[Shotimes] A Tale of Two Cops

Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:59:05 -0400

There are some things you just don't do, and one of them is pass
a cop who's doing the speed limit. (around here, they like to go
5 mph under the limit, just to slow people down, I surmise)  A
number of years ago I was in California with other people from
work.  We were driving through San Diego on our way to Tijuana
(yee ha!), and the guy who was driving passed a CHiP on a motor-
cycle at only a couple of mph faster.  I was in the passenger seat,
and the cop and I looked at each other as we passed.  Ron kept
going, and soon the lights came on.  What the hell were you thinking,
says I.  The worst part was that there was no place to pull over.  No
breakdown lane.  We got off that highway onto another, and there
was still nowhere to pull over.  Got off again before there was room
to pull over.  The cop gave us a warning, and let us go.  But then we
were lost!  We couldn't find our way back on our original route.
We passed the same cop going the other way again, and boy did he
give us the hairy eyeball!

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade
   Eibachs (front)

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 10/20/2004 08:09:52 PM:

> OK, there's this 6 lane divided surface street that takes me about 1/3 
of 
> the way to work.  Speed limit is 45, it's actually a pretty calm 
stretch, 
> everyone goes 45-50 except the squids.  (Note, this is not a USN 
reference!) 
> Usually hardly any cops unless they're running on a  call.  This morning 
a bunch 
> of us were stopped at a light with  a county mountie in the left lane in 
the 
> back of our pack.   Light turns green, we slide on down the road at 
45.00 mph. 
> From  behind, up comes a green 4-door Beamer and perches right on the 
cop's 
> bumper.  Then as soon as a space opens up, he cuts over to the right and 

> starts pulling away from the pack at about a 5mph differential.  Cop 
pulls  out and 
> gets behind him, they both slo-o-owly open up a bunch of space from  us. 

> They're about two blocks ahead when I see the gumballs  come on and the 
guy gets 
> hauled over.  Came cruising past 'em, boy the guy  looks pissed.  He 
might 
> have been doing 52, if that.  But, he pulled  away from the pack with 
the cop 
> right behind him.  Gotta show  SOME street smarts, doc.
> 
> Then on the way home, coming back up the same road.  A bunch of us  beat 
a 
> light and the road is clear behind us, I'm in the middle lane, this time 
at the 
> front of the pack.  Then I see a new Porsche coming up fast in  the 
right 
> lane, he whips in front of me to cut around a car in his lane and  then 
cuts back 
> right.  Then the light up ahead changes red and we all  stop. 
> 
> I do my usual when the light goes green, lean on it up to the speed 
limit  so 
> the guy doesn't think he can just sashay away, and then get out of it 
right 
> quick.  He's about a car length in front when I let off, but he keeps 
> jamming.  Then I see a Gen III in his lane coming up really  fast behind 
us, and I'm 
> thinking hey, this dude's just gotta  be a SHO and gonna take over for 
me, 
> cool!  Next thing I know,  I'm hearing a siren and looking all around 
but can't 
> see anything except  regular traffic.  WTF!!  Lo and behold this is an 
> undercover SHO  with a dash light and hidden siren, pulled the Porsche 
over and popped 
> him for  racing.  Me, I'm sitting practically next to them, waiting for 
him 
> to  motion me over too.  But I guess I got a little professional 
courtesy.  I 
> was awful glad when my left turn light came on though!
> 
> Good to be aware those stealth SHOs are still out there, that's  sure 
the 
> first one I've encountered and I bet the Porsche won't be so eager to 
show off 
> next time in front of a dogshit Taurus!
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> DC
> 94 atx 125k
> 
> 
> ==================
> heh... well, he was going the other way, and I was  about 500 feet from 
the 
> entrance to the base that I'm at right now, and I  saw him stop real 
fast and 
> start to turn around, but by that time I was  going through the gate at 
the 
> base, and I saw him drive by me as I was  walking out of the parking 
lot. He 
> didn't see the car, but I could tell he  wanted me. cops crack me up. He 

> didn't have his lights on, but I could tell  if he hadn't lost sight of 
me 
> going into the shipyard, he woulda flipped 'em  on. I was a maybe more 
than a 
> mite scared, though... heh heh heh.
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