This only happens once

[mile636]

It was past midnight and I was off home from my girlfriends place. Its only a 10 minute ride and it was very cold. As there was noone on the road and it was chilly I decided to flog it on the straight.

I was doing around 200km/h when I zoomed passed a undercover cop car. (btw it was a 60 zone). I didn't even see them. I stop at the red lights and guess what. They appear behind me.

They pulled me over and we had a chat.

I was very calm and was talking to them like i've done nothing wrong. Then another cop car appears. They tell me they didn't think I'll stop so they called a backup. I remained calm. They asked me if I knew how serious this situation is and I say I know but as I can't change anything now and there is no reason for me to do anything but to face my consequensces.

Guess what.

The older cop asked me about my bike and how long I've been riding, what do I do, where am I going and so on...

AND... he told me to...

Slow it down next time as you might kill somebody...

... and he handed back my licence AND thanked me for my honestly...

SOMEBODY PINCH ME

Mile636

[red_dave]

How effin lucky were you...

Stop hogging, share your luck around a bit...

[Gnome]

You lucky bastard, that's awesome. Maybe those coppers aren't as bad as Yankee thinks.

[NovaCoder]

Some are good and use their discretion, some just take your picture....

[mile636]

The feeling is unreal...

I dodn't feel like posting the whole conversation I had with them. I mean it would take me ages to type it up and described it.

Though, I shlould add this:

... we heard you coming...
... you didn't even see us parked there...
... most riders don't even stop...
... how come you stoped?...
... you were flying...

Now I'm questioning myself if they were cops at all???

Mile636

[ozx6r]

i did the same thing bout 3 yrs ago

on way home after night shift work bout 2 in morn

doing 160 in 80 zone cop pulls me up walked up to the window and i reconised him

hes like how fast were you going? not sure and then added

hows you son ben doing havent seen him for a while!

oh you know my son hey!

yeah went to school with him

well slow down or you will kill yourself! and let me go

[MickLC]

Half of me is saying you stupid bugger, you would have gotten what you deserved if they threw the book at you ...the other half is saying awesome to get away with it you lucky bugger

I wish I could make my mind up

[photomike666]

It's an awesome feeling, and sort of makes you slow down (for a while). Take it easy.

[mike-s]

jesus christ, go buy yourself a lotto ticket

[Neka79]

yea i once got off lucky, for being honest...
xmas eve 2002...on way home from work at abt 6pm...see my ex gf down the main st of small town...nail cbr,up on one past her & keep going...cop follows, put on the lights so i pull over....she lets me go with a warning & tells me to not ride like a dick in a 50 zone (i was doin abt 140 wen i pput it down?)....let me go cos i was honest...

[mile636]

"lick a dick"

she gave you a good advice LOL

[Blackzxr]

Lucky, lucky boy..

[Shifty]

I have to say that's fucked. You deserved to lose your license and that's that.

I don't mean to sound controversial, but 200km/h in a 60km/h zone? You're a fucking idiot - if you hadn't said it was a cold night I'd imagine you're the kind of turkey who would have been doing it in shorts and a t-shirt too. YOU are the kind of person that causes ridiculous laws to be implemented. People like you crash at 200km/h in a 60km/h zone and get dead, while those of us who save shenanigans for a more suitable time and place get strict motorcycle exhaust laws, 50km/h zones and anti-motorcycle press.

I'm all for abolishing speed limits, but people like you demonstrate why it will never happen.

[mile636]

I agree and disagree with you

I should have lost my licence but I don't think I give a bad name to anyone.

BTW I was wearing my leather jacket and jeans but it was still cold...

And I'm sure a lot of guys here speed, including you.

Mile636

[Shifty]

As I said I'm all for ditching speed limits entirely. Like almost everyone here I have been fined for speeding before, but on only one of those occasions could I understand why someone would feel justified in saying my actions were inappropriate. On that occasion I was fined for 120km/h in a 70km/h zone, where I belted off from a set of lights to 100km/h and slowed straight back to the speed limit at 70km/h.

The police "estimated" my speed at 120km/h and insisted that I had slowed down only because their lights came on. In that situation, I think I would have deserved a ticket and understood where they were coming from. Unfortunately for me the truth of the matter was that I was over the limit for about 3 seconds, hitting a maximum of 100km/h (second gear hit the rev limiter at 102km/h, and I didn't hit it!), slowing down immediately of my own accord and not just speeding recklessly. Unfortunately the cop didn't believe me, so based on his understanding of what had happened I suppose the ticket was justified.

The other tickets I have had were purely revenue raising (eg. cruising 20 over the limit on the highway, getting booked 10 k's over down a hill, that kinda stuff).

As you can see I'm no angel myself, but there is never a situation where 200km/h in a 60km/h zone is an appropriate speed.