Another fun encounter with some model idiots...

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This is San Francisco...

I had just picked up my grandma and two of her friends (both old ladies) and was delivering them home. I'm heading on Geary toward "Cliff House", passing 35th heading to 45th Ave. This is very quiet neighborhood. It's like 10:30 PM, street is wide and quiet... And an older Honda Prelude pulled up next to me.

This Prelude has been seriously rice'ed. It's been lowered (really), had a small rear spoiler, and a fancy exhaust. The intrument panel has a blue LED light. I can see the glow off the corner of my eye.

I decided to have a little fun. I did NOT look at him, but when the light turned green, I goosed it. Remember, this is a plain jane LX V-6 ('96). I'm at 40 mph before you know it. That guy was about 3 car lengths behind before I ever heard his tires squeak, and I never exceeded 4000 rpm!

So I just drove calmly along at 40 mph, and that Prelude of course zooomed right past me. Then he went through the stop sign ahead of me, doing a "rolling stop", complete with that 4-cylinder "roar" and tires squeaking.

I stopped at the stop sign, doing the full stop. I was about to hit the gas when I noticed to my left, yellow light started flashing.

San Francisco Police cruiser!

I quickly pulled off to side of the road, as that cruiser took off after the Prelude. That Prelude pulled over 20 yards later.

Busted! Muahahahahah!

Finally a cop when you need one. It's a first.

I like how you 'teased' him into getting busted. ROFL Ricers are fun to mess with

Originally posted by akrump47:
I like how you 'teased' him into getting busted. ROFL Ricers are fun to mess with

Ricers are funny!

You're lucky you didn't get busted along with the idiot for "racing". But yeah, I like it when idiots get what they deserve.

Scott

Thank you.
I love stupid human tricks.
I too am guilty of such things......

Originally posted by Pigeon:
You're lucky you didn't get busted along with the idiot for "racing". Scott

For what? Quick acceleration.

Originally posted by todras:

Originally posted by Pigeon:
You're lucky you didn't get busted along with the idiot for "racing". Scott

For what? Quick acceleration.

In California, "exhibition of speed", even when no actual speeding has occured, can be ticketed. Though my *guess* is the cop busted the guy for the "rolling stop".

But really, if I didn't even hit 4000 RPM, then it's hardly a jackrabbit start, isn't it? And who's the cop going to believe? Two ricers in a rice rocket, or me in a plain jane 'tour with 3 grandmas in the car?

Originally posted by Kasey Chang:

Originally posted by todras:

Originally posted by Pigeon:
You're lucky you didn't get busted along with the idiot for "racing". Scott

For what? Quick acceleration.

In California, "exhibition of speed", even when no actual speeding has occured, can be ticketed. Though my *guess* is the cop busted the guy for the "rolling stop".

But really, if I didn't even hit 4000 RPM, then it's hardly a jackrabbit start, isn't it? And who's the cop going to believe? Two ricers in a rice rocket, or me in a plain jane 'tour with 3 grandmas in the car?

If the cop wanted to be a d!ck, anytime two people take off with even moderate acceleration could be a "speed contest" . The way the law is written it's open to wide interpretation (and abuse) by the cops. But yeah, plain jane 'tour with grannies is a pretty good insulator against racing charges.

Some dork tried to get me in trouble with base cops for passing her in a passing zone. LOLOL

Originally posted by todras:
Finally a cop when you need one. It's a first.

Actually SFPD seems to show up for me when I needed them. Once I was riding in MUNI (local bus system) heading home. There's this old guy on the bus and a young guy (both black) who keeps verbally abusing him. From the verbal exchanges apparently the old guy flashed the young guy a gang sign and the young whippersnapper won't take it. The bus driver told the old guy to sit behind him and told the young guy to go to the back of the bus a stay there. The two were still verbally going at it. The old guy just keep saying "I ain't stupid, I ain't gonna fight you and go to jail" and wave the kid off, and the kid of course taunted the old guy. Things were calm for a while...

Then the bus passed through low-income housing neighborhood, and a BUNCH of black kids jumped on when they hear there may be a fight, then other kids jumped on restraining the kids who jumped on. The bus quickly emptied as the other people got out of the way (including me). After about 5 minutes those guys got off, no fight, and we got back on and got on our way.

The bus went three blocks, did a left turn, then things got started. The young guy walked up forward, despite warning from the driver, and starting pointing fingers and mouthing off. The old guy stood up, and the driver stopped at the bus stop, and the bus quickly emptied again. This is about six blocks away from the police station.

I spotted one of those unmarked patrol cars coming around the corner, and I waved with both hands. The cop pulled over and asked what's going on. I told him we may have a fight onboard. He spoke to HQ, and within 45 seconds, two more cruisers (marked) pulled up and cut off the bus on both ends, and they quickly handcuffed both.

So we got back to the bus and went on our merry way.

So you see, cops DO show up when you need them... sometimes...

I work in a municipal building, cops everwhere. I can't fart without one complaining about it. Got one looking over my shoulder now. He's not happy.

how would you like it if you were looking over someones shoulder and they farted???? bet you would not like it either.....