Hmmm, I wonder how he might have taken a comment like, "Speed is a relative term... As the earth is going millions of miles an hour around the sun, is my speed really that important compared to yours, officer? I mean what's a few miles per hour compared with that?"

Awe, your probably right... It's lame and will just excite the old boy. But sure puts things in perspective. Speed does not kill, Differential speed does.

 

I have to travel for work occasionally and I like to drive at night. It's cool and there is no traffic.
I left the house in Albuquerque at about 3 o'clock one morning heading south to El Paso, TX. As I left the city I was passed by a Sheriff's patrol car from Sandoval County. Sandoval County is one county north of the county we are currently in. He is running 95 to 100 mph. No lights. No Sirens. I speed up and follow him about a quarter to a half a mile back. We cruise along into the next county, Valencia, for about 40 miles. He slows down to about 60 before the 2nd Belen exit. I figure he is going to exit so I slow down to 75 which is the speed limit and pass him. He speeds up and follows me for a mile or so and then pulls me over. He asks for my license, registration and insurance papers. I reply that I would be happy to comply with his request but I would like to see his County Sheriff's commission card. He asked me why I was going so fast. I asked him why he was going so fast. He said he was transporting a prisoner to prison. I stated that the he had passed the prison about 20 miles back in Los Lunas and asked if his superiors were aware that he was transporting prisoners, to a nonexistant prison, at 100 mph, at 3 in the morning. He had no answer for that. He showed me his commission card. It was from Sandoval County. Now my wife is sitting in the passenger seat, shitting a brick, thinking that I am about to get a trip to the Crossbar Motel. I look at his card and ask him what authority does this give you in Valencia County. He says he has all the authority he needs and he is going back to his car to get his ticket book to write me up. He goes back to his car. He gets in, makes a u turn and hauls *** away. Now my wife is laughing her *** off. I wonder how many other times he has pulled this kind stunt. What an arrogant ***-hole. It's ok for him to break the law but not anyone else.

If I get written up for speeding or whatever, by proper cop, in his jurisdiction, I will be polite, accept the ticket and either pay the fine or deal with it in the court system.

 

SSSSWWWWEEEEETTTTT! Good JOb!!

 

Some years back, I got 2 speeding tickets in a 6 month period. They sent me to defensive driving school. Mandatory !!! So far,I'm going on 60 and to date, I have NEVER been the cause of an accident. I was ran into once, on a straight 2 lane highway, at 2 pm on a sunshine day, in a red and white car. I was stopped to turn left, the driver said he never saw me! Driving laws are made by idiots for idiots that can't drive.. Make about as much sense as giving Dale jr. a speeding ticket for 5 over. What I trying to say is your license should have a speed rating based on how many accidents or impaired driving offenses you have had. Like you auto insurance, no accidents , a better rate!!!

 

I think the additional 200 was the lawyer..

 

A lot of feel your pain.While working a job on a busy highway Three bikers came screaming toward us going at least 20mph over the posted limit.The three of them were off duty boys in blue.Since I knew them they heard about.All I got in return was smiles and raised eye brows.Next time I need somespirited riding will look those boys up.

 

It's not the speeding ticket that bugs me, I'm speeding if I'm caught I should get a ticket. It's the insurance and in more and more cases the lack of insurance or under insured. In my state (South Carolina) we have a new way to get more insurance money called the under insured insurance which runs more than the whole cost of the total insurance the year before. Mine went from $ 400 a year to $ 835 a year because of the under insured motorist fees add to our insurance programs in the state, the state legislation allowed the insurance companies to add this to our yearly cost now. You can opt out but if someone is under insured your insurance company has to pick up the tab or you do to fix your bike or auto. You should have to carry the amount that covers whatever, not be under insured, the least we can carry in SC is 25/50/25.
Thanks SC legislature you work for the insurance company now not the people.

 

well i just peed all over myself after reeding hangfire"s post . i think some of the worst drivers for speeding are police officers. i see it everyday, i drive an eighteenwheeler and on the road a lot. i see cops break traffic lawss all the time. why? because they can. i have respect for them but wish they would follow the law also.

 

[sm=bustedsign.gif] -radar detector

 

Might be a stupid question, but aren't they supposed to fire up their light bar to warn other drivers they're exceeding the posted speed limit? The thing that pisses me off is when an emergency vehicle fires up on Code 3 and blows through an intersection, a couple of blocks later the lights go off and they just cruise after that (I'm sure they were called off on the radio just after the intersection). Respect them tremendously, but that just don't seem right.

Don't think I would have had the 'nads to brace that officer like Galtjunk did, my luck I would have ended up in the clink after a fun ride with a pissed off LEO!