CMC17
11-10-2006, 08:42 AM
Can you believe I was accused of being in the left lane without passing? C'mon.. me? Yep, one of DPS's finest thought so this morning otw to work. I guess I look shady too because he questioned the window tint percentage and looked like he didn't believe me when I told him my window tint was 30%. He actually brought a meter up to the passenger side on his second trip from his cruiser. The measurement? 32.1% and he looked miffed.
Once he uttered those wonderful words of "this will be a warning", I could care less about what went on the little piece of paper. But, Left Lane No Pass? roflol!! Ok ok, I will come clean and up to that point where I spotted Mr. DPS, I was passing many cars in the left lane. In the faint morning light I could see the bubbles as I crested a hill and of course nailed the brakes next to another car and paced them. Panic set in and after I was about 1/2 mile ahead of where he was parked, I saw him merge into traffic with no lights (headlights) on. It wasn't difficult after that point to see this black spec get really big in a hurry. No, the thought if "I wonder who he's after" never crossed my mind. lol
I always roll down both windows and he came up to the passenger side first. Poked his head just far enough in view to say "hi there". I always want to ask in return "you lost?", but I doubt if I would score any points to the good.
After a few questions about my tires and brakes, he was off to write the warning. I guess the need to see the registration and proof of insurance wasn't on the agenda. At first he was positive the window tint was illegal and had something on me besides driving "slow" in the "fast" lane, but when the meter read "legal" and I was looking at it too when it read that magical number, he looked bummed. I started to ask technical questions regarding the meter, but decided to put that next to the other "go to jail" ones.
Not the funniest encounter I've had with state troopers, but definitely note worthy because of the reason.
I'm also positive he was a Chevy guy and wanted to pull the Mustang over!! 8)
Once he uttered those wonderful words of "this will be a warning", I could care less about what went on the little piece of paper. But, Left Lane No Pass? roflol!! Ok ok, I will come clean and up to that point where I spotted Mr. DPS, I was passing many cars in the left lane. In the faint morning light I could see the bubbles as I crested a hill and of course nailed the brakes next to another car and paced them. Panic set in and after I was about 1/2 mile ahead of where he was parked, I saw him merge into traffic with no lights (headlights) on. It wasn't difficult after that point to see this black spec get really big in a hurry. No, the thought if "I wonder who he's after" never crossed my mind. lol
I always roll down both windows and he came up to the passenger side first. Poked his head just far enough in view to say "hi there". I always want to ask in return "you lost?", but I doubt if I would score any points to the good.
After a few questions about my tires and brakes, he was off to write the warning. I guess the need to see the registration and proof of insurance wasn't on the agenda. At first he was positive the window tint was illegal and had something on me besides driving "slow" in the "fast" lane, but when the meter read "legal" and I was looking at it too when it read that magical number, he looked bummed. I started to ask technical questions regarding the meter, but decided to put that next to the other "go to jail" ones.
Not the funniest encounter I've had with state troopers, but definitely note worthy because of the reason.
I'm also positive he was a Chevy guy and wanted to pull the Mustang over!! 8)