[chuckster]

It'll pass everything but a gas station.................

[Hal :-)]

It's annoying that the system is corrupted by revenue. Back in NY, most speeding violations get reduced to noise violation or something similar so the local community gets to keep the fine dollars. An actual speeding violation fine goes to the state. It's truly counter productive because the state has a good point system. Three points for speeding, nine points and they pull your license. But since few violations get recorded as speeding, not many points recorded. Of course that's the way the local community likes it. They prefer everyone have the opportunity to continue getting tickets, and fines. If they really wanted to enforce the speed limits, and make the highways safer, they could do a better job without fines.

[graciegirl]

The drivers are also wearing gray wigs and sitting low in the seat.

They are watching.............

[jsw14]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

The drivers are also wearing gray wigs and sitting low in the seat.

They are watching.............

[nitehawk]

Originally Posted by pooh

Maybe, but maybe not....might have had a call. My brother in law was a state police officer and one evening he was "haulin' a**" so to speak. Someone took exception to this and got him to stop....not sure exactly how they accomplished this with their car, but Wayne stopped. The civilian began to "read him the riot act" and Wayne just listened for a bit and then drew the driver's attention to the cooler sitting in the patrol car. Wayne was delivering an organ to the hospital.

Guess I sort of give the police the benefit of the doubt more than others might since we had one in the family. Was always happy when he returned from work each day. It's a risky job, without a doubt.

something wrong with this story ???????
delivering an organ - lights and siren would be justified for delivering and organ
stopped by a civilian when hauln a** ??????
listened for a bit when civilian read him the riot act ?????

[paulandjean]

Same here

[pooh]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

something wrong with this story ???????
delivering an organ - lights and siren would be justified for delivering and organ
stopped by a civilian when hauln a** ??????
listened for a bit when civilian read him the riot act ?????

My feelings exactly, but Wayne didn't lie. Not sure if it was needed for transplant....probably not...without sirens, but he had a "part" on ice.... and it needed to be delivered. There was more to the story....but the point was we might not always know why a patrol car is "moving right along" so to speak.

One thing, he was a good cop....and actually was very happy to retire...

[murfice]

Was traveling south on Morse 4 days after we closed last year and got nabbed by the grey unmarked car; he gave me a ticket for doing 39 mph in a 30 mph zone. Now every time I travel in TV I use cruise control; it's amazing how many people tailgate and blow their horn for me to speed up.

[keithwand]

Winter Park has a 2011 Mustang GT in Red that they won. Its totally unmarked until the array of police lights are turned on.

Orlando has a 2012 Taurus in white; same thing plus array of SUV's.

[tpop1]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Well at least we know our tax dollars are being used for the best looking and gas eating unmarked cars in flordia

Maybe not your tax dollars...

Very often police depts get to keep the ill gotten gains from drug convictions.

...and drug dealers drive HOT cars!!

[graciegirl]

Always will wonder why.......

Some who post here are always anti police and some are always pro police.

[JoeC1947]

We need more police to keep the loonies at bay, especially in the winter months.

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

something wrong with this story ???????
delivering an organ - lights and siren would be justified for delivering and organ
stopped by a civilian when hauln a** ??????
listened for a bit when civilian read him the riot act ?????

Pooh got the story a little wrong. My BIL was traveling fast down a highway late at night and noticed the car behind him was keeping pace with him and, thus, grossly exceeding the speed limit. He put on his lights, slowed down and pulled the guy over. The guy started to complain that the police can do what they want on the highways that normal citizens get tickets for.

That's when he showed the guy the box with the organ. The organ was due at the hospital at a specific time and he had enough time to get it there even with the time he spent with the guy he pulled over.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mikeod

Pooh got the story a little wrong. My BIL was traveling fast down a highway late at night and noticed the car behind him was keeping pace with him and, thus, grossly exceeding the speed limit. He put on his lights, slowed down and pulled the guy over. The guy started to complain that the police can do what they want on the highways that normal citizens get tickets for.

That's when he showed the guy the box with the organ. The organ was due at the hospital at a specific time and he had enough time to get it there even with the time he spent with the guy he pulled over.

oh my gosh. YOU are that MIKE????? My Pooh's Mike??? I can't believe I didn't figure it out.

[pooh]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

oh my gosh. YOU are that MIKE????? My Pooh's Mike??? I can't believe I didn't figure it out.

That he is, Gracie, and I'm glad he remembered more of the details of the story.