Got stoped by FHP today....
 

I was heading up the turnpike to see Will and was buzzin along at a good clip, maybe 10+ over the limit behind this Toyota Rav4. We slowed down as we passed a trooper who had just finished issuing a ticket to someone. Once passed and in the clear, we picked it back up but again the Rav4 was still in the lead.

All of a sudden the RAV4 steps on the brakes hard and I did as well...looking in my mirror I saw why. The FHP had settled in behind me! I figured if he was going to get someone for speeding it would be the lead vehicle (at least I hoped) but alas, it was me he wanted. I was ready to take my lashing for bumping up the limit if that's what was meant to be.

He lit me up, I signaled and pulled over to the right shoulder, shut off the bike and removed the key. When I flipped open my shield, he asked me if I was Evin (the bikes registered owner) I told him no and I was merely borrowing the scoot for the weekend as my friend was out of town. I gave him my license and he told me the reason he stopped me was my Sun Pass Transponder was slipping out of my back pocket and he thought I might lose it. Also, the tag is mounted to the center of the swing arm and is spring loaded to fold if the bike suspension gets loaded up (Pretty ingenious I must say!)

He proceeded to tell me he was not about to write me a ticket, just get the Sun Pass put away and have the tag corrected as there are (his words) "A lot of rookie assholes out there trying to make a name for themselves and with these new laws, some of them are taking it waaaaaaay too far and writing anyone who even comes close to an infraction"

WOW! What a great guy! We sat by the road and talked bikes for about 10 more minutes until a new Mustang Saleen screamed by and he said he had to go, duty calls!!

His name is officer Kingley. He was courteous and receptive to courtesy, informative, official yet forgiving. I was all ready to get my ticket and it never happened. This calls for a letter to be written to the FHP about his level of professionalism and lack of zeal for making a name for himself as the one who writes the most tickets.

Just thought I'd pass that along...

Go play lotto, you've got a lucky streak going.

I thought this was going to be another SoFla story of "I wasn't doing anything wrong, the cops are harrassing me, they beat me up like Rodney King, woe is me" etc etc. LOL!!!!!!!!!

Not from me, Doug :pat:

They are quite enjoyable though! LOL!

just goes to show what happens when u give other ppl respect, not all cops are assholes

congrats on not getting a ticket, I think its the good Bicho home joo joo that saved ja

See what happens when you are respectful to LEO's??

That was a super nice trooper!!

great story Bill. you were lucky. :dthumb:

Agreed.

All the other nonsense about being respectful, courteous, blah, blah, blah is noise.

nice bill. forget the lotto, go apply for a job!

Don't interfere with tha man's dinna time, and you will not get the rodney King next time!:dthumb: lol

I apologize to any LEO's that may have endured a cold breakfast because of me. :sorry:

:lol

on that same thought, the lead guy should get the ticket.....we were pulled over by the water police yesterday for speeding through a no wake zone and so was the guy behind us.....he told us we get a warning but the guy behind us gets a ticket for the monkey see monkey do bullshit:idk: :rockout:we got lucky, but the guy behind us didn't:whistle:

I dont see how thats right. you were both breaking the law. if he didnt ticket you, he shouldnt have ticketed the guy behind. :idk: thats just teaching the guy to break the law on his own... :dthumb: to me its all luck, nothing to do teaching someone anything :idk:

I do have a question though..... were there any boobies on the boat that got ticketed? that couldve played some sort of pull on the water cops. :whistle: :drool: :dthumb: :rockwoot:

lol ya we were all boobs and bikin's and the other boat had 3 old dudes:idk:

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