...again.
I'm driving down this stretch, just coming off a stop sign, which was the county/city border. Needless to say, no cops hardly ever are out there given its location. Moreover, it's almost midnight on a Monday, and nobody is on the roads. I just stopped at a gas station to get some snacks, oreos, airheads, and a bottle of sobe, too, and set them on the passenger seat.
Anyway, so I'm on my way downtown to chill with some of my friends in a penthouse down there, goin probably around 50 in this 30. This is right after I came off the stoplight, and I just took it to the top of 2nd. I don't normally drive 20mph over the limit, but like I said, it was midnight, nobody was on the roads, and cops are never out that way.
Right as I'm hitting redline in 2nd, about to slow down, I pass this sidestreet, which has another sidestreet parallel to the street I was on, that the cop was pulling out of. I saw him immediately. Damn. I let off the gas, and he gets up behind me with the lights kicking when I'm down to about 35. I was skeptical as to whether or no the was shooting radar though, given the time of day and whatnot, so I decided it was more likely he was just making a house call.
I pull over to the side of the road, and sit there. Eventually he comes up to the window (took him a good 5 minutes....he must have been suprised to see what he found on the computer).
"License, Registration, and Proof of Insurance"
"One moment officer"
I lean over my snacks and start digging through my glove box. I knew exactly where my stuff was, but decided to waste his time a little bit. I've found that the more of a hassle I make it for the cop, the more they realize I'll make it a hassle in court too.
As I'm digging for my shit...sort of...
"Do you know why I stopped you tonight?"
"Why did you stop me tonight Officer?"
"You have a lot of frost on your rear window."
(Ding...clue 1 that he didnt have shit)
"Do I? *look back* So I do. Well, my rear defroster is on officer, and I just left my house"
"Where are you headed?"
"Downtown"
"Are you 18?"
"Yessir"
"What are you doing downtown?"
"Visiting some friends in the Washington Mutual building"
"Why were you going so fast?"
"Excuse me?"
"Do you know how fast you were going?"
"Officer, I was going a speed that was reasonable and prudent given the road and traffic conditions"
"Son, I asked you if you knew you were speeding"
"Officer, my main focus was on the road, and driving in a reasonable, prudent, and safe manner, and as such I had no reason to believe I was travelling at an excessive speed, as speed regulations in this state are set in a reasonable and prudent manner"
"Why was your focus on the road? Do you have a reason to be focusing hard on the road?"
"Because, officer, in driver's education I was taught to focus my attention to the road ahead of me, rather than what's inside the car."
"Hmpf. Where's that license registration and insurance" (Obviously getting frustrated)
"Right here officer"
*he walks back to the cruiser* Right now, I'm pretty damn sure he doesn't have shit on me, or at least he doesn't have enough to give me a ticket, and if he does give me a ticket, he knows im going to be a royal bitch about it in court, and as I'm thinking this, it gets confirmed right about the time he comes back to my car with my papers.
"I see you have quite the record, son"
"I shouldn't, officer. I have not been to court for 2 years"
"Yes, I see that. I ALSO see that in the past year alone, you have been stopped 4 times, and each time given a WARNING for speeding, and one for interfering with law enforcement" (Definitely pissed)
"I was issued warnings, yes officer."
"Well, you have put ME in a hard place son, and as much as I would LOVE to give you a ticket for your driving, I can't. SO, I am going to give you 2 warnings, one for speeding, and one for driving a vehicle not in driving condition (or something like that)."
"What is that last warning for officer?"
"The frost in your rear window"
"But, officer, there's no frost in my rear window." (It had all thawed by this time)
*Practically throws my papers into my lap* "Have a good evening"
"Ta-ta"
And I was off.
I love this :mrgreen:. AND, in case you're wondering how I can "not speed on a regular basis" yet still get "5 warnings in a year for speeding," I'll be more than glad to go into that too. They were all equally as bullshit as this one.
Cheers to that! Thanks TicketAssassin!
