cop stories

[Lee Levitt]

Alex writes:

> 
> I take my eyes off the road and mirrors for about 2 seconds to mess with
> the stereo.  Next thing I know the interior of the car is ILLUMINATED
> "BLINK" with a very bright, almost blinding, very brief pulse of
> searchlight.

Ouch.

I once got pulled over for doing 10 over on the interstate (Mass Pike).
12:30 at night, just minding my own business, empty road, right lane.

All of a sudden my V1 lights up solid. WTF?

Instinctive brake test.

Lights go on *directly* behind me.

The guy had pulled up behind me with *no* lights, fingered his radar and
when I braked, he lit things up.

I have a sneaking suspicion, unproveable of course, that if I hadn't braked
(this tipping him off to my use of a radar detector), he would have gone on
to bigger fish.

Kinda pissed me off. Of course, I was speeding, and I did pay the fine.

Lee
'02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
'96 A6 quattro avant