Highpower500

My wife and I were on the way home from a bar in a local ski town where a friend of mine was playing with his blues band. We were driving down a winding and hilly 2 lane country road when I got stuck behind a guy in a truck. I was behind him for quite a while and then noticed that the road in front of me straightened out and was clear. I dropped down to 4th and stepped on the gas to pass him. It didn't take long in the Z, as 'Vette owners are well aware. As soon as I got by him, my wife said, "You better be careful or you'll get a ticket." Immediately after she finished saying that, I saw flashing red lights in my rear view mirror. "I just did." was my reply.

I pulled over immediately and waited for the inevitable. The officer introduced himself, said he was from the Sheriff's Department and that he clocked me at 66 in a 45 while passing the guy in the truck. I had no argument with him because he was absolutely right. He ask us where we were coming from and I told him the name of the bar. He then asked me how many drinks I had tonight. Luckily, I didn't have any. He took my license and registration and disappeared for a few minutes.

When he came back I said, "Would you consider letting me off with a warning?" His response was, "That is exactly what I'm going to do. It's a Corvette and I know how much fun they are. Just take it easy from here." Is this guy the coolest LEO ever, or what? He could have really nailed me for doing 21 MPH over the speed limit and for not having a front plate on the car, but he let me go. I had the cruise control set at 1 MPH below the speed limit the rest of the way home.

z 0 4 life

awesome that he only gave you a warning.

Mr.Bill

Sounds like a very nice ending to a great evening.
Mr.Bill

jol

Just a reminder, LEOs are not our enemies. We love to feel our car's power but in reality, they keep us all alive. Just my 0.02

whitesmokels1

Good stuff.

It seems like LEOs are more lenient with Vette owners (as long as you're not being wreckless). I've been let go a few times myself. My Camaro, on the other hand, is a different story, it's a speeding ticket magnet.

Praetorian27

Police protect us from dangers...even ourselves!

DrewCfromSC

being a motorcycle event photographer for a local biker magazine ive had simular expirence. My mother was in a hospice home and I got way for a me chill out day to cover a motorcycle rodeo for some LEOs and the home called. Well i took off and got stoppped by 2 highway patrol BMW for an escorted ride nearly 100 miles home at about the same speed.....................no ticket since they knew what was going on. Needless to say the made the magazine story (just not this version!), photos and all!

liveaboard74

Good rule of thumb is they won't bother you unless your rolling more than over 7 mph over the speed limit. Local judges don't like seeing those type of tickets in courts. Roll about 130,000 a year with the job and last ticket on highways I had was 20 some years ago.
They are stepping up enforcement everywhere so just keep it in the back of your mind.

baxsom

Sounds like it is your wife's fault that you got pulled over in the first place. If she would not have said anything and jinxed it.

dgrant3830

Very nice LEO and very understanding.

madmatt9471

Sweet - but it's true you have to go faster that the vehicle you are going to pass in order to pass it!

Good thing you were being cool and not flogging it to a 140 MPH

Thanks,Matt

Zr-1Mike00

Good ending to a great night! And yes they are stepping it up everywhere. Especially in Mass. We just graduated another class at the State Police Academy... BEWARE ON THE MASS PIKE!!! They are everywhere. I Dispatch for Bedford here in MA and they are stepping up as well.

Chilliwack vettes

Great to hear that!

jrose7004

Great that your story has a happy ending.

Ikester

That was already too late to ask that question. Before they leave with your credentials, ask him.

$$$frumnuttin'

He let you go because you were at a bar, and had no booze...shows a lot of willpower.

2003 electronblue

Your allowed to speed up to pass a truck and he knew it....you broke no law and he knew it.

Toque

Glad you just got a warning ! Nice cop for sure !

Reminds me of a month ago .... A guy I know got a warning for "double" the speed limit on a major freeway. The cop saw he had a commercial drivers license and knew it would be his job if he took his license. Needless to say the guy drives the limit now because the cop said he is in the system as having a warning ..

Toque

Glock 23C

I can't speak for other states but in MN you cannot exceed the posted speed limit even while passing another vehicle. Know your state laws. Just saying........

Greg Gore

Agree. You have to be able overtake a slower car and get back in your lafe to quickly enough to be safe from possible oncoming traffic.