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Ticketed for Road Rage!
On my way to work this morning about 6:15 am. Still dark outside, a
car with no lights moves abruptly into my lane w/o signals. I slow down. Suddenly his trunk pops open and junk and/or paper garbage starts flying out into my lane. I then decide to get around this idiot. I blow by him in a flash. It turns out that the car in front of the idiot was a cop and he immediately pulls me over. His argument was that I was enraged ("road rage" per the cop), and that I was menacing and swerved w/o signalling. He admits he saw the whole thing, but that "these things happen all the time" and that I "should restrain myself" from driving menacingly. I'm over 50 years old, haven't had a ticket since 1987 (and never an accident), but now I have one for improper lane usage. The cop says he let me off very easy due to my clean record. I guess I'm lucky I wasn't labeled a terrorist as well... Matthew 00 528i Sport Menacing Cosmos Black on black w/tinted glass |
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"maxima1" > wrote in message om... > On my way to work this morning about 6:15 am. Still dark outside, a > car with no lights moves abruptly into my lane w/o signals. I slow > down. Suddenly his trunk pops open and junk and/or paper garbage > starts flying out into my lane. I then decide to get around this > idiot. I blow by him in a flash. > > It turns out that the car in front of the idiot was a cop and he > immediately pulls me over. His argument was that I was enraged ("road > rage" per the cop), and that I was menacing and swerved w/o > signalling. He admits he saw the whole thing, but that "these things > happen all the time" and that I "should restrain myself" from driving > menacingly. > > I'm over 50 years old, haven't had a ticket since 1987 (and never an > accident), but now I have one for improper lane usage. The cop says he > let me off very easy due to my clean record. I guess I'm lucky I > wasn't labeled a terrorist as well... > > Matthew > 00 528i Sport > Menacing Cosmos Black on black w/tinted glass These things happen all the time?? Where do you live that this cop sees this kind of garbage ejection "All the time"? I've been on the road as long as you have and I've NEVER seen that. Apparently its a common occurance in your locale that your local law enforcement tolerates. And, apparently the litterbug got away clean.... You pierced with a helical fastener. Stan 97 528iA w/ V1 to detect those hiding in the dark, radar gun in hand 01 Z3 3.0 5-spd |
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..........and if you look up asshole in the dictionary you will find "R.C."
We do people have to be so negative ALL THE TIME...like this R.C. Joker? > If you're looking for sympathy you can find it between "****" and > "Syphilis" in the dictionary. > > R.C. |
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maxima1 wrote:
> On my way to work this morning about 6:15 am. Still dark outside, a > car with no lights moves abruptly into my lane w/o signals. I slow > down. Suddenly his trunk pops open and junk and/or paper garbage > starts flying out into my lane. I then decide to get around this > idiot. I blow by him in a flash. > > It turns out that the car in front of the idiot was a cop and he > immediately pulls me over. His argument was that I was enraged ("road > rage" per the cop), and that I was menacing and swerved w/o > signalling. He admits he saw the whole thing, but that "these things > happen all the time" and that I "should restrain myself" from driving > menacingly. > > I'm over 50 years old, haven't had a ticket since 1987 (and never an > accident), but now I have one for improper lane usage. The cop says he > let me off very easy due to my clean record. I guess I'm lucky I > wasn't labeled a terrorist as well... > > Matthew > 00 528i Sport > Menacing Cosmos Black on black w/tinted glass Usually, one gets busted for what one does, regardless of the circumstances. I empathize with you, but if you commited a ticketable offence, then the cop was right to bust you. There's no excuse for road rage. What's galling is that the simpleton who started it all got away scot-free. That's the part that sucks. But I'm sure you're old enough to know that life just ain't fair. |
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Yes what a dick-head...
