SS: the ol' 5-0

PrObLy · 06-25-2003, 11:41 PM

Alright, I'm just about 19 years old, so I've had my license for 3 years and have been driving for a bit longer than that. In these years of chicago-land driving I have never been a)ticketed, b)pulled over, and c)in any type of accident......
Well I'm cruising home tonight around midnight, not a soul on the streets besides me and I reach the point on the street that has always been 55 m.p.h until some dipsticks got themselves killed last year by seeing how many cars they could pass at once. So, needless to say, I'm goin a solid 60 instead of the newly posted 45, which is total b.s because there's no buildings of any kind around, it's just a road through a wetlands type area. Ok, so about a half mile down the street there's like this little fruit and vegetable stand on the side that people occasionaly sell corn and stuff out of in the summer days...and there's always a white car left in the little parking lot (gravel shoulder, basically)...I see the white car, no biggie....but my lights catch something else, of course, one of my city's finest. I immediately jam the car into second gear as to not hit my breaks and make it obvious I was speeding...no luck, I see him immediately turn on his regular lights and fly out behind me...for the next two miles this guy is literally tailgating me, but not turning on his gumballs to pull me over. I just proceed with my business and take my usual rout towards my house. I come to a red light where I make a right hand turn after coming to a complete stop where the cop proceeds to totally blow through the intersection without yielding to the red light and then immediately turns on his flashing lights. I pull over completely onto the gravel shoulder, well out of harms way, turn on my hazards, turn on all my interior lights, and put my hands on the wheel. The guy appraoches my car all cautiously and just says "license and insurance card"...."you in a hurry?"...."no, not particularly sir"..."oh, 63 in a 45, where's that insurance card?"....so I give him the card then he says "this will only take a minute"...
of course, ten minutes later he comes back hand me the ticket, no explaination that I was actually getting a ticket, or why, and no little talk on how speeding is bad or asking why I was going that speed or if I knew how fast I was going...he just says "keep the white part as your license and mail the rest back in 7-10 days" then he just walks away and I tell him to have a good night.

ARGGGG.......guess it's off to traffic school for me.

****I had to cut this short because I heard a noise outside...check my response two replies below to see why this is really a Super Suckage situation

revil · 06-26-2003, 01:18 AM

what? he didn't give you your liscense back?

PrObLy · 06-26-2003, 02:21 AM

of course not, they keep that for documentation and when I send in the hundred dollars for the ticket they'll send me my license back.

*** on top of this....someone just drove past my house and whacked my mailbox with a baseball bat....talk about suckage!!!

I tried chasing the people down, but since I'm now driving on a ticket, I was unsuccessful in finding them...but I did flag down a cop and let him know what was up...turns out they whacked about 6 more mailboxes around the block.

Thesifer · 06-26-2003, 03:19 AM

Wow.. never heard of a state that takes your license for speeding.. Sucks to live there

.. even Cali doesnt do that.. I did have to go to Driving school here in Cali though.. except it wasnt REALLY driving school they allow for "Online School" .. lol.. so I did that in like 45 minutes.. and got the cert.. Worked great.. best ticket I ever got

Jenny · 06-26-2003, 08:10 AM

One word...

Damn.

yippiekiyeh · 06-26-2003, 12:57 PM

Did you break the law? Yes...

Sucks but that's why we have laws

PrObLy · 06-26-2003, 01:25 PM

yeah, I understand I was breaking the law....but it was the whole situation that was the suckage...the guy tailgated me for a couple miles, like he was so far up my arse I couldn't even see his headlights...then to come home and get my mailbox whacked, that's just no fun.

PrObLy · 06-26-2003, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkFury
What city/state do you live in... (so I'll be sure to avoid it... )

:laugh2:
Orland Park, Illinois
a southwest suburb of Chicago

look_ma · 06-26-2003, 02:27 PM

You should of jammed your breaks on when he was tailgating you, make him run into you. That would of been one way to get out of a ticket.

Joshua · 06-27-2003, 04:56 PM

Actually, you are %100 correct. I'd have done that and pulled right over. I don't let them follow me for 2 miles looking to hit me with any technicality they can find.

Quote:

Originally posted by look_ma
You should of jammed your breaks on when he was tailgating you, make him run into you. That would of been one way to get out of a ticket.

