[Shotimes] A Tale of Two Cops
Carl Prochilo
gr8sho@adelphia.net
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:53:41 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
As a matter of course I never pass cops either. But, there is most
definitely a double standard when it comes to driving the speed limit.
Down here I don't think I've EVER seen a police officer drive the speed
limit. While I don't rely on my V1 exclusively for driving, it is a good
gauge to see if an officer is just on his way to the donut shop or really
serious about enforcing the speed limit.
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Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson
On Thu, October 21, 2004 8:59 am, Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com said:
> 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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