Your Next Race May Be With A Cop

[Barry]

I live 5 miles from where i work in a sleepy little town called Springhill. Same ole drive every morning aprox 15 mins ( alot of light's and old people ) around 8:45 am. This morning on my commute, minding my business and doin the speed limit 45mph; the usual "ricer" kids pulls up behind me reving it up and then pulls to my side and rev's. It was a silver Accura fairly new w/ tinited windows, therefor i couldn't see inside. The light turns green and i slowly launch away as he step's on it to pull ahead...I let him have it, it's a short block. He's waiting for me at the next light as I pull up side by side.....and yes he's still reving. The light changes and off he goes again....I'm not in the mood...he slows down in the slow lane and I pass. He then pulls behind me and a nice red and blue strobe lights up on his dash w/ headlight's flashing as well. I pull over and once stopped a Hernando Co. Sheriff's Deputy climbs out of this car and approaches me. He informs me that this may be my lucky day; because had I taken his bait I would have been the recipient of a $ 535.00 fine for "Aggresive Driving" as well as a $ 250.00 fine for "Street Racing". At this point I'm steaming !..I asked him what the fine would be for "instigating" agressive driving and street racing as well as kicking the shit out of a Deputy for provoking such behavior ( I'm not a young man) at that point he advised me that the state of Florida is taking zero tolerance of this type of driving and is part of a program called " Stealth" in which the state gives grant's for local jurisdiction's to rent,lease and use impounded cars to legally intrap agressive and street racing driver's. He asked that I pass the word to other 49 yr old drivers w/ " Souped Up Car's"......word to the wise! Maybe the the Stealth program is in your area....check and see.

[LoungeLizard]

I believe thats called entrapment.

[MotorMouth]

Originally Posted by Barry

I live 5 miles from where i work in a sleepy little town called Springhill. Same ole drive every morning aprox 15 mins ( alot of light's and old people ) around 8:45 am. This morning on my commute, minding my business and doin the speed limit 45mph; the usual "ricer" kids pulls up behind me reving it up and then pulls to my side and rev's. It was a silver Accura fairly new w/ tinited windows, therefor i couldn't see inside. The light turns green and i slowly launch away as he step's on it to pull ahead...I let him have it, it's a short block. He's waiting for me at the next light as I pull up side by side.....and yes he's still reving. The light changes and off he goes again....I'm not in the mood...he slows down in the slow lane and I pass. He then pulls behind me and a nice red and blue strobe lights up on his dash w/ headlight's flashing as well. I pull over and once stopped a Hernando Co. Sheriff's Deputy climbs out of this car and approaches me. He informs me that this may be my lucky day; because had I taken his bait I would have been the recipient of a $ 535.00 fine for "Aggresive Driving" as well as a $ 250.00 fine for "Street Racing". At this point I'm steaming !..I asked him what the fine would be for "instigating" agressive driving and street racing as well as kicking the shit out of a Deputy for provoking such behavior ( I'm not a young man) at that point he advised me that the state of Florida is taking zero tolerance of this type of driving and is part of a program called " Stealth" in which the state gives grant's for local jurisdiction's to rent,lease and use impounded cars to legally intrap agressive and street racing driver's. He asked that I pass the word to other 49 yr old drivers w/ " Souped Up Car's"......word to the wise! Maybe the the Stealth program is in your area....check and see.

Ha! That is great! Look out for the cops in Flordia, SP, county and locals. I have been following Flordia's road rage and road racing crack down projects. They have all kinds of vehicles all over the state. From Mercury Merauders to Dodge dakota pick up trucks. The Dakota I read about had a flat fiberglass cover and a stepper motor lifts it up when the lights are turned on and there is strobes and a traffic advisor hidden inside. Looking at it you would never know it was a squad vehicle.

Watch your selves there.

[Catshreds]

What's a "traffic advisor"?

[clownhair]

yeah thats entrapment, its illegal and you would be able to get out of it.

[dazednconfused75]

Just bring your video camera or else it's his word against yours.

[macncheese]

wow, that sucks a bunch. a friend of a friend got his license suspended after racing a cop in a black civic in clearwater. boooooooooo.
tony

[Dman]

yeah, what he did was illegal...he cant rev at you, but in the end, it is his word against yours...most of the time, if u say he was revving at you then you will get out of it...had it happen to a friend of mine...

[shaneathan]

Originally Posted by clownhair

yeah thats entrapment, its illegal and you would be able to get out of it.

LOL. Are you sure? If so, how do you know?

[MotorMouth]

Originally Posted by Catshreds

What's a "traffic advisor"?