When I saw the CHiP in the rear view mirror, I moved to the right one lane to let her (it turned out to be a female officer) pass me, and catch the real speeders.
But she pulled into my lane, and turned on her flashing lights. I pulled over. (And almost side-swiped someone who was in my blind spot. Whoops! I was so nervous.)
She asked me, "Any reason you were going so fast?"
I didn't tell her, "I want my kids to get home in time to watch the new Avatar movie." I just eloquently said, "Umm, no?"
She took my license, registration and insurance back to her vehicle for a minute, then returned saying she'd let me off with a warning.
Today's post secret, contains an interesting postcard, the third one down.
"As a police officer, I decide if I'll give you a ticket based whether or not you have a donor sticker."
I have a donor sticker on my license. I wonder if I got one of that officer's colleagues?
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Here you need a big 'ol star sticker, obtained yearly by making a $ donation to the local sheriff.
They do use un-manned cameras fro speed-catching in stead, with tickets processed automatically. Donatioins and other forms of regulated corruption don't work.
Edited at 2008-07-21 08:08 pm (UTC)
Reminds me of what George Carlin used to say about that.