Re: pre-LI cruise cop encounter

["Greg Coe" <gcoe4733@postoffice.uri.edu>]

Never a ticket in my life.

Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Irwin <timi@Interlinq.com>
To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com' <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 7:30 PM
Subject: RE: pre-LI cruise cop encounter


>Alright, for those of you out there who hate cops (most of whom are just
out
>there doing their jobs), here's an example of a very cool one.
>
>I assume you have a fairly clean record Greg?
>
>Tim Irwin
>'98 GLX (haven't gotten out of a ticket since I moved out of a small county
>where they all knew my dad)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Greg Coe [mailto:gcoe4733@postoffice.uri.edu]
>Sent: Monday, February 01, 1999 3:23 PM
>To: GTI List
>Cc: Jetta List; VW Drivers List
>Subject: pre-LI cruise cop encounter
>
>
>Ever since Chris posted the cruise highlights, I've received tons of mail
>asking what happened.  First off all, I want to thank Chris for his
>hospitality and for putting together a great weekend!
>
>Now onto the story.  I was on I95 in New York Saturday night heading to
>Chris's house.  There is a section of the highway where there is a huge
>underpass about 1/4 mile long.  I just couldn't resist listening to my VR6
>totally uncorked under the overpass.  I lowered the windows and jumped on
>the throttle hard.  As I was enjoying the sweet techtonics music, I noticed
>a Z28 camaro, windows tinted black, pacing me.  I looked at the speedo and
>noticed 120 mph coming up fast.  The passenger window of the camaro went
>down, the driver glanced over, then rolled up his window and dropped behind
>me.  I slowed to a "reasonable" speed and about 1/4 mile later I see strobe
>lights blasting inside the Z28.  Oh shit- jail time for sure.  I was
shaking
>like crazy as I pulled over.  The cop just asked me for all the usual
>bullshit (license, etc.), and returned to his car.  He came back 10 minutes
>later and gave me my stuff.  Then he says "You were having fun back there,
>huh?"  I nervously replied "Well, ummm.......yes."  The cop just smiled and

>said, "Why don't you try NOT having so much fun for a while; have a nice
>night son."  That was it- I was speechless, and proceeded the rest of the
>way to LI at a cautious 65 mph.  I still can't believe what actually
>happened!
>
>Later,
>Greg
>