Your dumbest thing youve done in your car...in front of a cop?

[99slverZ]

This should get interesting. Lets hear about the dumbest thing you've done in your car, in front of a cop. I'm not talking about going 80 on I-75 and the cop writes you for 5 over, I'm talking about when you were doing something stupid, and there happened to be a cop sitting there.


Mine would probably be from two years ago. It was spring time and the first time I had my car out. I was down on Fort ST where it goes to two lanes on the fresh blacktop towards brownstown. I was coming North towards downriver, then hit a turn around to go south. It was just me and my buddy in the car. For some odd reason I felt the reason to rip it as I was turning. I'd say for several hundred feet the cars headlights were pointed at the side of the road but it was going straight. :icon_lol: Mind you it was nearing sunset so there was only a little light, so these headlights that are pointed directly at the side of the road were probably visible for a long time.

Once I straighened her out I hit the brakes since there was a red light coming up in a few hundred feet. As I was slowing down my stomache did backflips like I had 6 jalepeno cheeseburgers from whitecastle last night....because I saw the familiar sight of a red charger, with black wheels and tinted windows..he was sitting in the parking lot right across the light on my side parked near the exit driveway...as in his driver window was facing the way I just came from sideways as piss all the way down the road. :barf::scared:

I said to my buddy, well...we are fucked. So from the light I ever so slightly take off with about 5% throttle...and of course with my converter it sounds like we are going a million miles an hour. I passed the doing about 20...and what do you know this charger comes SWAYING out of this parking lot sirens on lights flashing. FUCKED. I proceeding to get the "DO YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS FUCKING CAR I WILL TOW IT RIGHT NOW" Speech....which well, I did deserve. Ended up giving me impeding traffic. Cool cop. :icon_lol:


So what dumbass things have you done?

 

[GTPprix]

Full HUGE smokey burnout on Gratiot cop was apparently like two cars behind me... Got out of it LOL Same thing on Woodward during the cruise a few years later in my T/A hehe

 

[wikdsvt]

I was the passenger, but the driver did a HUGE HUGE smokey burnout at a gas station (where he worked at the time in (highschool)) Smoke was billowing out from under the over head roof thing.
Cop pulled in with his lights on thinking the gas pump was on fire.

Somehow he talked his way out of it. I literally told him cop, he didn't believe me so I punched him in the ribs to make him stop.

 

[99lsWON]

a guy i know named joe has a procharged ls1 trans am, i was on a side road waiting for traffic to clear so i could pull on to the main drag, joe sees me as hes driving by, and nuts it.. so about 3 cars go by and i dart out onto the main drag sideways through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd :3gears: trying to catch up with him. this is a 4 lane road with a turn lane, so 5 lanes total...as im winding out 3rd a sheriff is goin the opposite way as me on the inside lane, he IMMEDIATLY does a u turn and hits his lights. i pulled over in an arbys parking lot and just waited for him. theres no way i was getting away. he walks up to my car and asked what that little stunt was about, tells me the smoke was still clearing when he turned around etc. i told him the truth...and said it was my first time out with the car for the year (it was spring time) and i just felt froggy. HE LET ME GO. no bs, said i had a nice car and that he was young once too he owned a couple of old hot rods when he was younger and knew how i felt. coolest cop EVER. i drove out of there soooooo slow i think its the only time "skip shift" has ever engaged with me driving my car. lmao

 

[cjmatt]

well a couple years ago I got a ticket from launching off a light in my Trans Am on 12 and coolidge, little did I know there was a police station right on the other side of the light...got pulled over about a half mile after that that, right before woodward

 

[99slverZ]

a guy i know named joe has a procharged ls1 trans am, i was on a side road waiting for traffic to clear so i could pull on to the main drag, joe sees me as hes driving by, and nuts it.. so about 3 cars go by and i dart out onto the main drag sideways through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd :3gears: trying to catch up with him. this is a 4 lane road with a turn lane, so 5 lanes total...as im winding out 3rd a sheriff is goin the opposite way as me on the inside lane, he IMMEDIATLY does a u turn and hits his lights. i pulled over in an arbys parking lot and just waited for him. theres no way i was getting away. he walks up to my car and asked what that little stunt was about, tells me the smoke was still clearing when he turned around etc. i told him the truth...and said it was my first time out with the car for the year (it was spring time) and i just felt froggy. HE LET ME GO. no bs, said i had a nice car and that he was young once too he owned a couple of old hot rods when he was younger and knew how i felt. coolest cop EVER. i drove out of there soooooo slow i think its the only time "skip shift" has ever engaged with me driving my car. lmao

:lmao::lmao: Cool cop.

