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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / September 2005BWAAAAHAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!
This evening I was waiting at a red light. I was second in line behind a cop; we were in the rightmost through lane. The light turns green, the cop proceeds through the intersection. As he gets about half way through, a pimply-faced kid driving Mommy's so-new-it-still-has-dealer-plates Volvo does a "California Stop" RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE COP! This little punk didn't even TRY to slow down - that is, until the disco lights came on and the cop pulled his punk a.s over... BWAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Hey Scott, are you using Microsoft Movie Maker to record from the webcam on your laptop? Also, your image quality is fine, what webcam are you using? thnx PS: wtf is a California stop? "223rem" <223rem@sbcglobal.com> wrote > PS: wtf is a California stop? The operative words are usually: "...a full and complete stop..." Anything other than that can be called a CA stop - they seemingly originated there. Floyd >Hey Scott, are you using Microsoft Movie Maker to record from >the webcam on your laptop? Holy Non-Sequiturs, Batman!! :) >Also, your image quality is fine, what webcam are you using? Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=4,CONTENTID=5042 >PS: wtf is a California stop? It's where a driver either goes through a stop sigh or a red light without actually stopping first. > This evening I was waiting at a red light. I was second in line behind > a cop; we were in the rightmost through lane. The light turns green, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > BWAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Sounds far better than what is done here by drivers. They come to a stop, then pull out in front of you to do a right on red at speeds that would be annoying slow to me on a bicycle. The fact that they are turning right in front of 50mph traffic doesn't bother them. Not to mention people accelerating from a green. What you describe sounds preferable. Just technically illegal. >Sounds far better than what is done here by drivers. They come to a stop, >then pull out in front of you to do a right on red at speeds that would >be annoying slow to me on a bicycle. They do that here, too. What's even more annoying are the ones that come to a complete stop, and then JUST SIT THERE, staring dumbly at you. Usually the time they finally decide you aren't going to move is precisely the same moment that your light turns green, and they end up pulling out directly in front of you and accelerating like dogshit in January. >This evening I was waiting at a red light. I was second in line behind >a cop; we were in the rightmost through lane. The light turns green, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >BWAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Why did the cop pull him over? Must have had enough donuts. >>This evening I was waiting at a red light. I was second in line behind >>a cop; we were in the rightmost through lane. The light turns green, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Why did the cop pull him over? Must have had enough donuts. I suspect cops get pissed off by the same stupid sh.t that pisses everybody else off - only cops are in a better position to do something about it. ;) > I suspect cops get pissed off by the same stupid sh.t that pisses > everybody else off - only cops are in a better position to do > something about it. ;) But they so very rarely do. They spend most of their time going after 'speeding'. (usually slower than they drive) >> I suspect cops get pissed off by the same stupid sh.t that pisses >> everybody else off - only cops are in a better position to do >> something about it. ;) > >But they so very rarely do. They spend most of their time going after >'speeding'. (usually slower than they drive) True. But this guy was particularly egregious. >>>This evening I was waiting at a red light. I was second in line behind >>>a cop; we were in the rightmost through lane. The light turns green, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >everybody else off - only cops are in a better position to do >something about it. ;) I wish that were the case around here. They can't be bothered to do anything except what they are told. Case in point, there is a stop sign I blow every day, and I assume so do a lot of others. It is illegal, because it is halfway through the intersection. A neighbor got a ticket late at night because "we have received some complaints"... Yet I see people break the law in front of the same cops every time I see the cops actually in their car in our town, and they don't do sh.t. I say in our town because they are too busy helping other jurisdictions, even though we only have 1 or 2 on duty at any time. Here's my take on this: You're jealous and angry, because they have a brand new shiny 2006 Volvo and you are still driving your mom's '92 Cavalier. Yup, I called that one. >Here's my take on this: > >You're jealous and angry, because they have a brand new shiny 2006 >Volvo and you are still driving your mom's '92 Cavalier. > >Yup, I called that one. BWWWAAAAAAAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! > BWAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!! ????????????????????????????????????????? >This evening I was waiting at a red light. I was second in line behind >a cop; we were in the rightmost through lane. The light turns green, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >BWAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!! How old are you? When you *finally* screw up and get pulled over by a cop, will someone in a car behind you take note, an post his/her story to the newsgroups? Karma rules, you know. :-)  Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info >How old are you? Old enough to hate scofflaws who endanger other drivers on the road. >When you *finally* screw up and get pulled over by a cop, >will someone in a car behind you take note, an post his/her >story to the newsgroups? More power to 'em. If I ever pull a blatantly illegal and dangerous move like this little punk did, I'll definitely deserve a report to this newsgroup (not to mention a hefty ticket). >>How old are you? