Re: GOT TO BE LUCKY

From: TonyC (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Aug 04 2001 - 18:06:56 EDT


Reminds me of one of my many seatbelt tickets.

Was stuck in a pack of cars traveling 5 below the limit (70 mph), eventually
made my way the the front,
and downshifted the ole Shelby #33 Dak (gone now) down to second. Carried
it up thru overdrive (100+),
signaled to the center lane and backed off. See a dark Mustang coming up.
Cool someone to run with.
BLUE lights!! Damn!! Signal right, head to the shoulder, park 2 in the
grass, 2 on the shoulder. Pull the
keys, turn on the interior light, make a show of them out of the ignition,
and place on the dash (they like it
when they know you're now going to run). The trooper comes around the
passenger side, asks if I know
what I'm pulled over for. Speeding of course is my answer (NEVER lie if you
know why). Asks how fast I
was going. Answer: Not sure, but when I saw the pretty blues, 85 (not
lying, but not admiting the extreme
of the fault either, can you say plea bargain?). Goes to his car, calls in
my info, writes me up a ticket, and
comes back. Here in FL, you have to sign for the ticket, and the fine is
written in my the officer. I'm looking
at the fine of $29, and ask him what he wrote me for. Seatbelt!! I ask why,
he says I was the first person to
admit to my error that day (it was near the end of his shift), and he
thought the truck was cool. This has
happened several times too.

Over the years, I have saved myself numerous speeding tickets in this
manner, even got away with a
dumped clutch / tire spin from a traffic light (67 Satellite Conv 383 4bbl
4spd)

Moral of the story: 1) be polite 2) let em know you're not a threat to run
or injure them 3) don't lie or play
dumb when they ask if you know what you did wrong 4) GIVE them a ticket to
write, but one that is lesser
points/fine than what you got pulled over for (ie seatbelt, no
registration/insurance card (IF yours are current),
tail light, etc)

TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: SEMIHEMI01@aol.com <SEMIHEMI01@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, August 04, 2001 5:03 PM
Subject: DML: GOT TO BE LUCKY

> I was headed down a 4 lane hi-way yesterday with a 55 mph speed limit.
I
>just happened to look in the rear view and saw a State Trooper pull out
with
>his lights on. I looked at the speedometer and I was sitting on 71, OH
>SCHITT. I just knew I had bought the farm.
> Well, I got out and met him with license, insurance card & title in
hand.
>I told him I was not paying attention and when I checked I was going over
70.
>I played it cool and apologized and told him I had not had a speeding
ticket
>in 30 years which is no lie. "He said if I wanted one that he had plenty in
>his car." I said "NOT NO but HELL NO." He just laughed. He then asked me
what
>engine I was running and I knew I had just made it. I told him and damned
if
>he did not want to see it. Well, we ended up talking for 10 minutes and
then
>he said just slow it down, "I know it'll be hard but do it." What can I
say?
>Other than he was a nice as he could be. I will find out what his name is
and
>tell his Lieutenant how nice he was. I don't mind being stopped by someone
>that is nice and courteous as he was. Bill
>
>SEMIHEMI01@AOL.COM> KB SuperCharged, 4.7L, 2001, QC,
>http://hometown.aol.com/semihemi01



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