Yup, 2nd time in my Beast ;(
Background: out driving the back roads in San Diego with my DiabloSport Trinity tuner to get some WOT (Wide Open Throttle) data logs. Traffic was bad at the beginning, so, it opened up and I set the cruise at 65mph, 5th gear, to keep the RPMs above 2200 for some steady data logging.
Driving at that speed, on a 55mph road, very little traffic, a police car passes me going the opposite direction. I saw him a short distance away, but didn't think 65 mph was a big deal and the cars in front were going at least that speed since I wasn't catching up to them. Ok, driving 2 more minutes, same speed, lights on, pull over ;(
Procedure: open both windows as well as the sun roof shade (remeber, tinted windows); turn off stereo, turn off car, turn on emergency flashers, hands on the wheel.
Hi how are you? Doing fine officer. Yourself? Ok. Where are you heading? Oh, just down this highway to the next intersection. Do you know the speed limit is 55mph and you were doing 65? No real answer here...Why didn't you slow down when you saw me? Well, I didn't think i was breaking any laws, sorry.
Where's your front license plate? I pulled it out from behind the seat, here it is. Why isn't on the front of the car? They fasten it by drilling 4 holes and ruining the front bumper. I was looking for another method as not to ruin my bumper. Ok, do you think you can find another way in 90 days? Sure, i think I can. Ok, hand me your stuff. Uh, stuff? Your license and registration. oh, my registration is here (pointing to the glove box). Ok, that's fine. i hand him my papers, show him my address is on the back of the license and correct on the registration. Nice car, what year? 2010 Camaro. very nice. it's not going to be this clean for long? Excuse me? Well, up ahead, the grasshoppers are REAL bad (now, I know this as we did that road 2 weeks ago and our cars were destroyed with guts!!). Oh, that's not good. yeah, look at my patrol car, especially on the grill. Ok, be right back, I'm only writing you up for a fix-it ticket.
Now, I am very happy! Ok, I got away with no plate for a while, now I'll have to mount the damn thing.
Comes back - sign this, and in 2-3 weeks, they'll send you all the info. Basically, mount the plate, get an officer to sign, then mail it in. Ok, thank you very much. Oh, officer, where can I make a legal U-turn before hitting all those bugs? (There are still reminders under the front of my car!) Now, I asked this because I know there is no where to turn, legally, from here to there, and next to us is a double set of double yellow lines! Oh, you can make a U-turn right here, I don't care, as long as it's safe. Ok, thank you and have a great day!
me, slowly pull off, U-turn, and go find another place to do my WOT logs
So...this time, a fix it violation...no big deal. Now, you might ask, again, why didn't I slow down if I knew I was going over the speed limit? you know, I'm not sure. I really didn't think it was a big deal since I wasn't going THAT fast (yes, I WAS breaking the law by 10mph) and I didn't want to ruin my data logging
Oh well...another lesson learned and I got away easy!
Have a great day!