Positive run-in with some cops yesterday

[NeedlessKane]

So me and my fiancee are coming back from doing some Christmas shopping and dinner, and about 1 mile from my house there's a road block. I creep up to the officers waiting and they ask to see my license, where I'm headed, etc and I answer accordingly. As the one officer was asking me these questions, these other two officers are walking around the car, pointing their flashlights around and talking. Then they come back around to the window and are like "Man, sweet car!" and another one piped up and said "I bet it's fast!" I laughed and told them thanks and to have a good night and drove off...slowly haha.

First time that's ever happened to me in any car. Just thought I'd share!

[Trunz150]

That's awesome sometimes there actually cool........ Sometimes

[LiquidDragon]

[rontammy0]

Sometimes we forget car guys can be cops too....

[NeedlessKane]

Originally Posted by LiquidDragon

My apologies sir

[skipinminn]

COPS are people just like you and I, just doing a JOB.

[el ess A]

It's nice when police are car guys and admit it. But I simply don't ever answer any "Where are you headed?" questions on a license checkpoint. Best just to avoid it. For one, it's not a value-added question because they just saw where you have been, it's not hard to deduce your direction as to where you're headed. Plus, it's TMI. Not trying to obstruct the LEOs from doing their job, but frankly, until we're in a full-out police state, it's not really any of their business.

But you also don't want to be a smart ass and answer "Over to your mom's house for a whiskey-laden orgy and then I'm going street racing afterwards." I'm going to guess they won't be too friendly at that point.

[NeedlessKane]

Originally Posted by el ess A

It's nice when police are car guys and admit it. But I simply don't ever answer any "Where are you headed?" questions on a license checkpoint. Best just to avoid it. For one, it's not a value-added question because they just saw where you have been, it's not hard to deduce your direction as to where you're headed. Plus, it's TMI. Not trying to obstruct the LEOs from doing their job, but frankly, until we're in a full-out police state, it's not really any of their business.

But you also don't want to be a smart ass and answer "Over to your mom's house for a whiskey-laden orgy and then I'm going street racing afterwards." I'm going to guess they won't be too friendly at that point.

Yeah - I was honestly shocked that he asked. I've never had a police officer do that. I was on the road to my house, which is also the name of the next town over. When I said "I'm headed home - about 1 mile away" and he looked at my license again and said "oh..haha yeah I see that. I saw the street name and thought it was the next town over. Yall have a nice night"

They were clearly looking for someone. There was a car on a rollback so it looks like some sort of accident had occurred and maybe it was a hit and run? Never seen a road block at a car accident before.

Also - How do you avoid the question without sounding rude/pissing off the officer? I guess I would rather answer the question vs getting out of the car/causing problems. Plus I conceal carry - which can escalate things a lot where LEOs are involved.

[wer2foxs]

One of the members of the Indy Nexgen Camaro club is a state policeman and is a one the pillars of the group. He's a car guy through and through. He either helps or organizes a lot of the club activities for us. He's an awesome guy and to hear him talk that he gets in his and hits it to see what it has is pretty darn cool! I won't call him out because I don't want to overstep my boundaries but I bet he answers this thread before it is over with. He reads them all. He's a great guy and glad he represents our law enforcement.

[Gillis]

Where am I going? Nunya.

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by Gillis

Where am I going? Nunya.

See how far that'll get ya...

[BDBiker]

I can't say that I have ever had a positive encounter with police in 42 years of driving my cars or riding my bikes, just a lot of bad encounters at 'speed traps'. I am glad that you have.

[Squillo]

Originally Posted by NeedlessKane

Also - How do you avoid the question without sounding rude/pissing off the officer? I guess I would rather answer the question vs getting out of the car/causing problems. Plus I conceal carry - which can escalate things a lot where LEOs are involved.

I think this guy does it the best.

[NeedlessKane]

Originally Posted by Squillo

I think this guy does it the best.

Eh, I don't know. To me one of those cards could turn a completely normal "I'm going to ask this guy to see his license and if things are cool, let him go" officer/situation to a "Ah...so this guy wants to be a smart a$$ and give me a goofy card. Lets have some fun with this a$$hole." officer/situation.

Not to mention - I would probably lose the card and/or it'd be in such bad condition it'd be useless. I rarely have any contact with LEOs where I am. Roadblocks, speeding, etc etc. That guy either encounters them a lot or goes around fishing for responses to his card.