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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 10:51 PM
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Cops, rolling stops, and bushes

So this afternoon I was pulled over by an officer...
the one time I decide NOT to wheelie & punch it to 80 on an empty boulevard, I get pulled over..... PHEW!

I turned right from a dead stop and proceed down the boulevard 2 blocks. On my right, there is an intersection with another street. This intersection is mostly blocked by a very large and overgrown bush. I see a vehicle roll through the stop sign, behind the bush, and partially into my lane, so I grab a healthy handful of brake and swerve around the front of the car.

Oh, that was a COP! He immediately turns on his lights, so I immediately stop. Guy proceeds to tell me that I was "flying down the road"....

"Uh, sir, I only had 2 blocks to attain speed and you kinda rolled through the intersection behind that bush - I had no idea if you were going to pull out in front of me so I smashed the brakes and THAT'S why it looked bad."

He said ride safe, have a good night

P.S. If he had seen any of the riding previously to this particular incident he would have revoked my license on the spot!
Old Jun 15, 2014 | 11:05 PM
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Wow, just be careful bro', or you can use Waze app' before you do crazy stuff, it will reduce the potential risk of getting pulled over.
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 04:32 AM
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Waze app saves my ***!
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 07:35 AM
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what is this mythical app? Does it make you stealth???
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 08:00 AM
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https://www.waze.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waze...323229106?mt=8
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 11:00 AM
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You just need to personalize the settings. For example I disabled seeing other wazers because the icons cluttered up the screen.

It works great in Chicago for navigating traffic and knowing where cops and cameras are.
I lost gps signal a couple times in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and by Starved Rock. But I stayed the course and was only off the map a few minutes.
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 12:50 PM
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Luckily you didn't get a cop that was worthless and gave you a ticket, this a rare encounter indeed.
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 04:10 PM
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Very lucky encounter. I'm sure many more people don't have such lucky encounters to report back with ...
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TboneNast
"Uh, sir, I only had 2 blocks to attain speed
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