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Aaron · 04-06-2005, 11:28 PM

Its 1992 and I'm in our Supra with my dad on the way down the shore. Its a 2 lane road and we're doing about 40 mph. We're 5 cars back from a tractor trailer which we assume is the culprit. As we near the truck in the passing lane, we find out theres about 10 cars ahead of the truck, all pretty evenly spread out. So, my dad decides to make some time and punches it. We get well over 100 and sure enough, as luck would have it, the first oncoming car over the hill is a cop. No sooner do we pass him doesn't he nail the brakes ready to pull a u-turn. There's no doubt why, so my dad pulls over and waits.
The convoy passes us, and he's passing all of them while we're sitting on the side of the road. Blew right by us but realized it. Pulls back over, pulls another uturn (we're still sitting at the same place), then finally one more and pulls up behind us.

Cop: Sir do you know I just clocked you at 90 mph back there?
Dad: Oh good, I was well over 100
Cop: *speechless*
Cop: Licence, reg, and ins.
Me: Dad, that probably wasn't the best thing to say

After the cop gets our info and begins back to his car, my dad gets out and is lying on the ground looking under our car. Cop comes back:

Cop: Sir, get back in your vehicle.
Dad: With all due respect, you have everything you need from me, it smells like my car is on fire, I don't want my son or myself to be sitting in the car if something is burning

*cop really flustered at this point*

Cop: Did you ever think it might be MY car?

*dad walks back to the police car, takes one whiff, then comes back to the cop and says ok, now what*

*the cop pins the our info back onto my dads chest at this point*

Cop: I can't conduct buisness like this! Keep it slower next time.

Thats the best story I have. I'll admit that I was in tears. I knew how fast my dad was going and was old enough to know he probably was going to jail for it. Just when I thought he had a chance, he made that comment about being over 100. Instead of jail time, having the car impounded, or all the other horrific things I could dream up at that age, he got off scotch-free, not even a warning, just a really pissed off cop.

04-06-2005, 11:28 PM	#7
Aaron Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yardley, S. Jersey Member #185 iTrader: (0)	Its 1992 and I'm in our Supra with my dad on the way down the shore. Its a 2 lane road and we're doing about 40 mph. We're 5 cars back from a tractor trailer which we assume is the culprit. As we near the truck in the passing lane, we find out theres about 10 cars ahead of the truck, all pretty evenly spread out. So, my dad decides to make some time and punches it. We get well over 100 and sure enough, as luck would have it, the first oncoming car over the hill is a cop. No sooner do we pass him doesn't he nail the brakes ready to pull a u-turn. There's no doubt why, so my dad pulls over and waits. The convoy passes us, and he's passing all of them while we're sitting on the side of the road. Blew right by us but realized it. Pulls back over, pulls another uturn (we're still sitting at the same place), then finally one more and pulls up behind us. Cop: Sir do you know I just clocked you at 90 mph back there? Dad: Oh good, I was well over 100 Cop: speechless Cop: Licence, reg, and ins. Me: Dad, that probably wasn't the best thing to say After the cop gets our info and begins back to his car, my dad gets out and is lying on the ground looking under our car. Cop comes back: Cop: Sir, get back in your vehicle. Dad: With all due respect, you have everything you need from me, it smells like my car is on fire, I don't want my son or myself to be sitting in the car if something is burning cop really flustered at this point Cop: Did you ever think it might be MY car? dad walks back to the police car, takes one whiff, then comes back to the cop and says ok, now what the cop pins the our info back onto my dads chest at this point Cop: I can't conduct buisness like this! Keep it slower next time. Thats the best story I have. I'll admit that I was in tears. I knew how fast my dad was going and was old enough to know he probably was going to jail for it. Just when I thought he had a chance, he made that comment about being over 100. Instead of jail time, having the car impounded, or all the other horrific things I could dream up at that age, he got off scotch-free, not even a warning, just a really pissed off cop. __________________ Grape Kool-Aid.