Past Military Helps in Today Speeding Tickets

Amigo's, I just wanted to share something with those of you who have a past miltary life - I am a US Army RANGER 75th btn, 82 Airborne - I have a sticker in my rear window with a couple of caps, etc. Whenever I get pulled over (which isn't much) the cops generally give me a break, they ask about my experince as a RANGER and then advise me to slow down. I had a couple of times with my wife, when the officer didn't ask me for my documentation, just some questions about Ranger school and off I went. So the bottom line is, if you have a past life in today Terror alert, display it, It can only do good/

thanks for serving our country I wonder if I would get the same response if I put my cub scout badges in the window. Especially the "Good listener" badge?

I wonder if I'll get the same respect as a Cavalry veteran? I'm going to put my 3D ACR sticker on my SC today!

My guess is you are prolly a pretty good guy with a reasonable attitude........That helps too. I have several close friends who are cops. There is nothing they hate more than an ******* with an attitude, no matter what his occupation might be...... BTW, Thanks for serving man........

If I get pulled over I get a ticket - no exceptions to date. Doesn't matter if it is the car or the motorcycle. I am never a jerk, always as nice as pie. I put it down to the British accent - as soon as American cops hear that they think I am so kind of snob (when in fact I grew up in East London which is about as far from snobbery as you can get!) Any ideas on how I get around that? Can I put a cap in the back that says "Nice guy inside...REALLY!" Later... Barry

You may be on to something, Barry. A "Nice guy inside ...REALLY" window sticker may help. Some folks just plain think Porsche drivers are jerks. Example: On Sunday I pulled into a (out of town) cardlock gas station and tried to use 3 pumps before I found one that worked. A redneck watched me do this. As I tried the 4th pump I said to this fellow "So, these pumps aren't working ?" He just climbed into his pickup with a disgruntled look. It reminded me that some folks just plain don't like us. On the other hand I get "thumbs up" frequently, too.

I live in a very outter suburban area, most of the people I run into LOVE the Targa, Thus far I can't remember gets a jerky look, but theres always a first.

so.....do you think a ranger sticker would have gotten THIS guy some help??? WABASHA, Minn. -- With a State Patrol airplane overhead, a Stillwater motorcyclist hit the throttle and possibly set the informal record for the fastest speeding ticket in Minnesota history: 205 mph. On Saturday afternoon, State Patrol pilot Al Loney was flying near Wabasha, in southeastern Minnesota on the Wisconsin border, watching two motorcyclists racing along U.S. Highway 61. When one of the riders shot forward, Loney was ready with his stopwatch. He clicked it once when the motorcycle reached a white marker on the road and again a quarter-mile later. The watch read 4.39 seconds, which Loney calculated to be 205 mph. ``I was in total disbelief,'' Loney told the St. Paul Pioneer Press for today's editions. ``I had to double-check my watch because in 27 years I'd never seen anything move that fast.'' Several law enforcement sources told the newspaper that, although no official records are kept, it was probably the fastest ticket ever written in the state. After about three-quarters of a mile, the biker slowed to about 100 mph and let the other cycle catch up. By then Loney had radioed ahead to another state trooper, who pulled the two over soon afterward. The State Patrol officer arrested the faster rider, 20-year-old Stillwater resident Samuel Armstrong Tilley, for reckless driving, driving without a motorcycle license - and driving 140 miles per hour over the posted speed limit of 65 mph. A search of speeding tickets written by state troopers, who patrol most of the state's highways, between 1990 and February 2004 shows the next fastest ticket was for 150 mph in 1994 in Lake of the Woods County. Tilley did not return calls from the newspaper to his home Monday. A working number for him could not immediately be found by The Associated Press today. Only a handful of exotic sports cars can reach 200 mph, but many high-performance motorcycles can top 175 mph. With minor modifications, they can hit 200 mph. Tilley was riding a Honda 1000, Loney said. Kathy Swanson of the state Office of Traffic Safety said unless Tilley was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear, he was courting death at 200 mph. ``I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour,'' Swanson said. ``But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure.'' --- Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press, http:// www.twincities.com

Yea, most likely NOT !

