On the way to work this AM an NOPD unit leaving a parallel parking spot to my right pulled out in front of me - not too bad but I did have to stop pedaling and slow down. About ten blocks down the road he caught a red light and behold...his right tail light didn't light up.

So I roll up next to him on the driver's side, knocked on his window. When he rolled down the glass I told him "Your right tail light is burnt out, but I am letting you off with a warning this time". Without even cracking a smile he said "Thanks", then made a right turn on red.

How did you keep a straight face?

Well, partly because when I tapped on his window he was lighting a smoke and I scared the living **** out of him. He jumped out of his gunbelt and cursed - twice. That's why I kept a straight face. It was extremely difficult tho, but I have been grinning like an idiot all day since.

sounds like NOLA's got some high caliber officers.

I can think of six out of eight cops this month who didn't get a warning.

NOPD = Not Our Problem Dude

Next time - write him!!!!!

For all three infractions......

I would love to see a movie of that!! No camera??

If I would have been wearing the camera, I would have never attracted his attention. I doubt that I am on their radar, but if one cop in the city has seen my vids then they all have. I can't take that chance. But you are right, that would have been priceless. I certainly thought about it immediately afterward.

At least he didn't have a road cup, or go cup - whatever you-all call 'm - then you would had to write him up. What was he smoking? LOL

Probably the blunt he confiscated from the hoodlum 10 minutes earlier.

If he's that jumpy it'd probably do him some good

You must be a very good poker player. LOL