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Link to pic, too large, will screw up thread if I post:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/San_Mateo_Bridge-2010-panorama.jpg
Might make more sense to those who have driven on the San Mateo bridge in the bay area. Left side of photo is west and right is east.
I am extremely vigilant of my surroundings in the nsx so my eyes are ALWAYS roaming and checking my mirrors.
This evening, I decided to take the NSX out to drop off a female companion of mine from my home in the pennisula to her home in the east bay. Going eastbound 92 on the San Mateo bridge, I was in the left hand land going up towards the peak of the bridge. I pass by a semi truck in the slow lane and a slow car behind it. Off in the distance behind me, I see head lights at a HIGH rate of speeding coming my direction in the slow lane. The unidentified vehicle gets up close behind the car and semi and slams on it's brakes to a crawl and pulls back to a distance of several hundred feet. I see this and mention to my passenger that there is SOMETHING weird going on. At first I figure it is someone trying to catch up to me? Probably not since that's very far behind and a very unusual move.
Any how, I continue driving (65-70mph) and keep my eyes peeled and often looking in the mirror. By now I have crested the bridge and is coming down the other side in the fast/left lane. When I get to the flat portion of the bridge, I look back in the mirror and see the typical crown victoria headlights of amber and clear and he is playing leap frog between the middle and slow lane. I keep looking and see a light bar outline. I'm not sure if it's CHP, PD, Security, so I keep driving and drop in the middle lane at my usual speed of 65-70 mph. I'm traveling in a medium density pack of vehicles so I've got cars all around me.
I get in the fast lane with a jeep in front of me to pass a slower car in the middle lane and keep my eyes on that crown vic back in the distance hovering around mysteriously. He speeds up in his crown vic in the slow lane (I identify him as CHP in my mirror now) and I'm lost at what he's trying to do. Almost like he's trying to pull up beside me or something. I mention the unusual behavior from the crown vic to my passenger but say screw it, I'm doing NOTHING wrong.
About 2/3rds across the flat section, he FINALLY pulls up behind me. I mention it to my passenger that he's going to pull me over for what I have no idea but I'm guessing absolute bullshit. Before his lights come on, I drop a gear, let off, slow down to 60, then 55 and I'm changing lanes to the far right slow lane. I'm about to just pull off and hit my emergency flashers just to see what his reaction would be, and tell him some sort of story like I have SOME sort of mechanical problem if he pulls over with me. Before I get to pull over, he hits the lights. I see the sign that says "emergency turn off 1/4 miles" and drive at 55 mph with my right turn signal on so it'd be a safer place for us to pull over. Atleast I wasn't a complete jerk and made him walk inches from traffic on the narrow shoulder and get right up against the barricade so he can't walk up my passenger side. Anyways, I pull over. I tell my passenger, I bet it's a bullshit move on his part. I did NOTHING wrong.
So the young (~24 y/o max) blond light skinned chp officer walks up the passenger side, and asks, license registration, proof of insurance. I pull over the registration, reach over my passenger to hand it to him, put it in his hand BUT he wouldn't close his hand for some odd reason. So I place it on my passenger's right leg and he says to the word, "Bro, I'm not going to grab that off her lap". I'm thinking, what the hell is wrong with this guy? I again reach over and hand it to him and by now, I am PISSED.
I asked him politely w/o a bad tone, "what are you pulling me over for?".
He goes, "You were doing 80 on the flat".
At this point I was livid inside and inquired, "Which flat part? Before or after the bridge?"
He responds, "After the bridge".
I COMPLETELY knew he was full of shit and I was pissed off.
So I had to speak up, "There is NO freaking way I was speeding. I SAW YOU speeding up on that semi truck and slam your brakes. And I was watching YOU this WHOLE time. I KNEW you were there, I SAW YOU. THERE IS NO FREAKING WAY I WAS DOING 80".
I did NOT yell but I was firm in my voice. So what he say next?
"If you want to argue with me about it, I'll just write it on your ticket".
Well, he decided to force his authority over me, COPS VS "Speeder". I knew there was a slim chance I'd even win. I even forgot to hit record on my cellphone until now, not that it'd prove anything at this point. So I just finished handing him my license and insurance. He looks it over. After a few seconds looking at it next to my car. HE THEN WALKS TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR, AND PEEKS OVER ON THE FRONT. Instantly I knew he was looking for a plate. He walks back to his patrol car. I tell my passenger, "He's looking for a front plate! He's got NOTHING real on me and I pissed him off when I caught him doing stupid leap frog games in traffic earlier. He can't get me for speeding so he's trying to get me for no front plate! I told you it was bullshit!"
He walks up to the car, ticket in hand. He mumbles something about speed, and front license plate. I look at it, hold it to the light to look at it, and ask him exactly, WHAT AM I GETTING A TICKET FOR? NO FRONT PLATE. Correctable fix it ticket. I sign it and get the hell out of there.
This REALLY upsets me. Young cocky arrogant power tripping PUNK. I should of let him dodge cars on the narrow part of the highway........ Yes I know I said it. I usually respect cops and will gladly sign my ticket when I am caught in the wrong but THIS was utter bullshit. My last two CHP experiences were HORRIBLE. Prior to this, I had another CHP of a totally different age, race and location in california lecture me on my out of state plates and write me a registration ticket. He claimed, "I spoke to you about this 4 years ago!" I didn't think about it till later BUT, 4 years ago I did NOT own a nsx and I did NOT live in california until 2 years ago and the nsx came with me for the first time at that time.
