Close Calls

[Colonel Cadillac]

This was back out in Altoona, where traffic is always sparse and there are nothing but highways everywhere.  

I was doing about 120 in a 40 on a deserted road when I come to a stop at red light.  Pulling in behind me was an Altoona Sheriff!  All of a sudden I couldn't breathe very well and my interior became about 100 degrees (it was under 30 outside).  I thought about turning off or trying to run, but I was caught dead.  I kept going, accelerated slowly to 40mph, and the sheriff turned off at the next light.  I had to pull off the road to get my breathing back to normal.

Holy Crap man!

[Colonel Cadillac]

More recently, I was doing about 80 mph southbound on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk, CT (speed limit 55 mph) when I saw a trooper come racing up behind me with his lights flashing.  I thought for sure I would shortly be sitting on the side of the road waiting for the most recent addition to my ticket collection.  I moved to the right lane, and he just kept driving, maintaining a speed of about 85 mph.  After he got a little bit ahead of me, I resumed my speed and followed him at a discreet distance.

I have pretty much never seen a cop on the Merritt Parkway around there.  

[dazzleman]

More recently, I was doing about 80 mph southbound on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk, CT (speed limit 55 mph) when I saw a trooper come racing up behind me with his lights flashing.  I thought for sure I would shortly be sitting on the side of the road waiting for the most recent addition to my ticket collection.  I moved to the right lane, and he just kept driving, maintaining a speed of about 85 mph.  After he got a little bit ahead of me, I resumed my speed and followed him at a discreet distance.

I have pretty much never seen a cop on the Merritt Parkway around there.

It is pretty rare.  In the past ten years, that I can remember, I've probably seen them set up speed enforcement 2-3 times on that road.  There are no shoulders, and therefore no good places to pull people over safely.

[Raza]

This was back out in Altoona, where traffic is always sparse and there are nothing but highways everywhere. 

I was doing about 120 in a 40 on a deserted road when I come to a stop at red light.  Pulling in behind me was an Altoona Sheriff!  All of a sudden I couldn't breathe very well and my interior became about 100 degrees (it was under 30 outside).  I thought about turning off or trying to run, but I was caught dead.  I kept going, accelerated slowly to 40mph, and the sheriff turned off at the next light.  I had to pull off the road to get my breathing back to normal.

Holy Crap man!

Yeah, that was close.