After 7 months of blissful Crossfire roadster ownership, I got stopped for the first time in it by the highway patrol. Bummer.

I was doing the daily highway crawl home after a frustrating day at work, fighting the idiots doing 50 in the left lane, desperately trying to find an opening. Suddenly, there it was – the center lane opened up! Signal (always signal!), downshift, and go for it! 60, 70 (more? ), zoom – the freedom is exhilarating. All at once, the frustrations melt away, the permagrin returns and I’m off. Troubles at work? What work?

But all good things must come to an end – the traffic ahead forces me to lay off the gas and coast down. Worse yet, in my rear view mirror, I see one of the worst sights known to man, one that brings chills to even the strongest among us – a motorcycle with flashing red and blue lights bearing down on me! Talk about a buzz kill!

My heart races, a million thoughts flash through my head – maybe he’s not after me, should I run, what’s going to happen to my insurance rates…but I come back to reality, signal (always signal!) and pull over.

He parks behind me and does the patented slow walk up to my open window. My anxiety grows with each step. After looking over my license and registration and talking with me for a while about speed limits and how fast I was going, he says that he will let me off with a warning and to be careful. YES!!! I am the luckiest guy on the planet! Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth and wanting to get outta Dodge before he changes his mind, I spout profuse thanks and take off as soon as it is safe. Naturally, he follows me to my exit, leaving the highway with me. I turn right, he turns left – another big sigh of relief!

I can only think that signaling, pulling over immediately and showing him respect was what saved me a ticket. I’d like to think that how fantastic my car looks had something to do with it – maybe he is a Crossfire fan! All I know is that I broke my cardinal rule of acting in a way that stands out too much in the crowd – but got off cheaply. This time…

 

LOL!
Hey OKC-XFR, you forgot to signal (always signal) when you made that last right!

Glad you "got off" while losing your virginity today!

 

Man what is up with motorcycle cops today? The Tulsa PD were out with motorcycles and its like 35 out??? Good thing you got off with a warning. I just got my 07 Roadster last week and have been trying real hard not to speed and floor it, but its hard!

 

Try just getting a new tune and its too wet to play.

MikeR

 

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Originally Posted by tighed1

Glad you "got off" while losing your virginity today!

LOL! Thanks for the thought!



No kidding - this guy was completely bundled up and still looked frozen solid! My wife thinks I'm crazy 'cause I drive with the top down when it's 45 degrees (just can't help it - too much fun), but I even had the top up that day...I guess they are very dedicated!

 

I know the feeling... I got pulled over just before entering the Dragon this Fall. The officer got my WARNING written out and sent me on my way before any of the guys with video caught up with me!

It is etched in my mind looking in the rear view mirror to see the officer hit his brake lights and making a U-turn - I knew I was had then.

James

 

I'm disappointed I thought this thread was going to be sexy , not! a traffic stop.
Well a least it had a happy ending! Like a great massage.

 

So how did you lose your virginity, if he didn't F**** you?

 

Virginity and he/he. That's TMI!

 

The TPD has gone nuts. I saw a Ford Edge unmarked pulling people over on 169 today. A FORD EDGE? That's brutal.

 

that's funny FP....usually you are more reserved....just think of my 30 yrs of fun giving people that sinking feeling when they look behind them...but, I chewed more butt than giving myself writer's cramp...most people aren't paying attn...and I am a motor head, so I always enjoyed checking out a nice ride...he was prolly on his home or on his way to work...

 

SRT6nTulsa...IN has went back to Mustangs....at the state level....Chargers at county level....just missed meeting one in a Mustang the other evening trying out the brakes before leaving for the Dragon....some of the troopers here can't take a joke...so I was lucky as well...our Sheriff is an ex-trooper...so it would have an @ss chewing for sure...

 

Sorry in advance FP, but I have to point it out, you'd lose respect for me if I didn't.......

You have one too many asterisks in your censored word. I would think you'd know how to spell that one? Maybe you just need more practice, you must have forgot! LOL!!!!!!!!

 

LOL, no I knew it would be censored so I just added a bunch of *s after the "f" What did you think I meant to say?

 

fudge.......

 

Jon,glad to hear he let you off the hook. I saw one on Northwest Highway this morning. Where did he stop you?
Hope are group can get together soon.

Joejet
2007 Coupe std
OKC

 

LOL.....with all this talk of "virginity" I wasn't thinking the word you typed was "fudge"!


At least I hoped not!!!!!!!!

 

In Tulsa we have Chargers, Magnums, old body red and blue and grey Impalas, I even saw a Escalade that said "this used to be a drug dealers, now its ours"!!!!! The Highway patrol have tahoes, expeditions, etc.... Alot of even have normal tags now.

 

Great story with a good ending!

 

Somewhat the same around here, too. The "unmarked" State Patrol cars are now black Charger's though no 'normal' Charger has 6 or 7 antenae's sticking out of them!
The city where I work has just confiscated a Jag. from some crack dealer they busted & are thinking about placing a sticker on it somewhere saying something similar to your Escalade.