 

[llxRanger]

Down in Florida in an 92 GT. Pulled up next to a 2000ish Camaro. Black tinted windows, cam idle, decent exhaust. Well I was next to him decided to rev up a few times and jump a little as the light was red. He eased forward and the light turned green. Mind you this 92 GT is a Supercharged 347 running street radials. Well anywho. Light turned green and I let the clutch FLY and left tracks for about 50-60 yards and low and behold this Camaro SS is an undercover cop that the state of Florida has sent out to help break down the number of street racers. Got a few tickets. Cop was not happy.

Since then. There is a 2004 S2000, 2005 Evo, 1990 Mustang GT, 2004 Cobra, and Some year Cobalt SS. That are all also Undercover cops.

 

[Buuhbye guy]

well never in front of a cop but the dumbest thing I ever did that was embarrasing was in front of St. Andrews Hall, dont know what is called now but it was a big bar night and the freaking vip line was just as long as the normal line to get in, we were in traffic in front of the place and when the Roush was an automatic I was in low gear and put it in neutral and then started out with a hugeeeeee 5k rpm rev and my side exhaust is popping flames sounding healthy just being a showoff, well put the car back into Drive, and in the crowd theres some guys wanting me to do it again, forgetting im in drive thinking im in 1st again, what I thought was nuetral was actually Reverse as I start slamming on the gas, my tires are squeling I go backwards about 4ft and my car dies, now me and my buddy are pushing my car into the parking lot across the street.....yah pretty embarrasing!

 

[jdustu]

I pulled up behind a red camaro in Illinois. It had government plates and a light bar, so I stayed behind him for a while. He was going 70 in a 65, I'd been doing 75-80. Finally I decided to go around him, thinking it's a fire chief or something(the car was freaking red). As I'm going by I see it's definitely a cop....too late now, I finish the pass and set the cruise. So the lights flip on and I pull to the side. He says "it looks like you saw who I was and kept going, how come?"

Me: "Because I'm an idiot"

He basically "told" me I wasn't wearing a seat belt, so I got written up for that instead.

That was my second time getting pulled over in two states in 2 hours.

 

[blownmalibu]

Back in 1967 got into a little race from the light at 11 mile and woodward with my 66 GTO and a vette ....light turns green we leave and BOTH Royal Oak cops behind us leave also !!Things went downhill after that

 

[Ozz]

Never did anything totally stupid, but I did catch eyes with one coming the opposite way on a highway in NY one sunny afternoon. It was my first real ride in the Mustang since the heads/blower upgrade so I was cruising around 90 or so with the top down, just lovin' it. Nobody was on the road it seemed until I saw the cop coming the other way. Everything seemed to turn into slow-motion for that couple seconds as we looked dead on at each other. A few seconds later as he left my rear view I just freakin' punched it to get off at the next stop before he looped around somewhere and came after me. No worries. Got off, fueled up, grabbed a snack, and took back off towards home.

 

[mustangjoe87]

When I was in HS I was driving down M29 trying to get home before curfew in my beater hillbilly truck. I was doing an estimated 70 (no speedo) few past a cop and he pulled a U turn. Got pooped for 25 over an no tabs apparently I forgot when to renew Opps




My buddy and I were in his 06 GT and I was trying to talk to someone on the phone. Well he was being a dick making the exhaust as loud as possible downshifting. Got to a stop light and he launches off the green with tons of wheel spin and grabs second. Come to find out a cop was two cars behind us, got pulled in the turn around. Cool cop though, after my buddy told him he was an idiot and the cop ran is lic he let him go with a warning.

 

[347convert]

Backed out of a frat house after picking up some buddies at EMU. Put the car in drive and put the tires in smoke, at least 4-5 houses worth. I never even noticed I backed out in front of a cop. There was smoke and lights everywhere it kinda looked like the street got turned into a club.


He pretty much pulled me out of the car and gave me the drunk test on the spot, as well he shoud have. After he found out I was the sober one and I couldnt back down to my drunk buddies egging me on he gave me a BS no point ticket.

