Sorry if this is slightly Off-Topic, but it happened in my ITR, so I feel compelled to share it, haha.

I drove up to Raleigh today to meet with up with a guy to pick up my HIDs. We put them in, and I went to see my grandparents and help them out around the house for an hour or so. I left Raleigh and headed back to Wilmington.

The whole way, I just wanted to go home. So I was cruising at about 90MPH the whole way. When this 2.2CL comes flying up next to me. Some guy with a fly girl in the passenger seat. He thought his car was badass, I had to show him otherwise... Over and over (For the record, 5th gear VTEC is fun).

Also for the record... I typically don't drive wrecklessly, or irresponsibly. But it was just us on the Interstate, I didn't see any harm that could have been caused to anyone but ourselves. So I thought some fun could be had.

After a while we both chilled out, we started to get up into traffic again. I led for a while cruising at about 90MPH, I got a weird feeling, so I changed lanes, and let him get in front. He took it up to 100MPH (Cruising at 5,000RPM sucks...), and we just cruised in the fast lane.

We came up to an off ramp, and right when I looked up, I saw a cop gunning. I slammed on the brakes and got down to 75MPH pretty Damn quick. Hup, too late, the cop was killing it coming after us. Of course, we play innocent, and get in the slow lane and cruise at the speed limit, I was looking in my rear view mirror praying that I wouldn't see a cop come up.

That didn't work. The cop came flying up next to me, stopped next to me, I looked over, and he motioned for me to pull off. I did. About 10 seconds later, another cop comes up behind me.

He got out of the car, he's about 60 years old, military looking for some reason, dark glasses.

The cop walks up, puts his arms on the passenger door, and this is how the conversation went:

Cop - "Soooooo... Sup man?"
Me - "Not much... Kind of wondering why I got pulled..."
Cop - "Well, they clocked your buddy doing 99 in a 70, and you were following close, so they pulled you too."

(At this point I see two Sherrif cars go screaming by, and pull up behind him, the guys get out quickly and start searching the car... Ha, he's F*cked)

Me - "Yeah, I sped up because I was getting pelted by rocks from those big rigs in front of me... You can check, there's probably quite a few marks, they were big rocks."
Cop - "Haha, I hear ya'... Let me see this..."

(He walks around to the front, and inspects the front of my car... Sees the mark from where I rolled into my friend's exhaust tip on his EK, makes a wince face, and walks back.)

Cop - "Yeah, you got got, that sucks... Can I get your license?"
Me - "Yes sir, let me find my registration real quick."

(I pop my glove box open... Which is full of just about everything you can imagine, aside from illegal substances, the cop laughs a bit when I dump everything out and sort through it to find my registration.)

Cop - "Alright man, let me check this out..."
Me - "That's fine, if there's ANY way we can let this go, that'd save my life... I really can't take care of this right now."

(He pauses for a moment, and asks)

Cop - "You go to school?"
Me - "Full time at CFCC..."
Cop - "You work?"
Me - "Full time job, and two other part times..."
Cop - "Wow, you're pretty busy then, huh?"
Me - "Yeeeaap... Ha..."
Cop - "I'll be back"

(He sits there for about 15 minutes, I figured I was F*cked, he was taking a long time. He comes back, and leans on my passenger door again.)

Cop - "Here's your license and registration back..."
Me - "Mmmmm... So is that a ticket I see in your other hand?"
Cop - "Read it from the top..."
Me - "Kenansville Issued Warn... Sir I can't thank you enough."
Cop - "No problem, I know how it is, I used to own a nice car too... By the way, what in Sam Hell is this?"
Me - "It's an Integra Type-R (I went on to describe the princible behind it, and what it is.)

(After a while he cut me off)

Cop - "Son, my guys up there are looking back here quite a bit... Now, if I were you, I'd just take off before your buddy rats you out, and they figure out what you guys were REALLY doing... Get me?"
Me - "Oh... Yeah, loud and clear, thanks."

(It was at this point that I realized just how cool this cop is... And how much he was helping me out.)

I drove by, and every cop standing outside the 2.2CL stared me down (Must have been about 6 or 7). The rest of the trip home, I kept looking in my mirror, expecting to get pulled over again for that guy ratting me out, and saying that we were racing all the way from Raleigh or some ****. It would have been my word against his... Unless, of course, his girl got some video of our antics, that would have sealed the deal. I guess in the end, the guy sucked it up, and decided not to bring me into it. Judging by the situation at his car, I think he had MUCH bigger problems anyway.

Luckily, I got home safe, ticket free... Talk about dodging a bullet, huh?

Cool cops do exist, this proves it, haha.

