Cop pulls me over....but soon regrets it
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One time, while my friend was being pulled over, his exhaust was torn from the downpipe back off his ****ty Tercel by a highway rumble strip and thrown into the front windshield of the police car pulling him over.
That cop was ANGRY. No ticket though; he just made him run out into the middle of 78 and retrieve his exhaust.
That cop was ANGRY. No ticket though; he just made him run out into the middle of 78 and retrieve his exhaust.
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Originally Posted by Igneous Faction
One time, while my friend was being pulled over, his exhaust was torn from the downpipe back off his ****ty Tercel by a highway rumble strip and thrown into the front windshield of the police car pulling him over.
That cop was ANGRY. No ticket though; he just made him run out into the middle of 78 and retrieve his exhaust.
That cop was ANGRY. No ticket though; he just made him run out into the middle of 78 and retrieve his exhaust.
Those rumble strips are scary ****. They make sense on the shoulders of highways (because at a high speed they just vibrate your car to wake you up) but when put all the way across the road in a 25mph zone they just make it dangerous for cyclists.
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as far as the tax payers go...
as long as it wasn't in my village/city/county/state i don't really care.
as long as it wasn't in my village/city/county/state i don't really care.
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Originally Posted by doomkin
as far as the tax payers go...
as long as it wasn't in my village/city/county/state i don't really care.
as long as it wasn't in my village/city/county/state i don't really care.
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
This same police officer was likely unable to provide high-speed escort to a hospital for a critically-injured cyclist or respond to a crime-in-progress because his cruiser was willfully damaged by a fellow rider. It's not taking the high road.
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Here's a shocker (no, not that kind): at least if you live in the US, most of your tax money is wasted.
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I love how everyone seems to think it's the cyclists fault for the cop driving over a log. I mean, he could have actually looked where he was going and chose not to ride over a log. It was him wasting tax payers money by trashing his own motor...
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I feel sorry for his dog.
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Originally Posted by In Absentia
Here's a shocker (no, not that kind): at least if you live in the US, most of your tax money is wasted.
unless you live in the US, most of your tax money is wasted.
At least you do not spend it on expanding bureaucracy, supporting dying industries and excessively subsidizing agriculture.
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Originally Posted by vobopl
At least you do not spend it on expanding bureaucracy, supporting dying industries and excessively subsidizing agriculture.
Right.
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Originally Posted by Johnny_Monkey
I feel sorry for his dog.
Should have kicked his cat...that doesn't matter
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Being in law enforcement myself, I don't usually have much tolerance for people who simply flaunt the law for their own gain...but....I also have some common sense and the understanding that nobody has 100% integrity, not even me. Now there are people who will outright endanger others for personal gain, then there are people who slowly roll through an intersection, or cross on a red, etc, etc... I have absolutely no sympathy for an officer who can sit in his car and watch a traffic jam but has no issues with going after a cyclist who, from what I can see, was trying to be as safe as possible in getting out of some hairy traffic. Now, would I personally have tried to face off the cop, no, but in the mindset of a college student, who is still playing with living with outside authorities, kinda makes sense.
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I dont harbor too much disdain for cops actually
But that IS a funny story, and the cop in it kinda had it coming
But that IS a funny story, and the cop in it kinda had it coming
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I have no problem with police in general. They have a difficult job to do, for sure. However, I think the church hired this officer to direct traffic going into and leaving the church service. Instead, he was sitting in his parked patrol car when the intersection was gridlocked. I doubt they hired him to arrest bicyclists. I did go through the intersection carefully and did not cut anyone off or make them brake for me. This is the only time a policeman ever pulled me over when I was on my bicycle. Most policemen are tolerant of bicyclists and let us get away with minor infractions.
He roared up behind me, flooring it, with the lights and siren going like I had just robbed the bank. He was probably going too fast when he pulled over onto the shoulder.
He roared up behind me, flooring it, with the lights and siren going like I had just robbed the bank. He was probably going too fast when he pulled over onto the shoulder.
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
How much work was it to cut the log, and haul it to the tall grass the day before?
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Originally Posted by In Absentia
Here's a shocker (no, not that kind): at least if you live in the US, most of your tax money is wasted.
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Originally Posted by vobopl
Hmm, I thought it should read:
unless you live in the US, most of your tax money is wasted.
At least you do not spend it on expanding bureaucracy, supporting dying industries and excessively subsidizing agriculture.
unless you live in the US, most of your tax money is wasted.
At least you do not spend it on expanding bureaucracy, supporting dying industries and excessively subsidizing agriculture.
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Why not pull over where no log is lying hidden in the grass? When the police officer steps out of his car, simply mention you pedaled to a safe spot to ensure the police cruiser wouldn't be damaged and point to the fallen timber. Tell him you would be happy to help him move it in case they need that section of shoulder in which to turn around. Is it that difficult to be pleasant, courteous, and engaging?
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
Why not pull over where no log is lying hidden in the grass? When the police officer steps out of his car, simply mention you pedaled to a safe spot to ensure the police cruiser wouldn't be damaged and point to the fallen timber. Tell him you would be happy to help him move it in case they need that section of shoulder in which to turn around. Is it that difficult to be pleasant, courteous, and engaging?
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
Why not pull over where no log is lying hidden in the grass? When the police officer steps out of his car, simply mention you pedaled to a safe spot to ensure the police cruiser wouldn't be damaged and point to the fallen timber. Tell him you would be happy to help him move it in case they need that section of shoulder in which to turn around. Is it that difficult to be pleasant, courteous, and engaging?
LMAO.
**** that! **** that cop and his car too.
He deserved what he got and should get more.
If he went after the OP like that id say he is just THAT kind of cop. The kind that ****s with people that are easy to **** with instead of really doing his job.
Down with those cops.
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
Why not pull over where no log is lying hidden in the grass? When the police officer steps out of his car, simply mention you pedaled to a safe spot to ensure the police cruiser wouldn't be damaged and point to the fallen timber. Tell him you would be happy to help him move it in case they need that section of shoulder in which to turn around. Is it that difficult to be pleasant, courteous, and engaging?
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Originally Posted by DaSy
I love how everyone seems to think it's the cyclists fault for the cop driving over a log. I mean, he could have actually looked where he was going and chose not to ride over a log. It was him wasting tax payers money by trashing his own motor...
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
Why not pull over where no log is lying hidden in the grass? When the police officer steps out of his car, simply mention you pedaled to a safe spot to ensure the police cruiser wouldn't be damaged and point to the fallen timber. Tell him you would be happy to help him move it in case they need that section of shoulder in which to turn around. Is it that difficult to be pleasant, courteous, and engaging?