Anyhow my "other father" and his buddy, both retired CHP once said, "These new young chips being cocky is the reason why they're getting shot". I would tend to agree.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/San_Mateo_Bridge-2010-panorama.jpg
Might make more sense to those who have driven on the San Mateo bridge in the bay area. Left side of photo is west and right is east.
I am extremely vigilant of my surroundings in the nsx so my eyes are ALWAYS roaming and checking my mirrors.
This evening, I decided to take the NSX out to drop off a female companion of mine from my home in the pennisula to her home in the east bay. Going eastbound 92 on the San Mateo bridge, I was in the left hand land going up towards the peak of the bridge. I pass by a semi truck in the slow lane and a slow car behind it. Off in the distance behind me, I see head lights at a HIGH rate of speeding coming my direction in the slow lane. The unidentified vehicle gets up close behind the car and semi and slams on it's brakes to a crawl and pulls back to a distance of several hundred feet. I see this and mention to my passenger that there is SOMETHING weird going on. At first I figure it is someone trying to catch up to me? Probably not since that's very far behind and a very unusual move.
Any how, I continue driving (65-70mph) and keep my eyes peeled and often looking in the mirror. By now I have crested the bridge and is coming down the other side in the fast/left lane. When I get to the flat portion of the bridge, I look back in the mirror and see the typical crown victoria headlights of amber and clear and he is playing leap frog between the middle and slow lane. I keep looking and see a light bar outline. I'm not sure if it's CHP, PD, Security, so I keep driving and drop in the middle lane at my usual speed of 65-70 mph. I'm traveling in a medium density pack of vehicles so I've got cars all around me.
I get in the fast lane with a jeep in front of me to pass a slower car in the middle lane and keep my eyes on that crown vic back in the distance hovering around mysteriously. He speeds up in his crown vic in the slow lane (I identify him as CHP in my mirror now) and I'm lost at what he's trying to do. Almost like he's trying to pull up beside me or something. I mention the unusual behavior from the crown vic to my passenger but say screw it, I'm doing NOTHING wrong.
About 2/3rds across the flat section, he FINALLY pulls up behind me. I mention it to my passenger that he's going to pull me over for what I have no idea but I'm guessing absolute bullshit. Before his lights come on, I drop a gear, let off, slow down to 60, then 55 and I'm changing lanes to the far right slow lane. I'm about to just pull off and hit my emergency flashers just to see what his reaction would be, and tell him some sort of story like I have SOME sort of mechanical problem if he pulls over with me. Before I get to pull over, he hits the lights. I see the sign that says "emergency turn off 1/4 miles" and drive at 55 mph with my right turn signal on so it'd be a safer place for us to pull over. Atleast I wasn't a complete jerk and made him walk inches from traffic on the narrow shoulder and get right up against the barricade so he can't walk up my passenger side. Anyways, I pull over. I tell my passenger, I bet it's a bullshit move on his part. I did NOTHING wrong.
So the young (~24 y/o max) blond light skinned chp officer walks up the passenger side, and asks, license registration, proof of insurance. I pull over the registration, reach over my passenger to hand it to him, put it in his hand BUT he wouldn't close his hand for some odd reason. So I place it on my passenger's right leg and he says to the word, "Bro, I'm not going to grab that off her lap". I'm thinking, what the hell is wrong with this guy? I again reach over and hand it to him and by now, I am PISSED.
I asked him politely w/o a bad tone, "what are you pulling me over for?".
He goes, "You were doing 80 on the flat".
At this point I was livid inside and inquired, "Which flat part? Before or after the bridge?"
He responds, "After the bridge".
I COMPLETELY knew he was full of shit and I was pissed off.
So I had to speak up, "There is NO freaking way I was speeding. I SAW YOU speeding up on that semi truck and slam your brakes. And I was watching YOU this WHOLE time. I KNEW you were there, I SAW YOU. THERE IS NO FREAKING WAY I WAS DOING 80".
I did NOT yell but I was firm in my voice. So what he say next?
"If you want to argue with me about it, I'll just write it on your ticket".
Well, he decided to force his authority over me, COPS VS "Speeder". I knew there was a slim chance I'd even win. I even forgot to hit record on my cellphone until now, not that it'd prove anything at this point. So I just finished handing him my license and insurance. He looks it over. After a few seconds looking at it next to my car. HE THEN WALKS TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR, AND PEEKS OVER ON THE FRONT. Instantly I knew he was looking for a plate. He walks back to his patrol car. I tell my passenger, "He's looking for a front plate! He's got NOTHING real on me and I pissed him off when I caught him doing stupid leap frog games in traffic earlier. He can't get me for speeding so he's trying to get me for no front plate! I told you it was bullshit!"
He walks up to the car, ticket in hand. He mumbles something about speed, and front license plate. I look at it, hold it to the light to look at it, and ask him exactly, WHAT AM I GETTING A TICKET FOR? NO FRONT PLATE. Correctable fix it ticket. I sign it and get the hell out of there.
This REALLY upsets me. Young cocky arrogant power tripping PUNK. I should of let him dodge cars on the narrow part of the highway........ Yes I know I said it. I usually respect cops and will gladly sign my ticket when I am caught in the wrong but THIS was utter bullshit. My last two CHP experiences were HORRIBLE. Prior to this, I had another CHP of a totally different age, race and location in california lecture me on my out of state plates and write me a registration ticket. He claimed, "I spoke to you about this 4 years ago!" I didn't think about it till later BUT, 4 years ago I did NOT own a nsx and I did NOT live in california until 2 years ago and the nsx came with me for the first time at that time.
Anyhow my "other father" and his buddy, both retired CHP once said, "These new young chips being cocky is the reason why they're getting shot". I would tend to agree.
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