I chose Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” mainly for the reference to racing a car to the speed of sound, but also for today’s installment when the “star” we all dread to see on the highway appears in your rear view mirror, and that’s the star of the State Trooper as he walks up to your car asking rather stupidly “Do yo know how fast you were going?” “No shit-head, I can’t read…” is the response that most often gets you tossed into jail. I actually have a great deal of respect for most police officers (they do have a gun…) but that question just gets me going.
Part 3 tomorrow as I give you a nice little trilogy to start off the Road Trip. Some real fun for Friday and you’ll get a hint in Wednesday’s comic about that!
Luckily, the one time I got pulled over I was told, rather than asked, how fast I was going (and yes, I was aware of it; and really, why brake going down a hill when no one’s on the road?), and I also didn’t get a ticket. o/
And now I’m singing that song. 8D
Not quite as annoying as “Having trouble achieving take-off speed, are we sir?”
Oh, boy – hide the stash! He doesn’t look like the kind that just “lets you off easy”!
The British police always start with “excuse me sir, is this your car?”, to which in my TR6 days I almost always replied “Unfortunately, yes, officer. I’d love to be able to say it isn’t, but you’ve got me dead to rights”. I never once got a ticket.
Let me guess: Lorraine saves the day…? 🙂
Uh-oh…..I don’t like the look of that smirk on Smokey’s grill. He looks like a fun-time spoiler. 🙂
Cool Hand Luke meets Ferris Bueller, Nice!!!
I got pulled over 2x in 2 days on the same stretch of road. Guess I never learn.
Nice choice of song Byron 🙂
Last time I got pulled by a copper was because I hadnt noticed it was police car pulling up alongside me at some changing traffic lights and (thinking it was someone wanting a burn) screamed off leaving him looking at my tail lights
That’s a really nice scene. You can tell that’s not the kind of cop to screw with.
State Troopers here in Florida are also extremely unforgiving. At least they have been ever since the state, responding to japes about well-rounded officers, officially requested that Dunkin’ Donuts no longer give them anything for free.
Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?