First traffic stop....

[planedick]

Was on the freeway to Corona today, as usual, going way too fast. Suddenly the car in front of me, which I was just considering how to go around because he was only going 80 MPH, just moved over and slowed down. I thought, now that's strange, so I just gassed it hard and went by him. Then I glanced in the rear view mirror and there were red and blue flashing lights there!!!

Oh well, grin and bear it I guess. Got over, got the helmet off and he said "90 to 100 is a little fast isn't it? I said traffic was 80 and I liked to go a little faster because to me it was safer because I didn't have to worry about what was gonna come up behind me so much. He said, "Let's see your driver's license, registration and insurance card". He took them back to the cruiser and I waited. He soon came back and said "Ride safe and watch your mirrors, the next one to sneak up on you might not be so nice." I thanked him profusely and rocketed away.....

[webbcraft2150]

Sometimes ya get a good one that will cut some slack. I will bet that would of been a high $$$$ ticket.

I once was confronted by sheriff deputy. Me and another guy were waitin for the pack to show up after we had a prolonged peg draggin session. Barney Fife came smokin up in Crown Vic. He got out and asked "you boys been racin on the highway?" (found out later he had be chasin us for miles), my reply was, "if we had been racin, you would have never caught us", out came the ticket book. Now that was a expensive afternoon.

[Crazcnuk]

Well, he realized that you were only doing 80, until you went to pass that other guy. had he waited for a bit he would have known what speed you ACTUALLY travelling!

[planedick]

Maybe

If I didn't see him he would have had a hard time keeping up.

[Crazcnuk]

He doesn't have to keep up. Just needs your plate number.

If you were only doing 100mph, he would have no problem keeping up.

[mro]

Not good idea to try to out run a CA CA land cop.
They like high speed chases and
they will run a biker down to stop em....


mro
then agin...
last summer took a ride to Half Moon Bay
had forgotten that Devils Slide on hy 1 was still closed and traffic on hy 92 was jammed. Was determined to get to the coast so was splitting lanes. At one point was forced on to the double yellow line by a cage I was passing just as a CHP was coming opposite direction. He blipped his siren at me. Traffic was backed up in both directions for miles and he was in a cage so...gunned it and pasted bunch more cars several times and caught up to some other bikes to tag along with. Glad bikes don't have front license plates.

[Czekus21]

"if we had been racin, you would have never caught us", out came the ticket book. Now that was a expensive afternoon.


Sometimes the truth hurts. But at a cost

[Crazcnuk]

That's the whole thing. But if you went to court, they have to PROVE racing.

This means that if your on bikes that can do 200+kph, and your only doing 140 or so, your not racing, your just speeding!.

Doesn't save a lot in fines, but can save a lot of points on the licence and a possible suspension.

Just because your driving faster than the cop can, doesn't make it racing.

Nothing more embarrasing, though , than running up to 220kph and having the car pull up beside you, wave, and drive on

[mro]

A rookie police officer pulled planedick over for speeding and had the following exchange:
Officer: May I see your driver's license?
planedick : I don't have one. I had it suspended when I got my 5th DUI.
Officer: May I see the owner's card for this vehicle?
planedick : It's not my bike. I stole it.
Officer: The motorcycle is stolen?
planedick : That's right. But come to think of it, I think I saw the owner's card in the tool bag when I was putting my gun in there.
Officer: There's a gun in the tool bag?
planedick : Yes sir. That's where I put it after I shot and killed the dude who owns this bike and stuffed his dope in the saddle bags.
Officer: There's drugs in the saddle bags too?!?!?
planedick : Yes, sir. Hearing this, the rookie immediately called his captain. planedick was quickly surrounded by police, and the captain approached planedick to handle the tense situation:
Captain: Sir, can I see your license?
planedick : Sure. Here it is. It was valid.
Captain: Who's motorcycle is this?
planedick : It's mine, officer. Here's the registration.
Captain: Could you slowly open your tool bag so I can see if there's a gun in it?
planedick : Yes, sir, but there's no gun in it. Sure enough, there was nothing in the tool bag.
Captain: Would you mind opening your saddle bags? I was told you said there's drugs in them.
planedick : No problem. The saddle bags were opened; no drugs.
Captain: I don't understand it. The officer who stopped you said you told him you didn't have a license, stole this motorcycle, had a gun in the tool bag, and that there were drugs in the saddle bags.
planedick : Yeah, I'll bet he told you I was speeding, too.


mro