I hate cops. Except this one.

teh leet newb

United States1999 Posts

August 13 2007 21:19 GMT

Okay, so today I was driving back home from downtown with 4 friends in my car after lunch. I was doing 80 mph on the highway (speed limit 55) on the left lane, and I was kinda distracted talking with my friends. Suddenly, I look up in my rear view mirror, and I see this cop tailgating me. The first thing I think is "oh shit, he's gonna pull me over". So I pull over onto the left shoulder, but he just goes right past. Damn, that scared the shit out of me. I guess he just didn't feel like pulling me over. Phew.

Wizard

Poland5055 Posts

August 13 2007 21:31 GMT

This sounds like one of the commercials with the car. I forget which car. -_--

CTStalker

Canada9720 Posts

August 13 2007 21:45 GMT

the commercial where they stereotype the black guy who goes 'dude pull over im jumping out'

AcrossFiveJulys

United States3612 Posts

August 13 2007 21:46 GMT

Dude, lucky. Maybe he was going to pull you over, and accidently passed you when you pulled over. Obviously, he can't stop in the middle of the freeway and backup to get you, so you might have accidently gotten yourself out of a ticket ;] maybe.

Bub

United States3518 Posts

August 13 2007 22:03 GMT

wow where the hell do you live?

teh leet newb

United States1999 Posts

August 13 2007 22:28 GMT

Indiana. Suburb if Indianapolis to be more precise. He didn't turn his flashing lights + siren on though, so maybe he was off duty or something. Either way, it was fucking scary, but I'm relieved -_-;

useLess

United States4781 Posts

August 13 2007 23:45 GMT

If he wanted you to pull over, he wouldve flashed his lights. What people usually do is just switch lanes so the cop can pass, or see if he follows (in which case, you wouldve been boned)

kidd

United States2848 Posts

August 14 2007 00:15 GMT

Man that is so lucky, I drive like an asian old lady now just to avoid getting ANOTHER ticket.

micronesia

United States24480 Posts

August 14 2007 01:26 GMT

Lucky as that may have been, it's a reminder that you were going a bit too fast. I recommend not going over 70 in a 55 and 75 in a 65 (in some cases 70 is still too high for a 55 so be careful).

teh leet newb

United States1999 Posts

August 14 2007 02:06 GMT

#10

Yeah normally I go like 70-75 on I-65 and I-465 since they have like 3-5 lanes and pretty much everyone drives that speed.

CustomXSpunjah

United States1093 Posts

August 14 2007 04:30 GMT

#11

as a perfect rule of thumb, always go at most 5mph over the speed limit. The speed gun radars cops use have a tolerance of 5mph so if they pull you over going 60 in 55, then you can take it to court and argue that the radar gun tolerance caused you to be at 60 while you were really going 55 and you auto-win