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Re: random call from the police	Tue, 19 October 2004 05:39

Was only reading this thread a day or two ago, so figured i'd add what just happened to me on the way home. Was behind a cop at the lights, and as we take off everyone does the sit 10-15 below cause he's there, but i figure as long as you behave yourself what's the problem? so i move into the middle and end up unlongside him as we go down a hill into an 80 zone where its real easy to speed, so i'm keeping a good eye on the speedo, keeping it bang on the limit. (Roseville Bridge for those of you who know it.) The cop starts pacing me exactly alongside, door handle to door handle, and a bloke in a fuego with mags gets a little uncomfortable being out in front and drops back level on my left. So we're line abreast going over the bridge and up the hill, and as amusing as this is i'm over being sandwiched, so i slow down right on the 70 signs and drop back a little on them. Soon after this, the cop comes back alongside, then behind, so i'm spot on 70 now. Another couple of clicks up the rd he's right alongside again, so i leave my lane change and left turn down the wakehurst parkway a little late thinking i'd shake him, but he sudddenly decides he needs to turn here too, jumps 3 lanes to do it, and pulls up alongside me at the lights. This is pissing me off by now cause he's not being so subtle about it, and my car is completely standard from the outside, so why's he onto me? We're several back when the lights go green and it merges from 2 to 1 lane right after the lights, everyone does the standard 1 for 1 thing, and i'm there indicating, he leaves me not quite enough room, then squirts it up alongside and squeezes me out! He's acting like an arrogant prick, so i give him the horn for a second or so to let him know what i'm thinking, then settle in thinking its done. We get to the bottom of the hill where there's room and he throws the lights on and waves me over, gets me out of the car, and goes, "you got a problem mate? whats with the attitude?" I thought i replied reasonably politely, "road etiquette? I thought we would've merged like any other courteous roadusers, was my indicator not working?" "You should be careful, that attitude will get you in a lot of trouble one day" taking that as a veiled threat, i said, "was it my imagination or have you been following me since eastern valley way?" He then tells me how i should change my driving habits to be a better roaduser, and i have a hard time not telling him the same thing, but just bite my tongue and go get back in my car. I don't know about this vehicle register, and i probably didn't help the situation with the horn, but i sure as hell didn't do anything wrong, and he never said why he pulled me over. I've got my share of speeding tickets, but nothing for a while, and all before i changed plates. Incidently one of those tickets was on the parkway from an undercover. I was doing a bit under 100, 15 over, when this magna catches up and jams right up my arse. Wanting to get a little room between myself and this lunatic, (there's nowhere he can overtake), i punch it up to 120 and he throws on the lights. Not saying i didn't deserve that one, but i would've only been over half as much if he hadn't tailgated me. But what do you do? [Report message to a moderator]

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