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From: pag00@amdahl.UUCP (Pria Graves)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: another starter problem; a started problem.
Message-ID: <3797@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 11:06:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 29 11:06:43 1986
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In article <865@wang.UUCP> lee@wang.UUCP (Lee Story x77155 ms 1989) writes:

> Many policemen are riders, and all are trained to deal politely and
> professionally with us errant citizens; I'd bet that the one referred to
> in the posting was an extraordinary exception, at least in this state.
> 
>                                      Lee Story @ Wang Labs

Three years ago on Superbowl Sunday my husband and I went out riding to
take advantage of the light traffic.  We were being inattentive and got
pulled over.  The patrol man (CHP) was a motorcyclist and I am quite sure
he would have let us off EXCEPT that a local sheriff pulled in behind
him... Of course they cannot let you go once another officer of the law is
present....

I have been stopped much more often when on a bike - my car is a 61 volks
that has a hard time speeding without a tailwind - but I usually get out
of it.  The only other time I didn't was on I5 north of Seattle.  The
trooper zoomed by, swung to the shoulder and then pulled out blocking
both lanes.  He then proceeded to flag over a semi from Kansas, a local
car and little old me on the 550 honda I had then. Talk about an absolute
absence of any favoritism!  It was worth the $30 for admission.  He was
professional enough (no yelling) but utterly unsympathetic about the fact
that I had to unpack my bike to get to my registration under the seat.
-- 
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(Disclaimer:  even I don't necessarily agree!)