That was a close call

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 04/16/2020 at 17:21 • Filed to: None

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As I was zipping up the freeway at 80 MPH I was annoyed by the guy in the left lane puttering along at 75 in his Tahoe or Suburban. I did check out his plates and they were standard, and I didn’t see any unusual antennas, but I did notice that he was riding on black steelies. As I overtook him in the #2 lane, something I don’t like doing, his vehicle let out a couple of those cop chirps. Fuck. I dialed it back to 70 and he took off, which was just fine by me. I mean I wasn’t doing anything too reckless, just a nice even 20 over on an empty highway...

Oh, and southern Illinois is burning:

VincentMalamute-Kim > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/16/2020 at 17:48

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yah, who else rides on steelies these days?  I recently learned from Oppo: No roof rack?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/16/2020 at 18:20

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Who else rides on steelies? People that want to look like cops, that’s who.

I knew about the roof rack trick, but on a black car it’s kind of hard to tell; it’s a lot easier on white vehicles, and especially when looking at the front; from the back it’s a bit trickier.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/16/2020 at 18:34

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I’m chicken - I would not have passed any black Suburban/Tahoe/Exp until I got a good look at the driver and the inside of the car.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/16/2020 at 18:44

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I will admit that i t was a calculated risk. I was running on cruise control and exercising proper lane discipline, so it’s not like I was a hazard to myself or others. I also figured that cops really don’t want to be bothered pulling people over these days, especially petty little things like a little extra speed. If I was weaving in and out of traffic and cutting people off, yeah, go ahead and pull me over. This guy was probably a supervisor or something, and although he could have called someone to get me, figured that a quick beep like that would chill me out, which it did. Funny, I didn’t get all stressed like I normally do when dealing with a cop on the road.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/16/2020 at 18:55

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haha! Those chirps would’ve stressed me out but good! You lucky!

I get stressed passing marked cops doing the speed limit.  I creep by them just waiting for them to light me up.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/16/2020 at 19:27

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The no roof rack is only on Explorers fwiw

VincentMalamute-Kim > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 04/16/2020 at 19:36

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oh.  Thank you before I screwed myself.

NKato > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/16/2020 at 20:00

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VincentMalamute-Kim > NKato 04/16/2020 at 20:36

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You don’t count :) I wouldn’t have been fooled due to your paint scheme.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/16/2020 at 20:44

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I do, largely.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/16/2020 at 20:48

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I don’t doubt it. My 98 Forester was on steelies and I have them for my Transit . But I can’t imagine a late model Suburban can even be ordered with them.

AdverseMartyr > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/17/2020 at 04:04

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Running 80 on an interstate in Illinois got you chirped at by an unmarked car - sounds weird. Is this near St. Louis?

I guess he was just upset you were passing him.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > AdverseMartyr 04/17/2020 at 04:54

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The fire was across the river in E. St. Louis IL, but I was in St. Louis MO, heading back to the city up I 55.

I think he was just trying to keep me in check. It’s not like anything would be done if I reported him for camping out in the #1 lane, even if he was doing 75. HEY, OFFICER, THAT LANE IS FOR PASSING!

AdverseMartyr > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/17/2020 at 07:15

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Well, if you were in Missouri, that might be a different story. I’ve only driven through, and it was usually at night.

The state I saw mentioned was Illinois, and I just never saw the state police in Illinois show any reaction to speeds if they weren’t MORE than 10 over, so being at 10 over in your post made.

NKato > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/17/2020 at 13:47

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Good. The scheme was my goal after all.