jmal2005
Ready to race!
- Location
- Atlanta, Ga
LOL, worst I got was 86 in a 55... thank god I slowed down significantly before I got gunned. I was in my old 97 Honda Accord Ex-L Slowest 4 banger ever
My "almost" worst went like this:
I was merging onto a dual highway from a side road. Bubba in his giant diesel American pickup in the right lane (with nobody to his left and nobody else around) decided to speed up to prevent me from merging. I let him by, then slungshot by him on his left. State Trooper was sitting on the shoulder up ahead. I figured I'd get my speeding ticket and be on my way.
No.
I'm looking in the rearview after my license/insurance/registration exchange, and I see him printing off papers and stacking them on his dash. This is not good!
He comes back and gives me the damage: 5 charges. Following too close, failure to signal/improper lane change, speeding, aggressive driving, and due to combination of offenses... a cumulative reckless driving. This all happened in less than five seconds. I'm gifted!
Luckily, I called a relative on the State Police who "made it go away" at the Courthouse clerk's office. Whew! That was going to be a bad one otherwise.
Got a ticket for 105 in a 70 from a state trooper. It was really late at night on a 4 lane (each way) highway with no one on it. Here's how the conversation went...
Cop: Going a bit fast there. Saw 105 on the gun.
Me: Yes Sir, I won't argue. If 105 is what you saw I'll take it.
Cop: So you had time to slow down...
Me: ....maybe.
Cop: Hey, it's a fast car, it's gonna happen. Try not to worry about it. You'll get a ticket and we'll move on.
I was driving this...
That is awesome.My best was when I was stopped while driving my big-block Trans Am by an unmarked police car back in the 70's. I didn't realize he was following me. He was honest, and told me he couldn't keep up with me in his Crown Vic so he couldn't pace me for speeding. This was before they had radar. So he gave me break and only wrote me up for reckless. I said thank you.
I guess he went to jail later? LolI'll bite... How did you not go to jail immediately?
My best was when I was stopped while driving my big-block Trans Am by an unmarked police car back in the 70's. I didn't realize he was following me. He was honest, and told me he couldn't keep up with me in his Crown Vic so he couldn't pace me for speeding. This was before they had radar. So he gave me break and only wrote me up for reckless. I said thank you.
Friday, March 31st 2017. With Pohanka VW in my rearview, and my oil temperature still reading three dashed lines, i got pulled over for speeding in my new-to-me GTI. When he asked for my registration, I didnt even know which one of the 50 papers on my passenger seat was the temporary reg. When I figured it out, and he went back to the car to assess my situation, he came back with a $384 ticket for 70 in a 55, and failure to use my signal when switching lanes. I guess I was just a bit too excited about my new car...