Illegal when you turn the key
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Having just read Tony's post on brake lights reminds me of something that happened to my father some years back. He ofetn quotes it as the rot starting in this country. Well into his sixties he was driving his 5 series BMW in hampshire when he noticed the car behind was a police car.
Being a civic minded guy he decided to keep to every speed limit. This continued on for neary sixteen miles with the police car maintaining a safe distance behind. Two roads and about three miles from home blue lights and siren goes and my father pulls over.
BIB came and asked him to wind down his window and my father says, whatever did you stop me for, For the last sixteen miles I have driven at exactly 30 in 30's, 40 in 40's and so on, I haven't put a single foot out of line.
Exactly sir, said the policeman, as I was saying to my collegue in the car, just too dam suspicious not to stop you.
Being a civic minded guy he decided to keep to every speed limit. This continued on for neary sixteen miles with the police car maintaining a safe distance behind. Two roads and about three miles from home blue lights and siren goes and my father pulls over.
BIB came and asked him to wind down his window and my father says, whatever did you stop me for, For the last sixteen miles I have driven at exactly 30 in 30's, 40 in 40's and so on, I haven't put a single foot out of line.
Exactly sir, said the policeman, as I was saying to my collegue in the car, just too dam suspicious not to stop you.
Yes I once got stopped in my rally car.
In reply to my question as to why I was stopped got told I was going too slowly.
But I was cock on the 30 limit, says I.
Exactly says he, you didn't fit the profile of how I expect that car to be driven.
So it appears I was either wrong or wrong.
anyway alls well that ends well.
In reply to my question as to why I was stopped got told I was going too slowly.
But I was cock on the 30 limit, says I.
Exactly says he, you didn't fit the profile of how I expect that car to be driven.
So it appears I was either wrong or wrong.
anyway alls well that ends well.
Remember the one about the bloke who got stopped by the copper ...
"why did you pull me over? I wasn't speeding"
"No, you were driving excellently sir, most commendable. I'm most impressed, its some of the very best driving I've seen in ages"
"Why thank you officer. I'm always extra careful when I've had a few"
"why did you pull me over? I wasn't speeding"
"No, you were driving excellently sir, most commendable. I'm most impressed, its some of the very best driving I've seen in ages"
"Why thank you officer. I'm always extra careful when I've had a few"
For some strange reason this thread reminds me of the joke.
A bloke is stopped by the police one night. PC1234 comes round to the drivers window and says,
"Excuse me sir, but your nearside tail light isn't working"
Bloke gives an exasparated sigh, "Oh for heavens sake, haven't you lot got anything better to do!"
He jumps out of the car and goes to the back where he gives the tail light a hard kick. It comes on.
"There, now are you satisfied," he says sarcastically.
"Very good," comes the reply. "Now go round and kick the front, we'll see if a tax disc comes up."
A bloke is stopped by the police one night. PC1234 comes round to the drivers window and says,
"Excuse me sir, but your nearside tail light isn't working"
Bloke gives an exasparated sigh, "Oh for heavens sake, haven't you lot got anything better to do!"
He jumps out of the car and goes to the back where he gives the tail light a hard kick. It comes on.
"There, now are you satisfied," he says sarcastically.
"Very good," comes the reply. "Now go round and kick the front, we'll see if a tax disc comes up."
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