divided) 45-zone near my place that's totally deserted at about 2 AM. From one stoplight to the second, it's about 1 mile long. There are *no* places for a car to turn on or off for the whole length, and it's valley-shaped so I have perfect visibility. Since there is ZERO traffic and nowhere for cars to come from, I decide to test out the car...
Vrooooommm!!
I'm going about 135 in 4th (not even near redline!) when I decide to let off and slow down to the stoplight. As I'm slowing down, I notice that 1) the car behind me has flashers on top, and 2) the flashers are not on! Sure enough, it's a police car, and he goes on his merry way!
I checked it out today, and I saw his hiding place. He *must* have seen me doing 135, and from his distance behind me, he had to have been chasing me to the light... and then didn't pull me over?!
Now going 90 over the limit is usually enough to get people in a bit of hot water. (And note that were it not for the conditions I described, I would never go so fast...). I am a freaking lucky bastard...
That is all.
Okay so this is just so ridiculous that I *have* to share...
There's this (hard median-divided) 45-zone near my place that's totally deserted at about 2 AM. From one stoplight to the second, it's about 1 mile long. There are *no* places for a car to turn on or off for the whole length, and it's valley-shaped so I have perfect visibility. Since there is ZERO traffic and nowhere for cars to come from, I decide to test out the car...
Vrooooommm!!
I'm going about 135 in 4th (not even near redline!) when I decide to let off and slow down to the stoplight. As I'm slowing down, I notice that 1) the car behind me has flashers on top, and 2) the flashers are not on! Sure enough, it's a police car, and he goes on his merry way!
I checked it out today, and I saw his hiding place. He *must* have seen me doing 135, and from his distance behind me, he had to have been chasing me to the light... and then didn't pull me over?!
Now going 90 over the limit is usually enough to get people in a bit of hot water. (And note that were it not for the conditions I described, I would never go so fast
...). I am a freaking lucky bastard...That is all.
08-03-2003, 04:32 PM
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I would have figured the same, except that he made a U at the light and then parked to catch people going the other way. Needless to say, on the return trip I kept it to 45...
08-03-2003, 07:23 PM
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Lucky you, but me on the other hand got pulled over for doing 89 in a 55 on the garden state parkway. I got it reduces but, damn and to think i was going to go faster, lucky you that would have stunk if u got pulled over.
08-03-2003, 10:30 PM
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Ironically, I got pulled over just last month for doing 60 in a 45 (where it just changed from 55). I was in the right lane, and since it was ending and the only visible gap in the left lane was about 20 feet forward, I gently pressed the pedal and... bam, caught. Much as I tried to convince the officer that it was perfectly safe, he had his quota...
08-04-2003, 02:11 PM
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"The all-new, redesigned 2004 Nissan Maxima: SHIFT_police apprehension."
Nice work, flyboy. For all the head-turns and nice compliments I've gotten on the new ride, there's no respect quite like that extended by a cop who doesn't flag down a potential reckless driving case.
Nice work, flyboy. For all the head-turns and nice compliments I've gotten on the new ride, there's no respect quite like that extended by a cop who doesn't flag down a potential reckless driving case.
08-04-2003, 08:18 PM
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LOL. "The all-new, redesigned 2004 Nissan Maxima: SHIFT_police apprehension". That is hilarious!
Just to point out-- I pride myself on being a poignantly alert and aware driver, and on being courteous to those driving around me (no matter how boneheaded they may be ;-). Indulgences like the preceding are done with care. If that makes any sense...
Just to point out-- I pride myself on being a poignantly alert and aware driver, and on being courteous to those driving around me (no matter how boneheaded they may be ;-). Indulgences like the preceding are done with care. If that makes any sense...
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