Hey all-
Odd - when I was 17 (about 8 years ago), I drove a '68 Firebird 350 -
red with black top. It was a rusty old thing... and I never got pulled over
at all... I did have a trooper ask for my drivers liscence when I was just
sitting in the car at a park - smoking a cigarette. I handed it to him, he
checked up on me, and then took off after giving it back to me - go figure.
Well, I must admit a cop did try to pull me over once - but I escaped
in the car (night, drove x-country, etc - LONG story) w/ no tickets or
identification of my plates.
I got my 1st speeding ticket driving a 1984 Nissan king-cab owned by
my mom... who knows. 2nd speeding ticket (5 years later) was in a 1980
Honda Civic owned by my girlfriend. 3rd speeding ticket was in my 1987
Nissan Stanza (65 in a 55!) I don't get it at all... I got all of my tickets
in cars that can do 0-60 in 13seconds and have a top speed of less than
100mph.
Hmm... can't wait to get my next project running ('68 Firebird 400) and
see what happens then.
BTW - what is the best way out of getting a ticket - lying about your
wife/kids in the hospital? Running for it in your super car? Shooting your
way out in a stolen car :) ... I'm sick of getting piddly tickets - I feel
that I'm being targeted because of my age (25), not by my driving (which is
pretty good - only one accident in 9 years). I mean if I got a ticket for
going 90 in a 35 zone, I would feel that it would be proper - I got busted
for doing something stupid. But 35 in a 25? 65 in a 55? You can easily
let your mind wander for a second and exceed the speed limit that way.
Kevin B.
I had a friend who came up with the WORST excuse ...
After being pulled over for doing 140 in a 100 zone (kph, this is
Canada!), he explained to the cop that he had just come from the car
wash, and wanted to get home and chamois the vehicle before water spots
formed!
And he actually got away with it!
Jeff
