DaveDragon
Jan 30th, 2008, 7:54 pm
I was on the commute to work and heading South on the Suncoast Parkway / Veterans Expressway.
I was moving at Traffic Speed and had been watching the FHP LEO in the mirrors for several miles.
Approaching the Large Toll Plaza at Hutchison Rd. where the Left Two Lanes are Sun Pass and the Five other lanes are pay as you go.
I was in the 2nd lane from the Left (Sun Pass) when El Bozo the Cager on my Right just started over in my lane on top of me.
I laid on the horn while moving left to evade said Bozo, looked and cleared the Left Sun Pass Lane and jumped over to get away from Bozo before hitting the Barricade that protects the Toll Plaza Island.
The closest car in the Left most lane was a Silver Sedan, and located about two car lengths behind me, so I felt it safe to get in front of him to get out of the way of Bozo.
Proceeded on through the Toll Plaza and worked my way to the Slow Lane after the toll plaza where the seven lanes reduce back to Two!
The FHP Motor Officer flew up on my butt and hit his Lights and Screamer.
I rolled off the throttle and slid to the Emergency Lane and stopped.
Keeping the thread (Shoot or Don't Shoot) in mind, I killed the engine and sat still with my hands on the grips which really pissed the MotorOfficer off.
He then started yelling "Put the bike on the side stand and get off of it."
I complied and while standing next to the bike started removing my helmet.
I told him I could barely hear him with the helmet on, and he continued Yelling to the tune of "You Know Why I stopped You" I said No Sir!
"You Cut off that Silver Car at the toll plaza". I replied "OK".
He continued the Yelling with "Give me your Drivers License". I said it's in the Tank Bag in my wallet. He Yelled "Get it out".
I unzipped the tank bag just enough to get the wallet and retrieved the DL and handed it to the Officer.
I asked him if I could ask a question? He yelled back "What?"
I asked if he saw the Cager cross into my lane directly beside me? "No I did not!"
I told him calmly and quietly that I looked over to the Left lane and cleared it before jumping out of the way of the cager so I wouldn't get hit or rammed into the barricade.
He spent the next 3-4 minutes dressing me down about how much "other drivers hate us Riders" and "cutting them off just makes it worse."
During his 3-4 minutes of venting he relaxed his posture, calmed down and actually started talking to me instead of yelling.
He gave me back my license and cut me loose.
I took a chance and asked him one more question.
"Just for future reference; what did I do that made you so angry with me that you felt you needed to yell instead of just speaking."
He indicated that he told me to "remove my helmet and get off of the bike" while he was standing behind me, and I didn't follow his commands.
I said that I'm sorry about that and that I couldn't hear him due to the traffic and the helmet, and then showed him why it took so long to get the helmet off.
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Timing almost got me hurt.
This HJC Symax is 5 years old and today, this morning, just after I was stopped, and while the MotorOfficer was getting Pissed; Both cables of the Jaw Bar Release broke at the same time.
This whole encounter could have gone very bad.
The LEO was Visibly Mad and ALL of his Body Language Queues as well as the volume and tone of his voice were in Over Drive because he felt I had ignored his Orders to Comply. I understand using Command Authority at a very loud volume to gain Control / Upper Hand in an encounter; did it many times in my Military Career.
During his Yelling Exercise, His right hand was on his Glock and his left hand was on his Taser and his blood pressure was on the roof.
This was not and encounter I ever want to repeat.
I was moving at Traffic Speed and had been watching the FHP LEO in the mirrors for several miles.
Approaching the Large Toll Plaza at Hutchison Rd. where the Left Two Lanes are Sun Pass and the Five other lanes are pay as you go.
I was in the 2nd lane from the Left (Sun Pass) when El Bozo the Cager on my Right just started over in my lane on top of me.
I laid on the horn while moving left to evade said Bozo, looked and cleared the Left Sun Pass Lane and jumped over to get away from Bozo before hitting the Barricade that protects the Toll Plaza Island.
The closest car in the Left most lane was a Silver Sedan, and located about two car lengths behind me, so I felt it safe to get in front of him to get out of the way of Bozo.
Proceeded on through the Toll Plaza and worked my way to the Slow Lane after the toll plaza where the seven lanes reduce back to Two!
The FHP Motor Officer flew up on my butt and hit his Lights and Screamer.
I rolled off the throttle and slid to the Emergency Lane and stopped.
Keeping the thread (Shoot or Don't Shoot) in mind, I killed the engine and sat still with my hands on the grips which really pissed the MotorOfficer off.
He then started yelling "Put the bike on the side stand and get off of it."
I complied and while standing next to the bike started removing my helmet.
I told him I could barely hear him with the helmet on, and he continued Yelling to the tune of "You Know Why I stopped You" I said No Sir!
"You Cut off that Silver Car at the toll plaza". I replied "OK".
He continued the Yelling with "Give me your Drivers License". I said it's in the Tank Bag in my wallet. He Yelled "Get it out".
I unzipped the tank bag just enough to get the wallet and retrieved the DL and handed it to the Officer.
I asked him if I could ask a question? He yelled back "What?"
I asked if he saw the Cager cross into my lane directly beside me? "No I did not!"
I told him calmly and quietly that I looked over to the Left lane and cleared it before jumping out of the way of the cager so I wouldn't get hit or rammed into the barricade.
He spent the next 3-4 minutes dressing me down about how much "other drivers hate us Riders" and "cutting them off just makes it worse."
During his 3-4 minutes of venting he relaxed his posture, calmed down and actually started talking to me instead of yelling.
He gave me back my license and cut me loose.
I took a chance and asked him one more question.
"Just for future reference; what did I do that made you so angry with me that you felt you needed to yell instead of just speaking."
He indicated that he told me to "remove my helmet and get off of the bike" while he was standing behind me, and I didn't follow his commands.
I said that I'm sorry about that and that I couldn't hear him due to the traffic and the helmet, and then showed him why it took so long to get the helmet off.
http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16345
Timing almost got me hurt.
This HJC Symax is 5 years old and today, this morning, just after I was stopped, and while the MotorOfficer was getting Pissed; Both cables of the Jaw Bar Release broke at the same time.
This whole encounter could have gone very bad.
The LEO was Visibly Mad and ALL of his Body Language Queues as well as the volume and tone of his voice were in Over Drive because he felt I had ignored his Orders to Comply. I understand using Command Authority at a very loud volume to gain Control / Upper Hand in an encounter; did it many times in my Military Career.
During his Yelling Exercise, His right hand was on his Glock and his left hand was on his Taser and his blood pressure was on the roof.
This was not and encounter I ever want to repeat.