Date:         Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:56:29 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: speeding ticket in Vanagon
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>This interesting encounter with a police officer when I was speeding 95 MPH
>on the way to Santa Cruz is a true story. Not in a vanagon but shows the
>better side of the police.

I had a similar encounter near christchurch. I was heading up there
at about 3AM, no other traffic except for rigs, and I was sitting on
140kmh (88mph) in my automatic Skyline diesel. Cop coming the other
way  pulled me up; when he walked up to my opened window he asked if
I was having a good day? I said "Not any more!" in a polite tone. He
then told me that now was the time other cops might be coming out on
the road and that I'd risk a ticket if I sped further. Walked back to
his car and drove off.

A few months later I was caught on this route at 130, and this was
the stupid toe-the-line type. "We're only trying to keep the roads
safe, and people like you aren't helping". Cretin. Cost me $140
($57US).
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
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