So this happened...

    I got stopped by a State Trooper on my sling this morning doing 76 in a 45; crossing a double yellow in order to overtake an 18-wheeler (a set of pretty awful charges by any stretch). I knew (without a doubt), the officer who was driving in oncoming traffic towards me... that his u-turn and lights, were meant for me! So, I preceded to pull over and cut-off the engine. He walked up and was visibly displeased! I told him I was a CC holder and carrying, stated my case, and was issued a written warning.

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    Now, my question: How would you ladies have handled this scenario?? A middle-aged man driving an 18-wheeler, constantly tapping on his brakes, forcing you to slow, swerving from side-to-side to prevent any effort to pass him in a legal passing zone, all-the-while looking through his side-view mirror and blowing you kisses!


    Granted, I know what I did was wrong (I was frustrated and angry; wanting nothing more than to GTFO of that situation). Looking back... I'm now curious to see if you would have handled this in the same way? I know for myself, I would have done things differently...


    UGH, of all the days to leave my Garmin VIRB at home! :00008862:

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    Strictly legal advice here - pull over, call 911 and give the idiot the road. If he pulls over making any advances toward you, protect yourself at all costs with whatever means necessary - run over him, shoot if he approaches your vehicle - then you have a good self defense case with him as the aggressor. Glad you came out of this unscathed!!

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    Strictly legal advice here - pull over, call 911 and give the idiot the road. If he pulls over making any advances toward you, protect yourself at all costs with whatever means necessary - run over him, shoot if he approaches your vehicle - then you have a good self defense case with him as the aggressor. Glad you came out of this unscathed!!

    Thanks Bill... what you just described, is how I plan to handle a scenario like this, if it should ever happen again. Hindsight is 20/20!

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    Quote from Bill Martin

    Strictly legal advice here - pull over, call 911 and give the idiot the road. If he pulls over making any advances toward you, protect yourself at all costs with whatever means necessary - run over him, shoot if he approaches your vehicle - then you have a good self defense case with him as the aggressor. Glad you came out of this unscathed!!

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    I have no words of suggestion as I have never received such attention from an 18 wheeler driver. :(


    But if I had, I suspect some sign language might have been exchanged between myself and the trucker.


    Guess Bill's suggestion is the best - take a turn, get out of the flow then turn around and head to where you were going.


    Seriously, sucks you were put in the spot

    What Bill said. Let him get ahead, pull in somewhere, and give him a 10 min head start. Or find a different route.


    Just curious, when you told the Statie what was influencing your actions, what was his response?

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    What Bill said. Let him get ahead, pull in somewhere, and give him a 10 min head start. Or find a different route.


    Just curious, when you told the Statie what was influencing your actions, what was his response?

    I've been pondering why I was only issued a warning (and not a major ticket) all day. The best I've come up with is: I was honest... completely, and utterly, honest! I didn't expect any leniency... nor did I ask for any. I told him I was nervous and that I wanted to get away from the situation as fast as I could.


    *Normally, I would make a sassy remark to you all, about using my assets or something like that to get out of a ticket... but he could tell I was visibly shaken (not by him pulling over, but by what happened).

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    I've been pondering why I was only issued a warning (and not a major ticket) all day. The best I've come up with is: I was honest... completely, and utterly, honest! I didn't expect any leniency... nor did I ask for any. I told him I was nervous and that I wanted to get away from the situation as fast as I could.
    *Normally, I would make a sassy remark to you all, about using my assets or something like that to get out of a ticket... but he could tell I was visibly shaken (not by him pulling over, but by what happened).

    I have almost always gotten the most leniency out of traffic stops when I was completely frank. It's just awfully hard sometimes to keep my mouth in my hip pocket.

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    The officer was actually pretty considerate just giving you a warning.
    The problem with pulling over is asshats like that other driver may well take that as a display of interest on your part. Bill M is still probably offering the best advice, though.

    He was... and I thanked him for his kindness and service (even wrote a nice review on their website about how he was very understanding and concerned for my safety ~> a very standup guy)!

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    Strictly legal advice here - pull over, call 911 and give the idiot the road. If he pulls over making any advances toward you, protect yourself at all costs with whatever means necessary - run over him, shoot if he approaches your vehicle - then you have a good self defense case with him as the aggressor. Glad you came out of this unscathed!!

    If a cop pulls me over, I'm not going to try and run them over or shoot them. Idiot or not! ;(8):rolleyes: You guys are crazy!


    As far as that advise,.... NO WAY!!!! You're in the wrong. There are only three things that must and I mean must be present for a good shoot. Ability, opportunity, and jeopardy. Does the person have the ability to kill you,.... gun, knife or other weapon..... Opportunity, does a person who has a knife and 100 feet away have the opportunity? NO... A gun? YES. Third, you must be or feel that your life is in jeopardy. Even then your still screwed with any shooting,.... civil lawsuit.


    As far as her actions with the LEO, I wasn't there and don't want to say what I would have done. I will say that the drivers actions sometimes do help me with if I give a ticket or not. Most of the time, no, my mind is made up before I get out of the car. Everyone up here carries a gun, if you don't, something is wrong so that doesn't play any effect on the decision