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Originally Posted by legion
My last speeding ticket .....After he pulled the bus over, he came aboard the bus with his gun drawn and handcuffed the driver and made him sit in the back of the cruiser while he wrote him a ticket.  |
Was this near Bloomington? I just got back from a trip which took me down 39/55. I have never seen so many cops in my life! Yes, it was T-day weekend, but it was crazy. Had to been 30 cops between St Louis and Rockford. However, none in Mo or Wis.
I haven't had a radar detector in years. I also haven't had a speeding ticket in as long. After awhile you get a "feel" for where the cops are likely to be. I usually set the cruise at 7-10 over and "hit it" where I think I'll be safe. Never fast over hills and around curves - only where you can see well ahead. Slow for over-passes. I suppose a radar detector would make my driving life easier, but I'm so used to doing it this way plus it keeps me awake on long trips and makes the time go by faster. I believe overall it keeps me safer to be on guard.
I use the "stooge" approach as well, but I've been pulled over doing that too. Once the trooper pulled over the stooge and waved me in too!
This last trip I jumped in behind some girl in a SUV driving 85 mph (no shortage of those) only to find a Trooper right on my ass with his lights on-so much for my "feel"! It was weird-I had NO idea he was there when I pulled out. I was up to her speed too. Fortunately, he had his sights set on her. I pulled over and he went up and got her.
