Originally Posted by Eugene134' post='850527' date='Apr 17 2009, 02:50 PM

got lucky.... most state troopers are not that nice..

Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='851754' date='Apr 19 2009, 12:25 PM

I tapped a County Detective in a County car when she locked em up in the pouring ran a few years ago. She was so nice to me, we sat in her car exchanged info, it was my first accident, I was 20. she was super sweet, i got a citation for following too close. long story short, 3 years later out of nowhere she sued the fuck out of me.

Originally Posted by aBathingApe' post='850510' date='Apr 17 2009, 02:38 PM

So, first off I was just involved in a minor accident, which was the first of my driving career (I turn 20 on monday). I was cruising at around 50mph and a ford taurus in front of me JAMMED on her brakes due to a truck turning off. I was not expecting it and slammed my brakes, and ended up tapping bumpers with the car. We pull off, and come to find out its an off duty trooper. Just my luck. Technically my fault, but she was super nice. She had to call the head patrol man because its a state car and they have to come take pictures. After talking with them, they added up all the fines (tailing to close, illegal tint, no front plate, no seatbelt) and it came to about $1000. The head guy asked her if she wanted to issue the citation, and she was very nice and let everything go. The only thing I will have to do is pay for a scraped bumper if they fix hers (they said somehting about a claim not even being made). Just wanted to say that there are some good people out there, and that I got very very lucky overall.

On the plus side, I have my m5 front bumper sitting at home waiting to be installed, so the damage on my end is already fixed.

Sorry for the story, just wanted to vent as it was very stressful haha

Originally Posted by z06bigbird' post='851769' date='Apr 19 2009, 01:45 PM

Statute of limitations in FL is 2 years, isn't it?

Originally Posted by z06bigbird' post='851766' date='Apr 19 2009, 01:44 PM

Fact or opinion????

Sounds like you have had a few tickets, and now you are blaming the LEOs for them. Just my impression.

Most if not all of us get tickets, and the adults take responsibility.

Originally Posted by aBathingApe' post='850531' date='Apr 17 2009, 03:02 PM

It was a bad decision, I know. Its a habit that I need to get better at correcting




Nope Haha they mentioned it, then asked about the tint, but he said it was my lucky day and told me to be on my way

Originally Posted by z06bigbird' post='851782' date='Apr 19 2009, 01:55 PM

Glad to hear that some forum members have good things to say re LEO. It irritates me when people trash LEOs, and then they change their story when they actually need a LEO to assist them in resolving a traffic or other issue.

These guys/ladies are out there putting their lives on the line, and I feel they should get more respect.

Are there any bad LEOs? Yes, just like we have bad forum members.

Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='851754' date='Apr 19 2009, 01:25 PM

I tapped a County Detective in a County car when she locked em up in the pouring ran a few years ago. She was so nice to me, we sat in her car exchanged info, it was my first accident, I was 20. she was super sweet, i got a citation for following too close. long story short, 3 years later out of nowhere she sued the fuck out of me.

Originally Posted by aBathingApe' post='850510' date='Apr 17 2009, 03:38 PM

So, first off I was just involved in a minor accident, which was the first of my driving career (I turn 20 on monday). I was cruising at around 50mph and a ford taurus in front of me JAMMED on her brakes due to a truck turning off. I was not expecting it and slammed my brakes, and ended up tapping bumpers with the car. We pull off, and come to find out its an off duty trooper. Just my luck. Technically my fault, but she was super nice. She had to call the head patrol man because its a state car and they have to come take pictures. After talking with them, they added up all the fines (tailing to close, illegal tint, no front plate, no seatbelt) and it came to about $1000. The head guy asked her if she wanted to issue the citation, and she was very nice and let everything go. The only thing I will have to do is pay for a scraped bumper if they fix hers (they said somehting about a claim not even being made). Just wanted to say that there are some good people out there, and that I got very very lucky overall.

On the plus side, I have my m5 front bumper sitting at home waiting to be installed, so the damage on my end is already fixed.

Sorry for the story, just wanted to vent as it was very stressful haha