posted 04-27-2004 11:52 AM         

I put the cruise on about 6-7 miles over the limit when I'm on interstate highways, but I tend to speed in 35 & 45 mph zones from just not paying attention.

posted 04-27-2004 06:56 PM         

I was driving my Hemi Orange `72 340 4 speed Challenger with air shocks and Mag wheels. This also might have had something to do with Barney.

Sent in an check to cover cost with letter explaining situation, they changed it to 55 in a 50.

2nd ticket was Stupid. I was driving north and needed to make a u turn to get to where I needed to go. I was driving a 77 Chevy 3/4 ton 4X4. The cop must have been tailgating me. Said I made unsafe lane movement and almost hit him. He was behind me and I was slowing. TOO THIS DAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

3rd ticket I was a a bar and took a friend for a ride on my motorcycle. We turned off US 40 to head back to the bar (no I wasn't drinking) and I ask her if she wanted to go FAST, and away we went. Red line in each gear 103 coming out of 3rd and started to slow down. We had parked the bike and was 1/2 way into the bar when Barney's brother pulls up mad as H*LL. Well he clocked me at 88 slowing down. 88 in a 55.

The reason he was so mad was the week before they had a couple killed on their motorcycle speeding just a few miles from there.

I will drive a few miles an hour over the speed limit now, but when in a hurry if the traffic is running, I run with them. Out by myself, 4~5 over on the interstate.

I set my cruise @40mph every morning going thru town by me so I do not have to worry about the "want to be a cop" pri*ks

I have had several warnings

Once in my `67 Barracuda Formula "S". I knew the speedo was off but didn't know how much. A state trooper was running 55 in the center lane, So I passed him with my speedo on 55. He stopped me 1/2 mile down the road and ask me what I was doing. I told him that I was driving 55 and didn't understand why he stopped me, and I would have to be crazy to pass him knowing I was speeding. I was lucky he didn't give me a ticket.

Same car on my way home from work on a busy 4 lane road. Had a city cop in this small town close to where I lived cross all 4 lanes of traffic and almost run the car behind me off the road as we were pulling over since a EMERGENCY VEHICLE was coming with lights and siren. It seems he was after ME. Stated wreckless driving for squealling my tires. Now this guy was in a parking lot across the street and claimed when I shifted to 2nd I was turning my tires over. I had come out of a side street and would have shifted about where he was at, BUT, I had just put the engine and trans in the car and the clutch was out of adjustment and wouldn't hold the motor. I think the fact that it was a 340 4 speed with LOUD exhaust, no front bumper and MAG wheels was more the reason.

My 1st car `67 Barracuda, 273 HIPO, loud exhaust, air shocks and MAG wheels. I went to school in a very small town. My cars have always been one that you couldn't hide in, can you imagine that?, (I should have thought more like Larry Bell) I was at the Dairy Queen (local hangout) and they had off duty cop there for security (to run the kids off) I parked the car and rapped the throttle. The cop came over and said my car was TOO LOUD. It had a crackle when the throttle was rapped (why else would I do it....LOL) He wrote me a ticket and said "If you don't get it fixed in X time I would have to go to court" Well it didn't make the Crackle before I unstalled tail pipes, so I took them off. A week later he was back at the DQ and I pulled in, Rapped the throttle and ask him if it was better, and low and behold he thought it was much better and wanted to know what I did. I told him I "TOOK THE TAIL PIPES OFF"

I was cleaning the windows of "1st car" at gas station in same small town. I had been there about 10 min and Bruce Johnson "Super PRI*K". He had taken off north on 13 as I pulled in the gas station. He then cam flying into the gas station and acussed me of DRAG RACING. I told him it wasn't me. He said it was and that I was racing a blue truck. At that time a friend drove by in his blue truck, I ask him "was it THAT Truck?" he said no and he must have been mistaken and it was another car JUST LIKE MINE. Now my `67 Cuda was mid night blue with black vinyl top (kind like LB hidding type) with BRIGHT WHITE TAIL. Not just a small amount of white, about 15" of the WHOLE rear of the car, (yes I did it, I liked the look on the `70 Challenger but couldn't remember how wide it was DUH) He siad he was sorry and off he went to harrass some other kid.

posted 04-28-2004 07:31 AM         

Funny thing is, I certainly can't speak for you folks, but I haven't really slowed down THAT much.. .it just seems the police are more interested in stopping someone other than us 'more mature' folks....

Ya think?

Been 15 years + since my last ticket... not that I haven't been guilty... just last weekend was riding in a car doing 130.. and not on the dyno either!