 

lucky bastard. very rarely do I come across a cool cop. I got let off ONE TIME in my life, and it woulda been bad. take it easy out there.

also, NC cops and DMV SUCK.

 

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I agree

I can also say that tickets now a days will screw you!!!

 

ha, you got reaaaaal lucky, but im sure you already know that...


*and see not all cops are ********.*

 

Oh yeah, I DEFINATELY know how lucky I am... 29MPH over the speed limit is no joke. Good thing they didn't clock me at 140MPH 20 miles back.

I definately drove white knuckle after that... Once in a while I need that reminder: "SLOW DOWN SPEED RACER."

 

i need cruise control badly cause of my lead foot...

 

Should have let me know you were coming up to meet Hunter. I was off work at 1pm today. We could have gotten lunch before you headed back. Maybe I would have let you fondle the cams a bit.

You used one of your 9 lives today!

 

got let off on two tickets in the past month when the cops saw i was driving a rhd jdm itr.

first cop was county, not highway patrol (83 in a 65mph on the freeway) comes up to passenger window and tells my wife to give him her license and the registration. i ask him if he's sure that he wants her license and not mine, and he said of course he wants hers, she's the driver! i ask politely if he's 100% sure about that, and at that point he notices the location of the steering wheel then laughs and i pass him my license. comes back to the car with a cop buddy, this time to the right side and asks, "is this a real Type R?" asks me what's different about it in relation to a regular US integra. invites me to some ricer carshow the following morning and lets me go.

second cop was a state trooper on a frontage road of a local college campus I was using late at night as a shortcut home. going 50 in a 35. again came up to the wrong window (i was alone that night though) and first words out of his mouth were, "wow this is a real JDM isn't it?" come to find out the young guy had previously owned a heavily modified civic a few years back. ran my license for warrants, came back to the car and told me i was getting the break of a lifetime (not like he was letting me roll on drug possession or murder or something, just 15mph over, but it was still cool of him).

jDm y0!

 

Let me guess, that was not a State Trooper

The only tickets I've gotten have been from NC troopers. One threw me a bone (wrote it for 70 in a 55 instead of the 80+ he could have used). All were very professional, but their tickets tend to stick

There was that cool trooper from SC that let me go after talking Volvos for a while, that rocked.

 

haha ... i know how you felt.... you must have been thinking how your insurance is about to go through the roof...

 

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You used one of your 9 lives today!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I figured you were busy, wish I would have thought to call... I was pretty Damn hungry around 1:30.

Don't tease me with those cams. That's not nice, haha.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by YumVTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">got let off on two tickets in the past month when the cops saw i was driving a rhd jdm itr.

first cop was county, not highway patrol (83 in a 65mph on the freeway) comes up to passenger window and tells my wife to give him her license and the registration. i ask him if he's sure that he wants her license and not mine, and he said of course he wants hers, she's the driver! i ask politely if he's 100% sure about that, and at that point he notices the location of the steering wheel then laughs and i pass him my license. comes back to the car with a cop buddy, this time to the right side and asks, "is this a real Type R?" asks me what's different about it in relation to a regular US integra. invites me to some ricer carshow the following morning and lets me go.

second cop was a state trooper on a frontage road of a local college campus I was using late at night as a shortcut home. going 50 in a 35. again came up to the wrong window (i was alone that night though) and first words out of his mouth were, "wow this is a real JDM isn't it?" come to find out the young guy had previously owned a heavily modified civic a few years back. ran my license for warrants, came back to the car and told me i was getting the break of a lifetime (not like he was letting me roll on drug possession or murder or something, just 15mph over, but it was still cool of him).

jDm y0!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha, that's great... You got off two big tickets because your steering wheel being on the wrong side of the car... I guess RHD is good for something in the US.

 

I got pulled over last night by our local traffic corp, the guy was real aggressive and told me to get out of the car and bring my licence with me to the rear of the car, so i did. He asked if i was in a hurry and i replied, no not really. He then proceeded to tell me that they were sitting at a junction (in the dark) and heard me scream by and that he hit 100mph trying to catch me. I figured there was no point in denying it outright so i said 'i know i was speeding, maybe 75mph (I probably was doing over 90mph in a 60mph zone) but no more' and again he said 'well i had to do 100 to catch you' I figured there was no point in trying to say explain that if he'd done 125mph he'd have caught up with me sooner, so i apologised and swore i'd take it easy from now on if he let me off, not that he could have given me a ticket anyway as he had no proof of my speed but i figured if i played dumb and let him think i was expecting a ticket then maybe he'd bow down....which he did. He gave me the usual BS about speeding and road deaths and i ate humble pie telling him i know i was wrong and i am very sorry for wasting his time and i'd take it easy from now on. He handed me back my licence and warned me that next time he wouldnt be as forgiving.....!

