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So....... got pulled over this morning doing 70mph in a 50. Cop asked me why I was gong so fast, said i was just trying to get out of the way, asked for license, insurance, reg. all the normal asked if i had a ticket before, told him about my incident in SD leaving base. Ran my DL came back and said "not gonna give you a ticket cause I ride too and I know how these dumb ass cagers can be, just slow down a little"

Sounds like a nice guy.
Every once in a while you run into one of these.

Hey! Anybody around here know if there's some method of canonizing cops for Sainthood who not only occasionally show a little compassion for us motorcyclists, but also, and more importantly, the understanding of our plight out there on the roads with all the cagers around us and what we sometimes must do to just stay alive among them?

(...nice story here, Matt!)

Good cop website is www.backingtheblue.com maybe I should add a string for those who are motorcycle friendly too.

It's a website Soren built for me.

That reminds me, whatever happened in the David Bisard case?

Couldn't get that link to work but the statement in quotes is very disturbing. That guy murdered a motorcyclist.

Hey Leithal,

Just today I got pulled over (Point B) doing 72 in a 45 mph zone (Point A). Officer, " Do you have any weapons. Me, "No Sir." leo, "Are you in a hurry"? Me, "No Sir. Was I speeding?" leo, "Yes, I clocked you back at the Auto parts store (right across the street form the Sheriff's office). Why where you speeding?" Me, "Officer, I was getting in some clean air is all." leo, " Well I ride too and i can understand the situation. May I see your driver's license please"

I hand him my license and he walks back to the car, turns around halfway there and ask if the bike is registered in my name. Yes Sir, would you like the registration? Leo,"No it will come up when I run your license"

After he gets back to his SUV, I holler back at him, " May I get a hat out of my saddle bag?" Okay he says.

Dangit. Just how many points is 27mph over the speed limit? Lynn is going to kill me.

Well the officer exits his SUV rather quickly as I'm thinking there is no way he already wrote me up that quickly. As he approaches me he says Mr. Dressler. Yes Sir? He says I should try to keep the speed down and hands me back my license.

Whew..

So Leithal, a big thankyou to you for your excuse, that I used, today!

Yesterday morning I rounded a curve out on a country road shortly after sunup and there was a sheriff's deputy sitting there "taking pictures." I looked down at the speedo and it read 53 MPH. The posted speed limit was 35, but he didn't wave me over. A second or two later I gave him a short beep on the horn and a nod as I passed in front of his car.

That was the first time in the past 4 years that I've seen a radar trap at that location, but in the future I'll be mindful of it in the event that my luck might run out.

I had a cop tell me once, they typically don't mess with motorcycle unless they're screwing up big.