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Originally Posted by John Rogers
Usually it is the other way around......you're in trouble for have just passed a CHP officer marking a Honda rice rocket in the fast lane as I zoom onto I805 south from the really neat double S curve joining from I54 east at 120+ or so in Mom's 1987 930!
This time was way better as I pulled into the Walmart parking lot and found an open handicapped place right near the front! Yea! As I was shutting things down I noticed to semi tough looking guys staring at me and the car and I was trying to decide if they were "A" police or "B" car boosters or "C" ????? So I shut down and opened the door and was getting my cane out when one walks over with a small ID holder in his hand and flips it open showing his sheriff's badge and ID card with picture. He explained they were on duty and checking for valid handicapped ID/license/placard. I pulled out the wallet and showed him the "white paper" you are supposed to carry if you have the plates which we do. He said you're the first today and I noted that is why there are so many open places and he laughed and said 25 tickets so far! Starting fine is $250 and in Chula Vista the judges usually make it $500 as the 250 is just a starter.
First time I have ever been asked about it!
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I had a nice run in a couple of months ago.
A friend of my wife lives on the edge of a pretty bad neighborhood, known for gang activity drugs etc...
Her teenage daughter had broken down at the corner gas station, car was not running right down on power. It was a Saturday, mom was working and she texted my wife to see if I could go see what was up.
I got the car running, and had her limp it home with me following.
Once home I ran back to my house and got my code reader to see what was up, I went back to her house and figured it out to be a bad sensor.
When I was leaving her house, I pulled up to a corner to turn onto the main road, I noticed a patrol car off a ways sitting on the side of the road.
I stopped, looked then turned and went on my way. I ended up with patrol car behind me following, no big deal, then he lit me up.
I pulled into a parking lot he told me he pulled me over for rolling through the stop sign, I stopped I was not going to argue, I handed him my DL and other papers he looks down and saw my fake ID, busted out laughing, and asked to see it.
He asked where I got it I told him he told me to make sure I stop at stop signs and let me go.
He was not concerned about the stop sign, he was checking to see if I was in the hood buying drugs, I knew that I was not about to get pissy with him over it. In the end McLovin got me out of a stupid ticket and me getting a lawyer to get it erased.