I have to say that I think the trooper was probably a little quick with the stop button. While many motorcycles can travel at very high speeds they are not generally very aerodynamic and at those sort of speeds these things make a big difference. 175 - highly probable, 185 possible but over 200 is very unlikely. I have a friend who has set records on motorcycles at Bonneville and he tells me that the kind of power and aero changes needed to get over 200 is substantial. I would be willing to bet that this guy would get off if he had a smart lawer because they should be able to prove that his bike will simply not do that sort of speed. Barry

houldsworth1 - Where are you located in NW NJ - I am in Randolph, Next To Morristown.

Hey - I have friends in Randolph !!! Could be there with the family for New Year - (not sure yet) Adrian

Look me up amigo - 63 Ridge Rd - Randolph.... Welcome....

I'm in Wyckoff - next to Franklin Lakes. Probably about 25 miles NE of you as the crow flies (do you have that saying around here?)

Our friends live in 'Tammy Hill Trail' (I think thats right ??) I was there with the family for new year 2003 - We had 5 days in NYC then a week in NJ - just as we got there the snow started to fall, our friends said it more or less didn't stop until April !! It was a fun time because our friends (Australians who have moved around the planet with business and who had spent the previous three years here in Kent) had never seen proper snow before ! Loads of sledging etc. You guys get FANTASTIC houses for the money you know - compared to Kent anyway ! Anyway we have been invited back this new year. - (I cant have been that badly behaved after all...) - Not sure about our movements yet but if we go I'll let you know. - We could meet up at one of your diners !!! cheers Adrian

Adrian, Interesting things you said there... I am originally from Woolwich (East London). This weekend is my 40th birthday and I have: a) my brother who lives in Welling (Kent) coming out today; b) A very good friend who is Australian, that I met while in France, who now lives in San Diego, coming out tomorrow. Yes, we get lots of snow here most years (I came here in '95 when NYC was shut down because of 6' in one day). It also gets mighty hot in the summer and, yes, house prices in the U.K. are off the wall these days. Barry

Whenever I get pulled over, I tell the following joke. Cop pulls over a guy for speeding. He asks, "Whats the big hurry?" Speeder responds that he's a performer for a childrens circus and he does magic and juggles. Cop asks him to prove it. The speeder responds that all his gear has been forwarded to the childrens hospital for the performance. Cop states if I bring you something to juggle and you pull it off, I'll let you slide with a warning." Cop goes to the trunk of his cruiser, takes three flares, lights them and hands them to the speeder who while standing on the berm of the road proceeds to juggle the crap out of them. Suddenly a car pulls in behind the cop car. A guy gets out and jumps into the back of the police cruiser closing the door. Cop walks up, opens the door and questions the guy "Just what do you think you're doin ?" Guy responds "Ya might as well take my drunk *** to jail....cause there's no way I can pass that test.

This one might work too - change the state as appropriate... Two men are driving through Pennsylvania when they get pulled over by a State Trooper. The cop walks up and taps on the window with his nightstick. The driver rolls down the window and WHACK, the cop smacks him in the head with the stick. The driver asks, "What the hell was that for?" The cop answers, "You're in Pennsylvania son. When we pull you over, you better have your license ready when we get to your car." The driver says, "I'm sorry, Officer, I'm not from around here." The cop runs a check on the guy's license, and he's clean. He gives the guy his license back, walks around to the passenger side, and taps on the window. The passenger rolls down the window and WHACK, the cop smacks him on the head with the nightstick. The passenger asks, "What'd you do that for?" The cop says, "Just making your wish come true." The passenger asks, "Making what wish come true?" The cop says, "I know that two miles down the road you're gonna say to your buddy, "I wish that Son-of-a-B***h would've tried that s**t with me!"

how about, lose the accent? I think you are prolly right about it being an irritant to the local "coppers"....

I have been here 10 years. People here still think I sound English - people in England think I sound Canadian or South African - Guess I don't fit anywhere anymore If I try to put on another accent I sound like a Pakistani - doesn't matter what accent I am trying to do.