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I was going to post this in the "crosswalks & handicapped spaces" thread before realizing it was really long.
This is actually a self-sighting which I still tell people and have a good laugh:
A Couple years ago I had and 84 300zx, which used to be a 4 seater. The two rear seats (nicknamed dog-seats, because that's all you could fit in them they were so small) to fit a pair of racing seats with 4-point harnesses.
I had my friend with me and we are driving around when my brother asks for a ride. My friend, wanting to be a pain in the ass, tells his to climb in the back and we would drive him. I was annoyed so I said yes. They start bickering as usual and as I turn to yell at them I realize there is an elderly couple about to enter the crosswalk not 50 feet ahead. Aside: this is a street that is 4 lanes wide with parking on both sides and they are on the opposite side of the street. Instead of coming to a complete stop, I slow down to less than 20 because slamming on the brakes would make an unnecessary ruckus that I don't need. Also, this is not 20 yards from a police station.
I figure that everything is fine when in my rearview mirror I see a police cruiser that was in line pull a U-turn. He didn't have his lights on so I figured that he was turning into the station. I end up right next to the highway when I notice him in my mirror again and he flips his lights on. I pull into a CVS parking lot and grab my papers. I roll down the window greet him politely and immediately apologize for the crosswalk. Then he notices my brother sitting in the back and he decided to be a smart-ass:
Cop: "How many seats do you have?"
Me: "2 officer"
Cop: "Can you tell me how many people are in your car?"
Me: 3
Cop: "So your eyesight is not entirely bad. You do know I can have your car towed for this?"
That is when I explain that my brother is late for work and my friend volunteers to hang out at CVS so I can get there.
Long story a little shorter, The cop let me off with a warning and didn't bother bringing up the fact that I had no inspection sticker (because the car had literally no emissions system due to it being removed for weight) and a side-pipe exhaust which needs to be inspected or is considered illegal.
As I am about to pull away, my friend is standing next to the cop when I hear him say to him:
Cop: "You know your friend is a f*cking idiot"
Friend: "He's like that sometimes"
This is actually a self-sighting which I still tell people and have a good laugh:
A Couple years ago I had and 84 300zx, which used to be a 4 seater. The two rear seats (nicknamed dog-seats, because that's all you could fit in them they were so small) to fit a pair of racing seats with 4-point harnesses.
I had my friend with me and we are driving around when my brother asks for a ride. My friend, wanting to be a pain in the ass, tells his to climb in the back and we would drive him. I was annoyed so I said yes. They start bickering as usual and as I turn to yell at them I realize there is an elderly couple about to enter the crosswalk not 50 feet ahead. Aside: this is a street that is 4 lanes wide with parking on both sides and they are on the opposite side of the street. Instead of coming to a complete stop, I slow down to less than 20 because slamming on the brakes would make an unnecessary ruckus that I don't need. Also, this is not 20 yards from a police station.
I figure that everything is fine when in my rearview mirror I see a police cruiser that was in line pull a U-turn. He didn't have his lights on so I figured that he was turning into the station. I end up right next to the highway when I notice him in my mirror again and he flips his lights on. I pull into a CVS parking lot and grab my papers. I roll down the window greet him politely and immediately apologize for the crosswalk. Then he notices my brother sitting in the back and he decided to be a smart-ass:
Cop: "How many seats do you have?"
Me: "2 officer"
Cop: "Can you tell me how many people are in your car?"
Me: 3
Cop: "So your eyesight is not entirely bad. You do know I can have your car towed for this?"
That is when I explain that my brother is late for work and my friend volunteers to hang out at CVS so I can get there.
Long story a little shorter, The cop let me off with a warning and didn't bother bringing up the fact that I had no inspection sticker (because the car had literally no emissions system due to it being removed for weight) and a side-pipe exhaust which needs to be inspected or is considered illegal.
As I am about to pull away, my friend is standing next to the cop when I hear him say to him:
Cop: "You know your friend is a f*cking idiot"
Friend: "He's like that sometimes"