GunNut37086
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Today was going to be a great day. I went to bed early, got a solid 7+ hours of sleep, was out the door 15 minutes early for work, and was already looking forward to getting to work early enough to hit the omelet bar in the cafeteria before I started work. The I pulled up first at an intersection where I had to make a left turn.
I was on my bike and the sensors under the road just wouldn't give my bike a left turn arrow. I even tried shifting to neutral and lowering the kickstand (I heard that works sometimes). I'm sure somebody would have eventually pulled in behind me and maybe that would have tripped the sensor for me. But sometimes, I have to pull completely across the crosswalk to let a car behind me trip the sensor. That leaves me way out in the intersection, which make my butt twitch. So I figured best bet was to wait for a clear spot and turn anyway.
The cop that pulled me over a block down the road didn't agree. He asks why I think I got pulled over, so used that opportunity to respectfully and politely explain the phenomenon about motorcycles and traffic sensors (in case he didn't know that was "a thing"). He says I still should have waited; I respectfully and politely asked until when; and he walked off to his patrol car with my license/registration/proof of insurance.
I don't know if it was my respectful and polite demeanor, the fact that I have a clean driving record going all the way back to 1986, or my "Boobies make me smile" license plate frame that won him over. Furthermore, I don't care. I'm just happy he let me off with a warning and was starving by the time lunch finally rolled around.
Anything similar happen to any of you?
I was on my bike and the sensors under the road just wouldn't give my bike a left turn arrow. I even tried shifting to neutral and lowering the kickstand (I heard that works sometimes). I'm sure somebody would have eventually pulled in behind me and maybe that would have tripped the sensor for me. But sometimes, I have to pull completely across the crosswalk to let a car behind me trip the sensor. That leaves me way out in the intersection, which make my butt twitch. So I figured best bet was to wait for a clear spot and turn anyway.
The cop that pulled me over a block down the road didn't agree. He asks why I think I got pulled over, so used that opportunity to respectfully and politely explain the phenomenon about motorcycles and traffic sensors (in case he didn't know that was "a thing"). He says I still should have waited; I respectfully and politely asked until when; and he walked off to his patrol car with my license/registration/proof of insurance.
I don't know if it was my respectful and polite demeanor, the fact that I have a clean driving record going all the way back to 1986, or my "Boobies make me smile" license plate frame that won him over. Furthermore, I don't care. I'm just happy he let me off with a warning and was starving by the time lunch finally rolled around.
Anything similar happen to any of you?