 

^ Sounds like you had a run in with Captain Von Douchen Baggen.

 

Nice one, although I do hope you'll listen to that "slow down" voice a little more now. [/preaching]

I'm amazed I haven't gotten a ticket in Austin yet. I don't typically exceed the speed limit by more than 10 mph, but it seems like everyone here drives 10-under, making me stand out that much more. Friggin' stoners.

In Dallas or Houston, you'll get run over if you're not doing at least 10-over.

 

In Wilmington, people either drive the speed limit, or 5 under... Or straight ***** out 20 over. This town is so weird sometimes.

Like I said, I typically drive the speed limit, or 5-8 over. Very rarely do I absolutely kill, like today... But it was fun, I haven't topped her out in a while, haha.

By the way... I wonder how many people actually know what "MK Ultra" is. Pepsi, Coke, American Flag, Police Lights, just a few hints.

 

Oh, I understand. I'm not condemning your actions. I just don't want to hear about another h-t member getting hurt.

Another hint would be Laughing Sam's Dice....

 

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Man, I was banging 8600 RPM in 5th gear all weekend Weak sauce!

Well, OK, that was at Road America... Really, it was pretty freaky, but not as freaky as 140 in the 40 degree rain on slick R compounds. Whee...

I must be really f'ng old, because I haven't had a speeding ticket in, like, 4 years? I haven't really even sped much more than 10-15 over. Now I'm just grumpy, pessimistic, and scared for my life.

-Chris

 

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Haha, that's great... You got off two big tickets because your steering wheel being on the wrong side of the car... I guess RHD is good for something in the US. </TD></TR></TABLE>

take that RHD in the US haters!

 

lessoned learned!

 

i put my whole life on the intraweb.........i just took a breath everyone

 

Yeah, cops are usually pretty chill- as long as you're not an *** to them, they won't be an *** to you... given that he/she wasn't in a bad mood to begin with or just happens to be prejudice against Imports in general

 

oh , so you were the guy I wanted to give the ticket to. your lucky that my cop buddy handled you instead, or else I would of given you a few tickets.

haha j/p. i bet you felt like king of the world after that. i got pulled over by a state trooper going 71 in a 65. i had no registration or inspection at the time because i just got my car back after a year and a half of not driving it. ( stupid thieves). I just was completely honost and he appreciated that and let me go. I love it when that happens because it doesn't happen much, and after it does, you obey the law like you are suppose to. well at least for the time being.

 

luuucky.

i got a ticket doing 83 in a 65....but the cop only gave me a $70 ticket....guess i was lucky to

 

hahah all the stories are great. makes me wanna share mines.

I was racing my friend from a 35 zone to a 25 zone doing at less 80 -.-..I finally gave in and slow down because there's no point of racing a nissan altima automatic; however, my friend was still speeding off. I came to a turn and saw a cop following me without thier siren lights on...i told myself "oh ****, this is it..80 on 25 zone, just hope he didn't see me." so i parked on the side of a school (the 25 zone) and hoping he would just pass by, but no. he turned on his cool blue and red lights. my chinese eyes grew big and in my head, i need to pull something off, and just hope the cop would buy it.

Cop (comes up to the window): Do you have any idea how fast you were going?

Me: Yes sir, i know i was stupid and shouldnt have done it

Cop: I can hear your car from 2 street lights away( i guess vtec kicked in =P).

Me: yea, these guys (my friends) flipped me off and speed off and for the fact that my dog just died today (hoping he would buy it while i was cracking up my voice and sounded like i was bout to cry)

Cop (looked at me for a sec): License and registration.

he took it and came back

Cop: Can you rev your engine? no mods?

Me: no sir. all stock, matter fact i don't even race, is just today im in a bad mood

Cop: Since you were being honest, pulled over, and admit you were speeding, i am going to let you go with a warning

Me: (I smiled) thank you, i know i was stupid.

Cop: now drive safe.

so i avoid a 300 dollar ticket with the most random lie ever. and i know he felt sorry for "my dog" but cops can never use thier emotion as judgement. 80 on 25 is no joke .....By the way, nothing happened to my friend with the altima GRR. Yea good cops are out there.

 

Wish i were as lucky as you guys. My first ticket went like this....

Cop: do you know why i pulled you over?

Me: No.

Cop: you ran that red light back there.

Me: I did. The cameras didnt go off. It might have been yellow but not red.

Cop: license and registration. ( cop leaves for 5 or so mins )

Cop: Have you ever gotten a ticket before.

Me: No officer.

Cop: Well here you go, there's a first for everything. Have a good night.

I know i didnt run the red light...i even sped up a little to catch the yellow.