Cop pulls me over...

[Bongo Lewi]

He asks for DL are reg. I give it to him. He tells me I'm not wearing my seat belt. I say, You got me.

He says do you mind popping the hood? I asked what for and he said he just wanted to see the motor. So I do it.

I get out and he doesn't mind. He asks me a bunch of questions about the car. We shoot the shit about the car for a few minutes and he tells me to be sure to buckle up and heads back to his cruiser.

A cop thats a car guy. Fate smiled upon me again.

I sure do miss this car. Last year for the V8 M3. Without a doubt the fastest car I ever owned.

 

[Racer88]

I have found that the vast majority of the time, if you're very polite, friendly and cooperative, most officers are friendly in return and often "lenient" when it comes to infractions.

They get treated like shit by a lot of people, especially these days. I've seen their entire body language change dramatically once they realize I'm a nice guy who respects the work they do. It's sad in a way... that they're automatically ready for a shitstorm over a simple traffic stop.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

I have found that the vast majority of the time, if you're very polite, friendly and cooperative, most officers are friendly in return and often "lenient" when it comes to infractions.

They get treated like shit by a lot of people, especially these days. I've seen their entire body language change dramatically once they realize I'm a nice guy who respects the work they do. It's sad in a way... that they're automatically ready for a shitstorm over a simple traffic stop.

Giving a cop a hard time on a traffic stop is pointless. You disagree... go to court.

I was riding shotgun with my elderly father, who makes a turn on red when the sign very clearly says no turn on red. Cop pulls us over and my old man starts arguing with him, saying he has lived here for 80 years and nobody told him they were putting that sign up. The cop was getting pissed so I had to step in and be the parent. I told Dad just take the ticket and shut up before he asks if you have been drinking and makes you do a sobriety test. That will get all the people in town talking. All he needed to hear was his reputation might be sullied. He didn't drink at all.

A couple of years ago a rather Rubenesque female cop in a small NC town I was passing thru hands me a speeding ticket. I told her ... I unbuttoned my shirt and was hoping for a warning. She laughed. I figured it best to leave on a high note and be on my way.

 

[Racer88]

Yeah... "I once won an argument with a cop on the roadside," said NOBODY EVER.

 

[One Ping Only]

He asks for DL are reg. I give it to him. He tells me I'm not wearing my seat belt. I say, You got me.

He says do you mind popping the hood? I asked what for and he said he just wanted to see the motor. So I do it.

I get out and he doesn't mind. He asks me a bunch of questions about the car. We shoot the shit about the car for a few minutes and he tells me to be sure to buckle up and heads back to his cruiser.

A cop thats a car guy. Fate smiled upon me again.

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I sure do miss this car. Last year for the V8 M3. Without a doubt the fastest car I ever owned.

Great story, and nice gracious break for you.

A close friend in our small, prior Bimmer collective, had the prior gen M3 in the Convertible format- it was a purple metallic paint. I serviced it for him, and did some resto-detail work on it. Got to drive it a few times. Lots of fun, and the engine oil is thick and smells like 90 weight axle gear oil. Nice car, BL!!