[[uber.bucket]]

driving back from LA to SF today, i was cruising at a steady 75 on the 5. i look in the rear view, and i see a set of xenons approaching rapidly..

i scooch over to the slow lane to let an E55 AMG zip by at a probably 100+, then slam into 3rd from 60 or so.

i catch up to him at around 110-120, and i move into the next lane to start pulling a tad. we approach 135-140 and my V1 starts bleeping..

1 bogey dead ahead

i stuck my arm out of the window to caution him to slow down, and flash my brights a few times..but alas, he continued to push it. i slow to 70, and watch as a CHP officer coming the other way slam on his brakes and flip a b*tch in the grassy highway divider..

i pull behind a semi and let the CHP pass, who already had his lights going...later down the road after cruising at a nice 70 mph again, i catch up to teh E55 who is now pulled over and definately getting a large $$$$$ ticket...least to say he wasnt happy.

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story #2 (hardly exciting)

cruising on the 5 still, this old lady in a golf was going 80-82 because i was pacing her. mind you this was a few minutes after the incident with the E55 so i wasnt speeding anymore. a few seconds later BEEP BEEP BEEP, V1 goes off again, so i slow to 70 and move into the slow lane...same thing, copper slams on brakes, U turn in the median, and flies after the poor lady. i did the same motions as with the E55 and i guess she just didnt know what they meant.

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third times' the charm-

still on the 5, this was about an hour later...V1 goes off again, this time i watched a minivan who was going 90+ get busted.

MAN, the 5 was swarmed with CHP today...glad i was paying attention

another success story for the V1 hero

BmwSlayer is rising

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owneds4

What do you do if a cop pulls you over, and he sees the V1 in your car?

[[uber.bucket]]

i pull it off the window and put it under my seat.

problem solved.

ive been pulled over before and kept the V1 on the window, and they didnt say a thing about it...but i dont want to press my luck, so i take it off every time i see a cop

DocWyte

Why bother? It's not illegal to have and use except in VA.

PSmalls::DoggieStyle

Yeah, I've never take mine down when being pulled over.

JasonS4+Festicle

by the time they pull up behind me.

They've never said anything other than,

"You might want to get a new one of those. It doesn't seem to work too well."

The last time I was pulled over, I was already driving on a ticket (haven't gone to court yet)...the guy was really cool and let me go.

He said, just that, "You need to get a new one of those."

I then explained that if he'd stop using "instant on radar" I wouldn't have a problem. He laughed, knowing exactly what I was talking about. When they sit with their radar off and pop it on and zap you, the only thing ANY radar will do is go full blast on - letting you know you've been nabbed! At that point, all you can do is wait to be pulled over.

PSmalls::DoggieStyle

"Sorry copper, I'm on my way to ER to perform a surgery on a midget"

ERF

Sounds pretty unlikely if your both at WOT.

JasonS4+Festicle

thing.

The local guy 2 weeks later was really cool.

He asked me for proof that I was a physician. I gave him my American Academy of Pediatrics ID and he let me go. This was the guy that told me to get a new radar detector.

But, I like the surgery on a midget idea. It incorporates the doctor thing AND midgets. Any excuse involving medical problems with midgets usually evokes a more sympathetic response from the police (in my experience at least).