I was driving South on Hwy 97 in Washington State (aka BFE, Washington)
coming down out of Sadus Pass just outside of Goldendale. On a long,
straight, downhill stretch, I passed a suburban. My '94 Explorer has
236,000 miles on it, so it struggles to accelerate - I floored it to
get around this suburban. Upon getting back into my lane (2 lane
highway) I noticed the noses of a couple police cruisers sticking out
of a turn-off with 10 ft burms on either side so I slammed on my
brakes. The cop pulled out behind the suburban that I passed and maybe
a mile later, he was comin up on me so I pulled over. He told me that
he clocked me at 95 while I was passing, but I didn't slow down when I
got back into my lane. I never told him how fast I thought I was going,
nor did I flat out say that I knew I was speeding. The cop chit-chatted
with me for a bit about my camera on the front seat, only asked for my
license and registration (didn't ask for insurance... strange) and
wrote me a ticket for 95 in a 60, warning me that the judge, if I were
to contest the ticket, was a hardass.  I can't defer the ticket, as
it's more than 20mph over the speed limit. I figure a traffic lawyer
costs about the same as the ticket (280 bucks), so that's my best bet.
Even though I haven't had any tickets/accidents in the last 3 years,
Pempco WILL drop my insurance policy... because they're pemco. Any
suggestions?