 

[stevemilz]

In front of a cop.....
Gratiot cruise...I was coming back from a bachelor party going to to my gf's house...to much traffic on Gratiot so I decide to dip through neighborhood...I was going a little fast, stopped at a stop sign and a cop on a bike was like "HEY"...I killed the lights and stabbed the gas...I parked my car in the street for the night but couldnt sleep because I kept hearing diesel trucks...I thought a wrecker was outside talking my shit.

Embarrassing....
I was at a Mirage banquet hall for wedding...got buzzed.....started talking about racing...pulled my Mustang up to the front..while I was doing a huge burnout, I looked out my passanger window and seen the whole building looking at me....so I left.

 

[greentrunk]

i have had a couple, both from a couple years ago when my car was a 5 speed.....first i was coming out of my gf's neighborhood onto the main street, when i got on the main street i held it to the floor until i shifted to 4th, then slowed down for a red light.....while sitting at the light i saw a cop pulling up behind me.....i know he didnt see me but he came from the apartment complex across the road, as soon as the light turned green his lights came on......he basically pulled me out of the car and put me in his car, gave me a huge lecture and asked "if i thought i was cool", anyway i got off. The second time was during the Michigan ave. cruise, i was at a turn around at a red light and looked around and the only car that was around was a white beat up expedition, rusty wheels and all and it was behind me......well when i got on Michigan ave. i went through 1st and 2nd wide open......come to find out the rusty expedition was unmarked police......he gave me an excessive noise ticket

 

[DetroitStyle]

Well... most of my dumb stuff was/is on the bikes, not the car... I guess it was the time I was in the middle of about a 5 mile wheelie on I-94 near Harpos and I realized that there were lights flashing all around me (hard to see behind you when your mirrors are pointed at the ground). So I guess that was the dumbest thing I ever did in front of a cop. Well, that and the 5 minute chase that followed Got away clean though

 

[char]

late night slurpee run, 00 honda s2k turbo. i look around pull a 9k 2nd 3rd shift putting me at like 70 mph in a 45... well on the other side of the 7-11 there was a cop just sitting. he puts them on and pulls me over like a block away if that.

"pretty nice car for a younger man"

"officer this vehicle is a good friend of mines, i did the after market modifications and hes nice enough to let me enjoy it once in a while."

he asks who my friend was and the name matched the plate and all that b.s.

"why were you in such a hurry back there"

i state i just finished tuning the car and was testing it to get some wide band numbers.

well the cop was a car guy and said no more testing please drive slow.

apperenty there was another guy in the area clocked at 120 on big beaver and adams in a 00 red s2000 with black wheels. which matched the car i was driving to a tee.

 

[KENNEBELL2.6]

Raced right in front of a cop. Long story short. He was sitting 2 blocks back on a side road, was watching us for a little while apparently, flew by him racing a ricer and happen to see the light bar, stayed on the gas, dipped off on a side street, parallel parked, waited 5min, as soon as i started the car and went to leave suprise here he comes around the corner, driving on suspended and drag racing ticket soon followed allong with big money in fees. I was 17 and am much wiser now I think.

 

[adam351]

A few things came to mind when I saw thread. I think the dumbest thing I did in front of a cop was a big smokey burnout at 13 and Schoenherr. I pulled up to the light headed east and I was in the left lane in my mustang and my buddy was in the right lane. I end up dumpin the clutch and standin on the brake and do a big smokey burn out. Well right when i stop and I'm rolling forward Warren's finest comes flying up and goes into the right turn lane to turn north onto Schoenherr gives me the stare down of death and ends takes off like a pissed off teenager continuing to go east on 13 mile from the right turn lane.

 

[DetroitStyle]

Raced right in front of a cop. Long story short. He was sitting 2 blocks back on a side road, was watching us for a little while apparently, flew by him racing a ricer and happen to see the light bar, stayed on the gas, dipped off on a side street, parallel parked, waited 5min, as soon as i started the car and went to leave suprise here he comes around the corner, driving on suspended and drag racing ticket soon followed allong with big money in fees. I was 17 and am much wiser now I think.

You almost had it right. Shoulda parked and walked away.

I've done my fair share of runners back in the day. I'd always park the bike, first chance I got, lock up my helmet and jacket and start walking