My First Pull (driving that is)
 

Yes,

Just had my first driving stop. I couldn't believe it when the flashers went on. I was driving just below the limit in town, taking it easy coz the cop was on my bumper.

I thought - ayup, 'ere we go!!! The cop looked too young to smoke. He was very polite though. I had all my documents ready. He said - sir, do you know why you have been stopped? No, I replied. You have no brake lights.

I was expecting - get out of the car sir, lie down on the ground sir - I am now going to taser you sir ha ha I said - you mean one is out? He said - they are all out. All three. He was very pleasant though and he ran my detailsl etc.

Came back and gave me a ticket that says I have ten days to get it fixed, but if I need longer just give them a call. I dont have to pay anything unless I fail to have it fixed. I have a guy on it now.

Anyway, just thought I would share. It is another small milestone living in america - my first traffic stop. Cheers :)

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And I would say 95% of all traffic stops are the same

Although a cop used a bullshit excuse to stop me ...
was very polite ..went to check my details..came back ..asked me if my gun was on my person ( the licence info on the computer must have told him)
I said yes ...good man he said ...gave me a $7 ticket for failing to carry DL ..

and chatted for 15 mins about his trip to England when he was younger ...
absolutely no problem at all ...

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As I have said my friend (who is black) has been pulled a couple of times by white cops in Birmingham, AL and he has never even been given a ticket. They are far more interested in his accent. Perhaps we have watched too many movies. The guy who pulled me didn't even go - whooooop.....whoop!!!! on his siren, which was a bit disappointing :)

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In 4 years I've been pulled over about 10 or 12 times. All for speeding except on time the trooper wanted to put a dog in my car to check for drugs. Ive had a total of 8 points and Im expecting another two next month. Ive paid over $1000 in fines and $400 in radar detectors which have probably saved me my licence and another $1000 in fines.

Yes, the troopers are usually very polite and courteous and love to hear the accent as they bend me over and **** me in the ass for another ticket for being 10 or 15mph over the limit.

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Have you ever hired an attorney to take care of those citations for you? I know I've done that here in Missouri when I got a speeding ticket. I was going 10 over and had it handled by a lawyer. I didn't have to show in court and no points were assessed. It also didn't get reported to my insurance company. Good thing to because my rates kick ass.

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I bit the bullet and got one for this last ticket. I had been good for the last two years but I figure if I get a ban I'll move state, play the 'fresh off the boat immigrant" and get another licence. I figure if I do this through all 48 states by the time I get back to NY my licence will be clean again.

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That won't help you out. Each state has an agreement with the other to report DMV activity to each other. So what happens in NY can and will follow to the other 49 states. What really matters though is that your insurance company doesn't find out about it. That's where you'll really get screwed in the long run since it takes years for your premiums to adjust after and incident. I believe between 3 and 5. Usually at 5 it falls off your record completely.

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I was taking the piss.

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Hey you know I'm slow. I take the short bus to work you know.;)

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Join the club, my dear......;):rofl::rofl:

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In Michigan they have driver responsibility fees on top of everything else. They have that where you are? The wife got a ticket for a broken tail light, didn't pay it in time and before long the costs had spiralled out of control. She now owes almost five bag, for a broken tail light FFS!!! She cant get her license back till she pays it. Hence I do all the driving. Lucky my local here is in walking distance!!! :eek:

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$7... Was it even worth the hassle for him to pull you over and get out the car :s

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Oh FFS!!! Just nipped out to the corner store and the bleedin indicators have stopped working too!!!! I have to get the young un to school tomorrow morning. I mean it is close by but it is a pretty turny route!! Drivers side window has never worked so I cant even hand signal. Got a guy coming round to fix it but he cant get here before ten am. Cant borrow a car or get a ride that early. Truly pissed off right now folks!!!

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I think you need a new car :)

Strangley enough, I am selling one... You would have to go to the UK and collect it though :)

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I need a new pair of f cukin jeans first mate - and that aint looking likely lol. As for your car - go for a pint in a shitty area, forget to lock the doors and bobs your aunties live in lover!!! :)

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Im probably about to jinx myself by saying this but....... I have never been pulled by the police in the UK or here.

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WHAT?!?!?? But....but.....you're a scouser aint you? That should be reason enough lol :eek:

Love ya really scouse git :thumbup:

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You are more likely to win the lottery than to get a speeding ticket.. I saw your driving on youtube..

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Well yer cos Ive normally robbed someone elses car aint I LOL:p

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I'd only just learned to drive then. Nowadays I drive like a slag outta hell babe!!! :)

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Its not even a fine ..just an administrative fee...

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I find that hard to believe.. but I'll remember it next time you try to give me a lecture for speeding..

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Hey, I got a tug for a faulty fuse, not for speeding!!! Non the less I prolly was being a bit of a tit when I slagged you for speeding. Now I know you better I feel....well, not bad exactly lol. You must have caught me on a bad night :)

Also I didn't know then that you were a bloody foreigner and drive worse than americans. So I take it back. Are we still friends?

PS- i have since speeded a bit myself but only on meth!!! ha ha :wub: ya mate :thumbup:

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We were friends all along :)

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Aaw, I am glad :)

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i got pulled over 3 times in one month. the first time i was speeding at 45 in a 30 zone but it was the middle of the night and nobody was on the road. apart from a TAG van, which dont usually stop traffic. She said if she was a traffic bobby i would have got a ticket but instead she gave me a producer. Second two times were in salford (near rockly for the benefit of silly sod) after pickin 'somethin' up but both times i got a producer. I been driving for almost 3 years and never had a ticket or points on my card.
B astards only pulled me over cos i got a shaved head... police in US might be polite but all the ones i came into contact with in UK have been nasty people.

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Judging by my experience on the roads here people don't use the indicator lights anyway so I'm sure you'll be fine without them :p

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Well that's one way to see the country. Why leave out Hawaii and Alaska then?

lol think you need to change your user name to "Leadfoot".

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Hey rushman,
Whats a good radar detector to get for reasonable money... should i avoid the $100 ones? Just picked up my new TT and dont want to hike my insurance already!

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Ive got the Valentine 1 in one car and the Passport 9500i in the other. I think the Valentine is better but dont make the mistake of thinking its going to warn you miles in advance. Sometimes you can actually see the troopers before the bloody thing goes off. Thats because the sneaky bastards dont turn their radars on until the point where you have no chance of slowing in time.

Having said that..I'd have been banned 2 years ago without it.

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So comforting to know that you've managed to stay on the roads speeding around endangering other people's lives...well done :confused:

See you at a trauma unit sometime!

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Yeah because you've never driven over the speed limit have you :rolleyes:

No you wont, I dont know you well enough to visit you.

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No, I don't speed routinely, and most definitely not as often as you sound proud to do. I do, however, work in a trauma unit mopping up the broken bodies left behind from speeding drivers. Unfortunately, the drivers are usually ok, it's the passengers and the rest of the community on the road that tends to get injured or killed.

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Don't be angry with me ...But I did do 165mph up the A217
many years ago ...

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In what?

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My yellow corvette with a LS7 engine

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The 427?

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Vrrrrroooommmmmmmmm!!!:p:wub:

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Might be in the Z06.

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He said it was many years ago, I'm trying to figure it out! The new LS7 is a beast...