screamingchicken
09-22-2008, 12:20 AM
So I am a PA resident with PA tags. On friday night, at about 1:30 am, I was driving on 287 from rt. 23 towards boonton. There were no other cars on the road, but suddenly a NJ state trooper came up behind me. I was only doing 50 even before I noticed him, so I figure no big deal and keep driving like I was. He comes up along my left side and turns on the side light on his light bar. Note I drive a lifted SUV as a dd, so the light was shining right in my face, I could barely see his car, just the light. He then drops back behind me and pulls me over. Says I shifted towards his lane when he came up beside me. I think, "well no ****, I couldn't see your car, how am I supposed to know how close I am to it??" I told him I was a little tired and I'm just going to my friends house in boonton (next exit 1 mile ahead) and would stay the night there. He says okay and goes back to the car, then gives me a ticket for not maintaining a lane. I'm pretty PO'ed about this, especially since I go to school over 4 hours from there, and can't make it back for the court date. Has this happened to anyone else, I'm assuming he only gave me the ticket because I'm from PA and he knew I wouldn't go to court and fight it. Keep in mind that there were no other cars on the road and he didn't even ask me if I was drinking, which I wasn't anyway.