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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Alright, I was in town this morning running an errand for my mom. I was stopped at a light with a duramax on my left. My radar detector was going off on the Ka band(which around here is exclusively a cop band). He was revving up his truck and looking at me like he was wanting a race. Now "knowing" a cop was around, I didn't rev the truck, but I did wink at him. Light turns green and he launches, next thing I see is blue lights and I pull over and let the cop get him and I just wave as I go on by(I know the waving was probably rubbing it in).

Now I knew I couldn't be the duramax as far as right off the line, now give me enough of a "strip" and I can take him I'm sure, but it would take awhile. Now, I find this funny, but do y'all think I was evil in knowing that there was a cop and making it such that the guy got a ticket despite him being in a duramax?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Dirty I like it!
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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tex25025 i would have done the same thing. knid of funny and sad. sad in the fact that he wants to race and dont have a radar detector in his truck.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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Since you asked, I'd rather let a fellow motorist know there was a threat than bait him into a ticket.. If he wanted to run after the fact, that's his bust..

RD's are a valuable tool for sure..

 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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So why do you think you would have been beaten? The extra hips on your rig? I get that the Duramax has the Allison tranny, but an Isuszu motor....I can't see it.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by william_04_x
Since you asked, I'd rather let a fellow motorist know there was a threat than bait him into a ticket.. If he wanted to run after the fact, that's his bust..

RD's are a valuable tool for sure..


What RD is that?

B.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by william_04_x
Since you asked, I'd rather let a fellow motorist know there was a threat than bait him into a ticket.. If he wanted to run after the fact, that's his bust..
I know, that's what made me feel a little guilty about it all.

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So why do you think you would have been beaten? The extra hips on your rig?
It was more of the weight issue then it was the hips.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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I know, that's what made me feel a little guilty about it all.
Screw guilt
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by silly34
What RD is that?

B.
remote display for a V1 that I cut into the dash.. The detector itself is mounted in a different spot..

Originally Posted by tex25025
I know, that's what made me feel a little guilty about it all.
Karma bro.. I don't think you're going to hell though..
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by william_04_x
I don't think you're going to hell though..
Oh no, I'm sure relatively speaking I've done far worse that I'll be going to hell for then that.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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What sucks for me is that although I live in NorthEast NC, I do most of my driving in VA...which of course is the only state in the Union with the exception of the District of Columbia where they're banned.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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Thought they are illegal in Connecticut too......
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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I can't fault you for this Tex, I did nearly the same thing a few years ago myself.

I tried to keep a straight face as I drove by while the cop was behind him with the blues on but it was a challenge.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MoyockPowerstroke
What sucks for me is that although I live in NorthEast NC, I do most of my driving in VA...which of course is the only state in the Union with the exception of the District of Columbia where they're banned.
There's a bill in the General Assembly right now to make them legal again. As soon as I hit the border heading to Hatteras, mine goes on the dash.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Evil Evil Evil
 
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