Yep, I was pulled over cause I was Red. I was driving through a apartment complex to drop off a cooworker and passed a cop on a side road. The next block I drop off my friend and tried to leave going the opposite way of the cop only to find it was a dead end. So I turned around and drove by the cop doing exactly the speed limit and he immediately hits the lights and siren, pulling me over. He asks for my License and Registration. Without hesitation and By habit, I pulled out my credit card and handed it to him while he just stares at me. I quickly corrected myself and handed him my license and state farm card. He looks at me and says "So this is a Harley"??... again, wrong card, ok, I was nervous, I thought I was about to get the ol' Borla Stinger ticket. He said the reason he pulled me over, was because it appeared I was trying to avoid him. I looked him right in the eyes and said, "yes, I was trying to avoid you" Cop: "any particular reason" Me: "cause I don't want a ticket". He smiled and asked if this was MY car and I said yes. He said how long, I said 6 months. He then walked off, read my plates, everything cleared (I guess them thar bank jobs Jesse James and I didn't show up yet) hehehe.
He came back, handed me my license and said "everything is fine, you're good to go, by the way, sure is a beautiful car and its Definitely Red huh?" and then smiled real big. What I said was "Thank you officer". What I wanted to say was "Of course its Red, Officer, why do you think it caught your eye?" But all was cool, he went his way, I went my, shall the two of us never meet again.
...Rocket

Whoa...wait a minute. I just meant to share a funny incident that happen yesterday. Yeah, he pulled me over and he had a reason to, I wasn't complaining, just thought it was humorous how it turned out. Pulling out the credit card, giving wrong Insurance card, be honest about trying to avoid him rather than making up a story. I know I didn't have a Front License Plate and I have louder than normal pipes. So...I just didn't feel like taking a chance. Kind of like not kicking a pitbull, why take the chance (especially the full grown ones). Anyways, I wasn't crying that he pulled me over, again, I just thought my actions were pretty funny cause he caugh me by surprise even though I drove past him twice. Now... for my "ya dick" remark, my apologies if I offended anyone, I meant that in a joking way like the guys in the shop say "yoouuuu diicckkk", maybe thats just Kalifornia Slang. Did NOT mean it at ALL in a bad way. I think the cops remark to me about it "definitely being Red" was just his way of letting me know that it did catch his attention and may catch the attention of others, so Be Cool. In 30years of driving, I've only met 1 cop that was worthy of calling a real dick. (and if you're still out there, your a dick!) 1 out of a thousand isn't bad odds at all. Every other cop I've ever met has extended the same respect to me that I've extended to him (OR HER, don't want to stir up another hornets nest here). Again, my intention was to just tell a funny story of how I got pulled over and my goofy reaction. To everone that thought this was funny, thank you. To everyone else that read it negatively, my apologies, didn't mean it that way at all!! And to all that think there is a deep dark secret why I was pulled over, cause I look like the Unibomber or Charles Manson or 16 yr old without license (trust me, thats NOT the case here). Nope, just passed him twice, looked suspicious, so he pulled me over to check things out. (and maybe cause it was Red and...... maybe not). It took 10mins out of my day, made him feel better, made me feel better (getting off with no tickets) and allowed for a funny story the next day. Although my initial story may not have come out that way to some. From the Famous saying of Rodney King.... "Can't we all, just get along". <~~ more humor
Again, my humble apologies to our boys in blue. Upmost Respect here.

 

This would be a PERFECT time to introduce you folks to a video I watch every 3 or 4 months.

Busted - The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters

 

Cough . . . cough. It's a myth.

 

Don't know how he could have thought you were trying to avoid him when you drove by him twice. He just wanted to see your car.

 

that's bad.
you know?
there is a reason battle ships are gray.

but red is cool

 

It's a classic case of D W C....

Driving While Crimson!! Don't you know it's Cardinal sin??

 

Another reason to own BLACK.

 

Alls well that ends well!

 

Ok.

 

This is why they call it Arrest Me Red. It does catch EVERYONE's attention unfortunately

 

So... you have a flashy red car with a loud exhaust. And you're upset because it got you some attention?

 

Amazing, he let's you go without a ticket, and he is still a di#*!! I hope you never need this di*#s help in the future. Maybe they are having a problem with narcotics, stolen vehicles etc.. in that area. Entering a complex, leaving immediately and then making an obvious attempt to avoid an officer is enough reasonable suspicion for a stop. Believe it or not, serious offenders drive corvettes and much more expensive vehicles....not every cop is jealous of your car.

 

Well fortunately you didn't get a ticket. I had an officer give me ticket once for not having my state inspection sticker on my windshield on my black Vette. I bought the car in Ohio and hadn't had time to get the WV sticker slapped on it yet. I tried everything to get out of that one too...but he was about ready for retirement and had seen all the tricks in the book.

I will say my red Vette gets way more attention...especially from the police officers. I always just smile at them and hope they don't find a reason to pull me over!

 

Sounds to me like the officer was professional, polite, and doing his job. He gave you a break. Why is he a "dick"??? Did I miss something here?

 

There is also a reason Firetrucks are Red or Yellow.

 

Yeah I think so.. Why was he pulled over in the first place?

 

Why would you say you were trying to avoid him because you didn't want to get a ticket? It's your guilt making you think that way...

Where does it say an officer can give you a ticket for obeying the law? If you're weren't speeding, you should've said that and let HIM tell you why he pulled you over... not the best time to start being a smart allick...

If I was you, I'd go down to the station and ask his supervsior to ask him what law you violated for him to pull you over. Even if he was just suspicious, he has to have some other probable cause to stop you.

This way you see, next time it happens... you can go ahead and make your "What I wanted to say..." comment for real instead of on the internet and you'll get the actual reason you were stopped, written for you clearly on the citation... and you can come tell the whole world about it. This way, it's not just another, "I got stopped... didn't get a ticket... cops are $icks.... I was gonna say.." thread

BTW, I think you left something out...

 

"Serious offenders drive corvettes..." It's good to know that they too have good taste in cars!

 

 

Don't tell me it's registered as a state farm vehicle...

Simular situation happend to me once on my torch red vette, driving in snowy weather at about 1130pm, notice a car following me but didn't think anything of it.

Drove for about 20 miles straight, speed limit (of-course) but only because of the snow.

After following me for about 20 miles, the cop hits his lights on a downhill slope. I was like WTF and now I have to attempt to come to a complete stop ASAP in this downslop, snowy/icy weather. Hit the brakes slowly and eventually stopped.

Cop checked out my paperwork, ran my plates, etc. He just told me it is very rare to see a car of my caliber in that location, so he needed to check it out. Lots of drug dealers and stolen vehicles in the area.

I politely thanked him for pulling me over, because I know if it had been my vehicle stolen, I would have been glad it was recovered and he was doing his job. Took maybe 10 minutes of my time, but he ensured everything was cleared and legit.

Plus, you know he wanted to take a closer look at the vette though!