I'm driving down this stretch, just coming off a stop sign, which was the county/city border. Needless to say, no cops hardly ever are out there given its location. Moreover, it's almost midnight on a Monday, and nobody is on the roads. I just stopped at a gas station to get some snacks, oreos, airheads, and a bottle of sobe, too, and set them on the passenger seat.
Anyway, so I'm on my way downtown to chill with some of my friends in a penthouse down there, goin probably around 50 in this 30. This is right after I came off the stoplight, and I just took it to the top of 2nd. I don't normally drive 20mph over the limit, but like I said, it was midnight, nobody was on the roads, and cops are never out that way.
Right as I'm hitting redline in 2nd, about to slow down, I pass this sidestreet, which has another sidestreet parallel to the street I was on, that the cop was pulling out of. I saw him immediately. Damn. I let off the gas, and he gets up behind me with the lights kicking when I'm down to about 35. I was skeptical as to whether or no the was shooting radar though, given the time of day and whatnot, so I decided it was more likely he was just making a house call.
I pull over to the side of the road, and sit there. Eventually he comes up to the window (took him a good 5 minutes....he must have been suprised to see what he found on the computer).
"License, Registration, and Proof of Insurance"
"One moment officer"
I lean over my snacks and start digging through my glove box. I knew exactly where my stuff was, but decided to waste his time a little bit. I've found that the more of a hassle I make it for the cop, the more they realize I'll make it a hassle in court too.
As I'm digging for my shit...sort of...
"Do you know why I stopped you tonight?"
"Why did you stop me tonight Officer?"
"You have a lot of frost on your rear window."
(Ding...clue 1 that he didnt have shit)
"Do I? *look back* So I do. Well, my rear defroster is on officer, and I just left my house"
"Where are you headed?"
"Downtown"
"Are you 18?"
"Yessir"
"What are you doing downtown?"
"Visiting some friends in the Washington Mutual building"
"Why were you going so fast?"
"Excuse me?"
"Do you know how fast you were going?"
"Officer, I was going a speed that was reasonable and prudent given the road and traffic conditions"
"Son, I asked you if you knew you were speeding"
"Officer, my main focus was on the road, and driving in a reasonable, prudent, and safe manner, and as such I had no reason to believe I was travelling at an excessive speed, as speed regulations in this state are set in a reasonable and prudent manner"
"Why was your focus on the road? Do you have a reason to be focusing hard on the road?"
"Because, officer, in driver's education I was taught to focus my attention to the road ahead of me, rather than what's inside the car."
"Hmpf. Where's that license registration and insurance" (Obviously getting frustrated)
"Right here officer"
*he walks back to the cruiser* Right now, I'm pretty damn sure he doesn't have shit on me, or at least he doesn't have enough to give me a ticket, and if he does give me a ticket, he knows im going to be a royal bitch about it in court, and as I'm thinking this, it gets confirmed right about the time he comes back to my car with my papers.
"I see you have quite the record, son"
"I shouldn't, officer. I have not been to court for 2 years"
"Yes, I see that. I ALSO see that in the past year alone, you have been stopped 4 times, and each time given a WARNING for speeding, and one for interfering with law enforcement" (Definitely pissed)
"I was issued warnings, yes officer."
"Well, you have put ME in a hard place son, and as much as I would LOVE to give you a ticket for your driving, I can't. SO, I am going to give you 2 warnings, one for speeding, and one for driving a vehicle not in driving condition (or something like that)."
"What is that last warning for officer?"
"The frost in your rear window"
"But, officer, there's no frost in my rear window." (It had all thawed by this time)
*Practically throws my papers into my lap* "Have a good evening"
"Ta-ta"
And I was off.
I love this :mrgreen:. AND, in case you're wondering how I can "not speed on a regular basis" yet still get "5 warnings in a year for speeding," I'll be more than glad to go into that too. They were all equally as bullshit as this one.
Cheers to that! Thanks TicketAssassin!
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