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Old 05-06-2005, 11:03 PM
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I have been driving in the La Mirada/Whittier area since I was 16 (and I just turned 23). I cannot count on my fingers the number of times I have told people to watch out for Beach blvd. south of lamirda because cops love to camp with the radar and bust people. The reason is there is an overpass that transitions Beach from a 35mph, to a 40mph. Well Of course this would be my spot to get caught, the single place I have warned people about the most.

Imagine there are cars in the left and far right lane. I stepped on it to get around the left lane car, hit the middle lane and passed them all up. Then I saw the lights of a motorcycle cop (SHIT!!!). Pulled down a road and came to a stop. The cop came up and was actually SUPPER FREAKING nice. I mean if all cops could be this nice we would have drastically diffrent thoughts on police. He asked for my only license since their are no plates on the car. I gave him everything I had and stated I just received my registration in the mail. He said "ok give me a sec" and walked back to his bike and pulled out the clipboard (FOCK!!!). He came back and few minutes later and said "Well here is the bad news. You were doing 60 in a 35, but I bumped it up to 40 so you can take traffic school." Thats when as nicely as possible I said "I appreciate that sir, however due to a previous ticket that was a large mis-understanding I cannot take traffic school. I would also like to appologize for the speeding, I was trying to pass someone and since this car is new I have not really mastered the feeling of how fast it is going. Also it is a six speed and that is very new to me. Is their anything you can do to help me out on this?" he said "Well this is what I will do. Wink wink (he said it), come to court on this date to fight it. I won't be there. You will have to pay the fine to stand in court, but since I will not be there it will be dismissed and you won't get a point and get your money back." Shocked I said "A thousand thanks sir" He replied "No problem, but next time keep an eye on the speedo. I heard they put them there for a reason." He wished me a happy night, and hoped he had not ruined it for me.

WOW.. I am thankful/lucky/shocked.
Old 05-06-2005, 11:31 PM
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ohh man, i wish that happen'd to me. That cop was really cool
Old 05-06-2005, 11:44 PM
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you are way lucky that he was in a good mood
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wow... nice piggy
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Originally Posted by DimaK321,May 7 2005, 02:16 AM
wow... nice piggy
You're a tough cookie Dima! "Nice piggy?"
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speed traps are illegal... pretty sure
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"LUUUUUUCKKKYYYY!!!"-napoleon
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Originally Posted by CrAzYNeSs,May 7 2005, 09:05 AM
speed traps are illegal... pretty sure
only if you can prove that the officer was there for longer then 5 minutes I believe.
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Nice to hear a good cop story.
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Ha ha... you should post this story in the Main forum, where cops have been given a bad rap this past week.


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