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Old 04-12-2006, 01:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just got back into Texas late last night from New Orleans doing relief work with my brother and sister-in-law. I was coming home from his house (San Antonio) this morning when it started to sprinkle. Now I'm on Interstate-35 which is not fun on a motorcycle even on the most beautiful of days. So I kick it up to about 80 or so as it's just starting and I want to either get home or get to a gas station where I can wait it out. I'm coming into South Austin, and as I come under an overpass BAM! there's a couple of motorcycle cops radaring. SONNUVA!! One pulls out and puts his lights on and I just slow down and move all the way over as he points at me. I ride about 50 or so up the highway a bit to the exit ramp and pull off onto the shoulder of the access road (I never pull off on the side of a highway). Well he goes through the routine and says, "I clocked you at 84 (guess I wasn't paying attention, thought I was doing 80) coming under the bridge. Are you in a hurry?" (now it's starting to rain a little bit). I tell him, "I'm just trying to get home before it starts raining. I live down a dirt road and the last time I went down it when it was wet I crashed. It scared the hell outta me. I'm coming from my brother's house and I still have 120 miles to go too." So he asks me where I live and I tell him. He walks back to his bike and comes back a minute later. "Well I'm only gonna write you a warning." "Thank you officer!" He writes it and tells me to be careful on the way home and I reply with "You be safe too officer!". PHEW! Who says cops are all jerks?! I thought it was really cool of him to give me a break. No doubt because we're both motorcyclists and he understands the fear (for some) of getting caught in the rain on the interstate, lol.

In case officer Lowe of the Austin PD is reading this, thank you, I made it home safe!

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Old 04-12-2006, 01:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Lucky. If it had been me they would've impounded my bike and threw me in the slammer,,,I just have that kinda luck!!!!!

Good on the police officer for being understanding,,,,now,,no more speeding for you young man!!!! To your room with no dinner.
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Old 04-12-2006, 01:50 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Sean it help to not insult the nice officers.
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Old 04-12-2006, 01:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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got stopped years ago for speeding on my bike. it was a mo. highway patrolman and it was pouring down rain(he was in a car). not only did he give me a ticket, but made me stand outside while he sat in the car(out of the rain)and wrote me a ticket. said he didn't want his car on wet. later, bud
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Old 04-12-2006, 01:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Officer: "Do you know how fast you were going?"

stp1971: "What do I win if I guess right?"

Officer:<pulling out TASER> "You have the right to remain silent..."
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Old 04-12-2006, 01:59 PM   #6 (permalink)
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lol!!!!!! not funny.......

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Old 04-12-2006, 01:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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They are human too. Good days, bad days.

Some are jerks and some are awesome.

Remember for a lot of them, all they see is the bad side of us.
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Old 04-12-2006, 02:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Officer: Your eyes look read, have you been drinking?
Sean: Your eyes look glazed over, have you been eating donuts?
Officer: Congratulations you just won a free tour of our prision system.
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Old 04-12-2006, 02:06 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I haven't ever been stopped my a motorcycle cop, but I have been stopped a few times by cops in cars. In every case, I was totally in the wrong, and in every case, except one, (loud pipes) all I got was a verbal warning. It does pay to be polite, and pull over right away.
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Officer: May I see your Drivers License and Registration?
Sean: Say arn't you they guy from the Village People?
Officer: No, but how 'bout I introduce you to a few Macho Men?
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When I was a kid I can remember this well put together WO1, coming over to me, as I was having coffee and a jelly donut, he pulled out a pencil, used it to pick up a drop of jelly, and placed under my nose.

Being cool, I told him he was welcome to it.
What did I learn, I did not enjoy cleaning the heads!!!!

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Officer: May I see your Drivers License and Registration?
Sean: Say arn't you they guy from the Village People?
Officer: No, but how 'bout I introduce you to a few Macho Men?
Reason #432 not to wear chaps....

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Old 04-12-2006, 02:22 PM   #13 (permalink)
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You one Lucky boy

You left out the part about the cavity search......
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I remeber one day while traveling east on I-10 in the panhandle of Florida. I looked over at the westbound side and there was this Dunkin Doughnuts tractor trailer pulled over with the rear doors open and about ten state troopers sitting all around it.


Funny!!!! I wish I had a camera that day.
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Officer:May I see your Drivers License and Registration?
Sean: I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer.
Officer: Step out of the car we need to see if you can walk.
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I actually had that problem with the rain yesterday as well, but it was windier than piss so I didn't speed up just stayed on the highway (I usually always take the back roads)
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It's spring now. All the cops are going to be paying more attention to motorcyclists!

Believe me, the presence of cops has been huge here. I got pulled over twice last week, both times with verbal warnings. I'm riding like an old man for now.
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. I'm riding like an old man for now.
Leave Don out of this!!!!!

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Old 04-12-2006, 05:19 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Your diplomacy paid off, Chris. Good work. Somehow, I can't help looking pissed off and guilty whenever I get pulled over.
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