06-25-2003, 11:41 PM	#1
PrObLy Commander Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orland Park Posts: 1,083	SS: the ol' 5-0 Alright, I'm just about 19 years old, so I've had my license for 3 years and have been driving for a bit longer than that. In these years of chicago-land driving I have never been a)ticketed, b)pulled over, and c)in any type of accident...... Well I'm cruising home tonight around midnight, not a soul on the streets besides me and I reach the point on the street that has always been 55 m.p.h until some dipsticks got themselves killed last year by seeing how many cars they could pass at once. So, needless to say, I'm goin a solid 60 instead of the newly posted 45, which is total b.s because there's no buildings of any kind around, it's just a road through a wetlands type area. Ok, so about a half mile down the street there's like this little fruit and vegetable stand on the side that people occasionaly sell corn and stuff out of in the summer days...and there's always a white car left in the little parking lot (gravel shoulder, basically)...I see the white car, no biggie....but my lights catch something else, of course, one of my city's finest. I immediately jam the car into second gear as to not hit my breaks and make it obvious I was speeding...no luck, I see him immediately turn on his regular lights and fly out behind me...for the next two miles this guy is literally tailgating me, but not turning on his gumballs to pull me over. I just proceed with my business and take my usual rout towards my house. I come to a red light where I make a right hand turn after coming to a complete stop where the cop proceeds to totally blow through the intersection without yielding to the red light and then immediately turns on his flashing lights. I pull over completely onto the gravel shoulder, well out of harms way, turn on my hazards, turn on all my interior lights, and put my hands on the wheel. The guy appraoches my car all cautiously and just says "license and insurance card"...."you in a hurry?"...."no, not particularly sir"..."oh, 63 in a 45, where's that insurance card?"....so I give him the card then he says "this will only take a minute"... of course, ten minutes later he comes back hand me the ticket, no explaination that I was actually getting a ticket, or why, and no little talk on how speeding is bad or asking why I was going that speed or if I knew how fast I was going...he just says "keep the white part as your license and mail the rest back in 7-10 days" then he just walks away and I tell him to have a good night. ARGGGG.......guess it's off to traffic school for me. ***I had to cut this short because I heard a noise outside...check my response two replies below to see why this is really a Super Suckage situation __________________ Facebook me if you so desire. Guns don't kill people. Chad Greenway kills people. Last edited by PrObLy : 06-26-2003 at 02:26 AM.*

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06-26-2003, 01:18 AM	#2
revil shibuya girl Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,851	what? he didn't give you your liscense back?

06-26-2003, 02:21 AM	#3
PrObLy Commander Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orland Park Posts: 1,083	of course not, they keep that for documentation and when I send in the hundred dollars for the ticket they'll send me my license back. *** on top of this....someone just drove past my house and whacked my mailbox with a baseball bat....talk about suckage!!! I tried chasing the people down, but since I'm now driving on a ticket, I was unsuccessful in finding them...but I did flag down a cop and let him know what was up...turns out they whacked about 6 more mailboxes around the block.

06-26-2003, 03:19 AM	#4
Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	Wow.. never heard of a state that takes your license for speeding.. Sucks to live there .. even Cali doesnt do that.. I did have to go to Driving school here in Cali though.. except it wasnt REALLY driving school they allow for "Online School" .. lol.. so I did that in like 45 minutes.. and got the cert.. Worked great.. best ticket I ever got

06-26-2003, 08:10 AM	#5
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	One word... Damn.

06-26-2003, 12:57 PM	#6
yippiekiyeh A Friend of a Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: WESTSIDE! Posts: 1,673	Did you break the law? Yes... Sucks but that's why we have laws

06-26-2003, 01:25 PM	#7
PrObLy Commander Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orland Park Posts: 1,083	yeah, I understand I was breaking the law....but it was the whole situation that was the suckage...the guy tailgated me for a couple miles, like he was so far up my arse I couldn't even see his headlights...then to come home and get my mailbox whacked, that's just no fun.

06-26-2003, 02:27 PM	#9
look_ma Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Austin Posts: 1,660	You should of jammed your breaks on when he was tailgating you, make him run into you. That would of been one way to get out of a ticket.

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