I was driving my TR3A down to TRA last June in Auburn, Indiana. The first
day, I drove from Montreal to Geneva on the Lake on the shores of Lake Erie.
South of Buffalo, there is a short stretch that goes through Pennsylvania.
I had been really moving and I spend a lot of time looking for signs of
State Troopers. I saw a helicopter off to my left just above the tree line.
At that point, I made sure I was doing the speed limit. Most drivers would
not have seen him but with the top stowed in the "boot" I saw what I assumed
was the PHP. They followed me, he was literally hedge-hopping all the way
and just
as I crossed into Ohio, they veered off and turned north again.
Drive 'em till you drop. The future is very near.
Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A
----- Original Message -----
From: <N197TR4@cs.com>
To: <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 4:27 PM
Subject: Stories of the Iowa Highway Patrol
> Jack isnt telling all of his stories, so it is up to me. He made a Iowa
> Highway Patrolman very angry because he could not keep up with Jack...the
> patrolman was flying an single engine plane.
>
> In 1962, I too, made one IHP VERY angry, as he chased me for about 25
miles,
> he said.
>
> I NEVER SAW HIM. It was in an extremely bad snow storm, a couple feet of
snow
> and hardpack, with visibility down to about zero. He couldnt catch me
until I
> was well into the city limits of Mason City, Iowa.
>
> I was driving a 10 year Chevy Business Coupe with summer tires. That didnt
> help me, I dont think. "Careless Driving" he said. He said he wanted to
make it
> "Reckless Driving".
>
> Scofflaw II
>
>
> > >Confessions of a scofflaw:
> > >
> > >I find that what most people say about receiving a speeding ticket
follows
> > >a pattern -- that it was unfair, the officer was a jerk, etc. I hope no
> > >one takes offense that I find this a little bit amusing.
> > >
> > >Over my 51 years of driving, I have never had an accident or insurance
> > >claim. However, I have had many conversations with police officers. I
have
> > >had these conversations because I have been awarded something between
20
> > >and 30 speeding tickets. In almost every instance the officer treated
me
> > >in a professional manner. And you know what? In every single case I was
> > >actually speeding. What a coincidence.
> > >
> > >When I amortize the cost of the tickets over the number of miles I've
> > >driven over the limit, it's really not been all that expensive (except
for
> > >those darned insurance bills).
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