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >move like this little punk did, I'll definitely deserve a report to >this newsgroup (not to mention a hefty ticket). How about it. I recently did something illegal (really illegal, not just faux illegal like speeding) and still feel guilty about it. The cop let me go, but I am considering going in to the station and apologizing because I feel so bad. > How about it. I recently did something illegal (really illegal, not > just faux illegal like speeding) and still feel guilty about it. The > cop let me go, but I am considering going in to the station and > apologizing because I feel so bad. 'fess up, what did ya do? Bernard (curious) >> How about it. I recently did something illegal (really illegal, not >> just faux illegal like speeding) and still feel guilty about it. The [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Bernard >(curious) School zone. Unmarked cop in "left lane" of North/South residential street which crosses the main road through town. The North/South street does not match up, so you have to maneuver left to cross the East/West road. Behind the cop is joe idiot redneck. His pickup is parked in the middle of the road. He has no signal on, so there is no way to tell what he is doing. After waiting for 5 minutes, I maneuver to his right so I can get by, and all of a sudden he decides to turn on his signal and move over to the right. Knowing joe a.shole is going to take all day to go, I decide to wait behind the Explorer (cop) in the hopes that he will wake up. He does, at the exact same time joe a.shole turns right. Since I have now been at the intersection for 10 minutes, I VERY QUICKLY check traffic and see that if I hurry I can get across. So I do. My 10-year old Accord has some performance issues, and quick acceleration tends to result in tire squeal. They do. Unmarked cop is watching me, and VERY QUICKLY (quicker than I darted across the road) moves over to the curb. Uh oh. As I VERY VERY SLOWLY drive around him, I notice the disco lights being lit up in his grill. OK, my fault, I pull over ready to accept whatever he feels is appropriate. However, being early in the morning, my brain fails to engage, and I lie to him. Not a blatant lie, but I was not totally honest. I basically said my car always does that, and tried to make it out that I was not frustrated, and I only accidentally burned rubber crossing a school zone. I am not sure what happened next. He should have pulled me from the car and beat me senseless. He instead asked a few more questions, designed to engage my brain, and made me realize how f.cking STUPID I WAS. Then he let me go. I have no issue with him. He did his job. He probably should have done something to me. But what bothers me is the blatant lie I gave. The cop should not have to listen to my bullshit. That was real life, not the Internet. So I am considering apologizing not only for my actions, but for my dishonesty. Why? Because it is the right thing to do. Will it make up for my idiocy? No. But, as I teach my kids, and the other children I work with, when we make a mistake we should be man (or woman) enough to admit it, and apologize. >More power to 'em. If I ever pull a blatantly illegal and dangerous >move like this little punk did, I'll definitely deserve a report to >this newsgroup (not to mention a hefty ticket). Me too. It's called accountability. Use teh highway, you're accountable. My complaint was apparently fabricating an additional violatio, which did not occur, as an act of vengeance. If I had a dollar for every time I have cussed after being cut off, whether intentionally or accidentally, I could easily afford a better car/bike/motorcycle/house/computer system/ ... etc. Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info Oops! Erase that below... wrong thread. (thread got deleted last night, along with purged messages) >>More power to 'em. If I ever pull a blatantly illegal and dangerous >>move like this little punk did, I'll definitely deserve a report to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >whether intentionally or accidentally, I could easily afford a better >car/bike/motorcycle/house/computer system/ ... etc. Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info >>How old are you? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >move like this little punk did, I'll definitely deserve a report to >this newsgroup (not to mention a hefty ticket). Disregard my previous reply. I was thinking of the wrong thread. :-O Anyway, when I was a kid, I used to laugh at others when they got popped for doing a Bozo-NoNo. It was fun, until my friends laughed at me... and I got mad. It reminds of a time when I scoffed at a guy for running out of gas on the freeway. Nothing came of it, but there _could have_ been a boxing match out of the deal. Maybe it was funny, but not funny enough to start a usenet thread. :-) Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info >>>When you *finally* screw up and get pulled over by a cop, >>>will someone in a car behind you take note, an post his/her [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Disregard my previous reply. >I was thinking of the wrong thread. :-O Holy Brain Fart, Batman! >Anyway, when I was a kid, I used to laugh at others when they got >popped for doing a Bozo-NoNo. It was fun, until my friends laughed >at me... and I got mad. I'm one of those people who can take it in addition to dishing it out. ;) |
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