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Re: BURN THAT COP? (was Re: Cops: Can't Live
Well I'm not posting to brag or anything and I'm not
"proud" of my actions, really. I guess you could say
indifferent, as I basically don't care one way or the other.
But I had something to offer to this thread so I figured that
I would. I won't advocate this unless you're sure you can get
away with it, either. Well I was on my way back to northern VA
from UVa yesterday when I passed a VA State Trooper at approx
75 mph. I was on Rt. 29N, which is a rural highway with a speed
limit of 55. This is not a limited access highway. The
policeman was sitting on the shoulder of the south-bound
(opposite) lanes with a radar hanging outside the window and
his blue-lights on. Although the lights were on, he didn't have
anyone stopped. Now this road is devided with a fairly wide
grassy median (about three lane-widths or so) and normally I
wouldn't even give this situation a second thought. However, I
was stopped on this same road about a month prior by an
opposite-bound cop running moving radar. I feel I'll be able to
get out of this ticket, but I wish not to take the chance on
another just in case. I average about 1 ticket every 10 months
or so and I feel that this is all my record and insurance can
handle.
So, being concerned (and rightfully so), I monitored my
rearview mirror very carefully. As I passed, I noticed the cop
turn off the lights and slowly begin to proceed down the
shoulder where he was originally parked. As I watched, he
drove up to a cut-through and made what appeared to be a u-turn
into the north-bound lanes. At the sight of this and knowing I was
already more than a half mile away, I downshifted and stuck my
foot into it...HARD. I was running around 110-120 for about two
miles when I pulled off into the lot of a small antique shop. I
pulled around the back of the building. I waited about a minute
or two and then proceeded on. Never saw any sign of the cop
again. I'm not sure what to make of the whole situation, but I
do know one thing...I didn't get a ticket!
Matt Kase
88 T-Bird TurboCoupe
UVa
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