[masraum]

Years ago, I was selling my old '88 targa, and was taking a buddy/coworker for a spin at lunch before I sold the car. I pulled out onto a large 5 lane (2x2 with a middle turn lane) road that I think must be a 45mph. I ran it up through the first 3 gears and was about 95 when I notice that a Cop SUV was in the far lane going the other direction completely boxed in by the only other cars within 1/4 mile in either direction. I looked into my rearview and saw his lights and trying to get through the box to pull a U-turn. I started to lift, and then realized that he was boxed in, and I was going 100 mph just before a bend in the road. I put the hammer back down and held it. After the bend, there was a shopping center with a couple of restaurants, so I ducked into the parking lot and found a spot between 2 SUVs and parked. We sat there for a minute or two and then went to have lunch. A couple of coworkers had been in another car, and we got them there. While we were eating, we saw a few cops drive past the shopping center going both directions. The drive back to work after lunch was VERY sedate, and luckily we didn't see any cops. I didn't drive to lunch again until after I had sold the 911. I think I got pretty lucky. The coworker got an interesting run in the car and enjoyed the story of why. He had a late model Trans Am that was faster in a straight line and collected tickets like a pro so he wasn't bothered at all.