Got pulled over tonight, funny story!

[Gerard]

Reminds me of the time I was working in a little mining town called
Welkom in the Free State here in South Africa. I had the Audi 200
running at the time. Got some late night munchies and headed down
the road from my hostel to a filling station that had a small shop.
The garage sits on the corner of a 4-way interection that has a
traffic roundabout in it (the entire town is roundabouts, hardly
a traffic light in sight). So the forecourt is L-shaped, with a exit
around the corner from the shop then exiting on the road back to
the hostel, but you have to round the roundabout and then into the
other end of the station, park in front of the shop and afterwards
go past the pumps, turn left and then right out of the exit and back
onto the road. Making sense?

Anyway, get my munchies, get in the car, head out past the pumps
and turn around the corner only to be met by serious amount of headlamp
lighting. I avoid it by going round the vehicle coming towards me.
Get to the exit, turn left and suddenly there are flashing blue
lights behind me and I pull over. So I sit calmly, let the engine
idle and wait for the cop to come round. He comes to the back door
of the car, puts his hand to his gun and asks me to shut the engine
off and get out of the vehicle. I then spot the other cop standing
on the opposite side of the car, right at the back, covering his
partner.

Damn, did they just go off at me about my driving. I was totally
confused as to what I did wrong by avoiding some twat heading towards
me with full glaring brights in my lane. I just thought before I
make an event of this I just better shut up and let this guy go on
about how rubbish I drive because he has been on a driving course
and I haven't. I was so tempted to tell him he was in my lane, but
thought I'd not risk a bullet or 2.

That town is a bit dodgey. Last remnant in South Africa where the
old school still rules.

Anyway, I was a bit miffed at their attitude. Got back in the car
and... well... spun the hell out of the wheels out of there. Oddly
enough, they didn't chase me for that. :)

Damn Flying Squad idiots.

But then one day I was coming through the town and hit a road block.
When my turn came around in the queue, they looked at me and pulled
me over. The traffic officer comes round to the car. "hello, sir"
he says. "Hi", I say, "what's the problem?". "Nothing.... uhm...
is this an Audi turbo? The 2.2?" "Uhm...yes". "Nice. You can go now.
" :)

G.