FHP= Florida's Highest Profit margin....and other witty ancedotes...

Mexican Audi (Shane) · 12-30-2003, 04:08 PM

Driving back on I-10 in my GF's civic, doing 79 in the right hand lane and getting passed consistently. Barney Fife pulls me over and writes me a full cite for doing 79 in a 70. In response to my incredulity, he stated that the only reason I got a ticket was because I didn't hit the brakes when I saw him clocking me. ?!? I guess it's much safer for me to lock up the brakes everytime I see a trooper and cause a pile up rather than go 9mph over in a 70.

In an 8 mile stretch we counted 15 cars pulled over.

Jon-1.8t · 12-30-2003, 04:19 PM

jk... sorry dude, that sucks.

tori645 (Vikki) · 12-30-2003, 04:32 PM

boostedTT · 12-30-2003, 05:33 PM

arent employed in the private sector. We could all be rich

Mexican Audi (Shane) · 12-30-2003, 06:02 PM

He is a city cop, and usually writes warnings for 10 or less over in a 45mph zone.

I'm not surprised, I know a Sky Marshall that got ticketed on I-4 in his Bureau car back when he was FBI by none other than FHP.

1.8exTc · 12-30-2003, 07:00 PM

Until I was told by a friend in tally after I set the cruise @ 105 on the way there.

I was damn lucky not to run across any cops

FWIW clocking on that road is strictly revenue, one could lose control out there and just end up driving through a cow pasture, there is nothing out there.

boostedTT · 12-31-2003, 02:29 AM

and out there to make money. I have no doubt about it. The number of cops here in Melbourne is just unreal.

SLO-GTI @ WORK · 12-31-2003, 03:46 AM

I swear shane, you have the worst luck when it comes to cops. I guess I should defintely count my blessings. All 23 of them.
FHP can't tear up tickets either. A local or county cop can tear up a ticket after it's written but not an FHP officer.
I would be mad as hell if I were you. That's F-N messed up. That kind of cop is what gives other (good) cops a bad name.

Scott

silberpfeil · 12-31-2003, 04:09 AM

I used to drive an Acura Integra GS-R. (There was a good reason: I could fit a bicycle in the back of it, which isn't something you can do with most cars.) I would get tickets for relatively minor infractions; after a while I decided it was because I was driving a car usually associated with 19-year olds with backwards baseball caps toting around 600lbs of stereo equipment. So I bought a nondescript silver German sedan with trunk space to fit my bicycle into -- just so happened to be a B5 S4. I've been stopped in it, and in its successor, a B6 S4, but only gotten the duty lecture. Why? My theory is that I more resemble a pillar of the community than does a driver of a cheap, plentiful Japanese car that is a favorite of rice boys (a Civic would fit that description). Cops are people too, and they jump to conclusions from sketchy information just like everyone else.

Mexican Audi (Shane) · 12-31-2003, 05:59 AM

and some are the gestapo like FHP.

12-30-2003, 04:19 PM	#2
Jon-1.8t AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 12,804	Its one thing to be pulled over in an audi or vw, but a speeding ticket in a civic is just wrong... jk... sorry dude, that sucks. __________________ FS B5 UCC Rob Knob 1998.5 A4 1.8t Quattro/Manual (Big Turbo) 1998.5 A4 2.8 Avant Quattro/Manual (DD) 2006 Nissan Frontier 4x4 / 6 Sp Manual EPL Tuned \|\| Dyno \|\| Engine Pics \|\| A4 CAPS \|\| Turbo Setup

12-30-2003, 04:32 PM	#3
tori645 (Vikki) Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,295	busy Beavers... err... Bears...

12-30-2003, 05:33 PM	#4
boostedTT Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,831	Bah. Pigs have nothing better to do. Too bad traffic officers>>> arent employed in the private sector. We could all be rich

12-30-2003, 06:02 PM	#5
Mexican Audi (Shane) Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,262	My dad is a traffic cop. He couldnt believe the guy actually wrote me for that. He is a city cop, and usually writes warnings for 10 or less over in a 45mph zone. I'm not surprised, I know a Sky Marshall that got ticketed on I-4 in his Bureau car back when he was FBI by none other than FHP. __________________ Deal's Gap- 318 turns in 11 miles. Florida- 11 turns in 318 miles. ********************************** 94 Toyota Pickup (22RE BABY!) 95 M edition Miata 04 Acura RSX-S (sold) 05 Accord Coupe V6/6MT/Navi (sold) 02 Jetta 1.8T- all the mods (sold)

12-30-2003, 07:00 PM	#6
1.8exTc New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 98	I never realised I-10 was so heavily clocked Until I was told by a friend in tally after I set the cruise @ 105 on the way there. I was damn lucky not to run across any cops FWIW clocking on that road is strictly revenue, one could lose control out there and just end up driving through a cow pasture, there is nothing out there.

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12-31-2003, 02:29 AM	#7
boostedTT Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,831	No offense to your father, but cops are still a pain >>> and out there to make money. I have no doubt about it. The number of cops here in Melbourne is just unreal.

12-31-2003, 03:46 AM	#8
SLO-GTI @ WORK New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 71	Did you tell him you were "signal zero"? I swear shane, you have the worst luck when it comes to cops. I guess I should defintely count my blessings. All 23 of them. FHP can't tear up tickets either. A local or county cop can tear up a ticket after it's written but not an FHP officer. I would be mad as hell if I were you. That's F-N messed up. That kind of cop is what gives other (good) cops a bad name. Scott

12-31-2003, 04:09 AM	#9
silberpfeil AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 216	I think what you're driving and how old you are makes a difference. I used to drive an Acura Integra GS-R. (There was a good reason: I could fit a bicycle in the back of it, which isn't something you can do with most cars.) I would get tickets for relatively minor infractions; after a while I decided it was because I was driving a car usually associated with 19-year olds with backwards baseball caps toting around 600lbs of stereo equipment. So I bought a nondescript silver German sedan with trunk space to fit my bicycle into -- just so happened to be a B5 S4. I've been stopped in it, and in its successor, a B6 S4, but only gotten the duty lecture. Why? My theory is that I more resemble a pillar of the community than does a driver of a cheap, plentiful Japanese car that is a favorite of rice boys (a Civic would fit that description). Cops are people too, and they jump to conclusions from sketchy information just like everyone else. __________________ Silberpfeil Now: 2010 S4 silver/ebony 6sp Then: 2006 A3 silver/silver 6sp (sold) Before then: 2004 silver/silver S4 6sp (Crunched!!!) Even before then: 2001 silver/ebony S4 6sp (sold)

12-31-2003, 05:59 AM	#10
Mexican Audi (Shane) Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,262	No offense taken. I knew what you meant. Some depts use common sense when it comes to traffic > and some are the gestapo like FHP. __________________ Deal's Gap- 318 turns in 11 miles. Florida- 11 turns in 318 miles. ********************************** 94 Toyota Pickup (22RE BABY!) 95 M edition Miata 04 Acura RSX-S (sold) 05 Accord Coupe V6/6MT/Navi (sold) 02 Jetta 1.8T- all the mods (sold)

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