LesL60
Junior Member
I have been driving for 36 years without a ticket or accident; not that I haven't been pulled over and deserved a ticket or two. I'm not good looking or charming, so it must be pity or revulsion that induces the LEOs to let me go.
That said, wife and I were in Austin, TX last month on business and had a free day. I had a rented four door Jeep and we headed to the LBJ Ranch, since I'm a fan of the character, though not the politics.
Driving on the state road in front of the ranch to the entrance from the park exit, the speed limit is 45mph. A trooper was coming the other way and as she passed I saw her wheel around behind me and hit the lights. I pulled over immediately and assumed she'd pass me, but she pulled in behind me. She came to the window and I had my documents out. She asked me if I knew what the speed limit was and I said it was 45. I asked her how fast I was going and she said 48! All I could do was remain composed and let her have her way with me.
She came back with a written warning. I'm certain the rest of Texas isn't so strictly enforced.
What stories do you have of funny, ridiculous, or stupid traffic stops.
That said, wife and I were in Austin, TX last month on business and had a free day. I had a rented four door Jeep and we headed to the LBJ Ranch, since I'm a fan of the character, though not the politics.
Driving on the state road in front of the ranch to the entrance from the park exit, the speed limit is 45mph. A trooper was coming the other way and as she passed I saw her wheel around behind me and hit the lights. I pulled over immediately and assumed she'd pass me, but she pulled in behind me. She came to the window and I had my documents out. She asked me if I knew what the speed limit was and I said it was 45. I asked her how fast I was going and she said 48! All I could do was remain composed and let her have her way with me.
She came back with a written warning. I'm certain the rest of Texas isn't so strictly enforced.
What stories do you have of funny, ridiculous, or stupid traffic stops.