Got a ticket for 69 mph in a 55 mph zone Feb. 2007. What is funny is that I gave the Trooper the correct vehicle registration but the wrong "proof of insurance" card. The ticket stated 1999 HD Black Truck, yup, had given him a copy of the bikes proof of insurance card and that was where he took part of the info from. Called to see if it made a difference that they called the truck a Harley Davidson and was told if the plate number was correct that I still had to pay up. Hundred and some change for the ticket
Now there was one time shortly after the trucks started to show up on the roads there was a couple of the local yocals in a town of 12,000 folks that thought the truck "looked suspicious" and pulled me over to "investigate".
It was a Friday evening, and I was thirsty for a Dew. I went to town and it seemed as though everyone else had the same idea, it is hot out, get a soda and cruised around for awhile. Folks making "laps", showing off what they got, setting in parking lots and shooting the sh!t in groups type of night. The cops were making rounds also looking for reasons to pull folks over, tail light out, license plate light out, head light out, whatever they could use for a reason. I guess to them it seemed as though every time they had someone pulled over there was that "big black truck" going by again, duh, what does making "laps" mean. Their curiosity must have got the best of them and they pulled me over for looking suspicious. Two cops, slowly came up along the sides of the truck, stood back just behind the door windows, hands on their weapons and asked for my license and registration. I asked why they pulled me over and the only response was that they kept seeing me driving around town and wondered what I was up to. Told them that I came into town to get a Dew and seen others were out enjoying the warm evening also and decided to drink my soda and drive around and also enjoy the evening. "Well, we kept seeing you and thought we better stop you and see what you was up to" was their actual comment. Got my paperwork back and off I went laughing at the fact that they really probably wanted to see the H2 up close, he!!, I don't know but it was kinda funny to tell the wife that I got pulled over for drinking and driving
And as for the H2 being the tops in getting pulled over here is the company that did the study
http://www.qualityplanning.com/ On the home page in the lower right hand corner is the link and article January 12, 2009. Would have opened the link and post it but it would have only been the home page for some reason
Later, Ed