"mjc" > wrote in message ... > .........and if you look up asshole in the dictionary you will find "R.C." > We do people have to be so negative ALL THE TIME...like this R.C. > Joker? > >> If you're looking for sympathy you can find it between "****" and >> "Syphilis" in the dictionary. >> >> R.C. > > > |
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"maxima1" > wrote in message om... > On my way to work this morning about 6:15 am. Still dark outside, a > car with no lights moves abruptly into my lane w/o signals. I slow > down. Suddenly his trunk pops open and junk and/or paper garbage > starts flying out into my lane. I then decide to get around this > idiot. I blow by him in a flash. > > It turns out that the car in front of the idiot was a cop and he > immediately pulls me over. His argument was that I was enraged ("road > rage" per the cop), and that I was menacing and swerved w/o > signalling. He admits he saw the whole thing, but that "these things > happen all the time" and that I "should restrain myself" from driving > menacingly. > > I'm over 50 years old, haven't had a ticket since 1987 (and never an > accident), but now I have one for improper lane usage. The cop says he > let me off very easy due to my clean record. I guess I'm lucky I > wasn't labeled a terrorist as well... > > Matthew > 00 528i Sport > Menacing Cosmos Black on black w/tinted glass The cop is out of line. If you were avoiding trash that was falling out of the car in front of you, there is no reason to ticket you for improper lane useage. Take the time to go to court over the ticket. Odds are he won't even show up and that the citation will be dismissed. I would. -Fred W |
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So, a guy is driving on the freeway, in the dark, behind a cop, without his
lights on, and the cop pulls you over for passing the clown that has crap falling out of his car? You do not say what state you are in, but allow me to assume you are in California for a moment. In California, the law states that all cars must turn the headlights on within one-half hour after sunset, AND the headlights must remain on within one-half hour before sunrise. If sunrise this morning was 6:45 or later, the driver in front of you should have been stopped for failure to use his headlights. If the officer says he observed the "entire episode", then hs should also be talking to that driver for allowing crap to fall out of his car. The car in front of you, and behind the officer, was a much more serious danger to the public welfare than you, indeed this driver was a direct and serious danger to YOUR safety. If there were no, or very few, cars around you, and none that would have benefitted by your use of turn signals, then I think you have a strong case to get your ticket thrown out. The duty of the Highway Partol is to protect the safety of the public, you are a member of that public and the guy that drove up and cut you off without his headlights on and open his trunk to spew crap from his car caused a significant impact to your safety. Your lane change and subsequent passing of this person is the only reasonable action you could take at the time. Had you slowwed, the car in front would have slowwed as well, and he would have followed you (even if in front of you) into the adjacent lane and continued to spew crap from his trunk. Your safety depended upon getting in front of this guy, and EVERYBODY else's safety was compromised by the guy with his lights off. Clearly the target of the police should have been the guy with his lights off, ESPECIALLY when we are told in TV and radio ads of a thing the police and the insurance industry calls a "swoop and squat". The S&S is a manuver where one car cuts in front of you and a second car pulls along side. The first car then stops short causing you to run into him. You had every reason to believe this was activly happening to you, and the only defense is to get out of the situation before the second car comes along. I think you have a good case to make that you felt your safety was in jeopardy, and the officer saw the whole thing developing, but apprehended you instead of the threatening driver. A huge part of your defense is that the freeway was clear, and this car could have driven in any of several other lanes, but instead chose to pull in front of you where his new position caused you a hazard, then his actions subsequent to that confirmed your fear that this person was engaged in an attack of some sort against you. "maxima1" > wrote in message om... > On my way to work this morning about 6:15 am. Still dark outside, a > car with no lights moves abruptly into my lane w/o signals. I slow > down. Suddenly his trunk pops open and junk and/or paper garbage > starts flying out into my lane. I then decide to get around this > idiot. I blow by him in a flash. > > It turns out that the car in front of the idiot was a cop and he > immediately pulls me over. His argument was that I was enraged ("road > rage" per the cop), and that I was menacing and swerved w/o > signalling. He admits he saw the whole thing, but that "these things > happen all the time" and that I "should restrain myself" from driving > menacingly. > > I'm over 50 years old, haven't had a ticket since 1987 (and never an > accident), but now I have one for improper lane usage. The cop says he > let me off very easy due to my clean record. I guess I'm lucky I > wasn't labeled a terrorist as well... > > Matthew > 00 528i Sport > Menacing Cosmos Black on black w/tinted glass |
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"Fred W." <Fred.Wills@'remove this to reply to' myrealbox.com> wrote in message ... > > "maxima1" > wrote in message > om... > > On my way to work this morning about 6:15 am. Still dark outside, a > > car with no lights moves abruptly into my lane w/o signals. I slow > > down. Suddenly his trunk pops open and junk and/or paper garbage > > starts flying out into my lane. I then decide to get around this > > idiot. I blow by him in a flash. > > > > It turns out that the car in front of the idiot was a cop and he > > immediately pulls me over. His argument was that I was enraged ("road > > rage" per the cop), and that I was menacing and swerved w/o > > signalling. He admits he saw the whole thing, but that "these things > > happen all the time" and that I "should restrain myself" from driving > > menacingly. > > > > I'm over 50 years old, haven't had a ticket since 1987 (and never an > > accident), but now I have one for improper lane usage. The cop says he > > let me off very easy due to my clean record. I guess I'm lucky I > > wasn't labeled a terrorist as well... > > > > Matthew > > 00 528i Sport > > Menacing Cosmos Black on black w/tinted glass > > The cop is out of line. If you were avoiding trash that was falling out of > the car in front of you, there is no reason to ticket you for improper lane > useage. > > Take the time to go to court over the ticket. Odds are he won't even show > up and that the citation will be dismissed. I would. > > -Fred W > > Even if the cop does show up, if the facts presented so far are accurate, if I was the judge I would dismiss. |
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"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message ... > > > Even if the cop does show up, if the facts presented so far are accurate, > if > I was the judge I would dismiss. Yeah, but you are not a judge. Common sense does not always apply... -Fred W |
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