Texas Cops. You gotta love 'em. Disclaimer: the following account is not intended to describe real events. So I'm driving through Texas on my way back from California, I-40 is 2 lanes at this point, and sure enough, I see him too late, hiding in the tall Texas grass in the median. 85 in a 70, not too bad, but there he was with his lights on several cars behind me. When he got closer, I got in front of a big line of trucks and slipped him at a convenient exit. I hopped on the on-ramp only to see that the cop was heading back for me, going the wrong way. So he eventually pulled me over, but because he had lost sight of me, couldn't get me for speeding.
I got a warning for "unsafe lane change," written under a crossed out "speeding over 70." Ridiculous. The cop asked me all these questions, even checked my Student ID to make sure I wasn't lying about where I go to school. Then "Have you ever been arrested?" "No, I don't think so." "Really, because you have a record." "A what?" "Ya, receiving stolen property. You were charged but never arrested." "Excuse me? When was this?" "Well I don't know." "Well can you find out?" Radio traffic, then "2001, in New Hampshire." "Well Sir, I've never been in New Hampshire. " More Radio traffic, then "Umm, sorry, ya, that wasn't you." Ya, nice try officer. Well, OK, he did have me a bit worried for a minute.