TX DPS on I 35

[carlson1]

I was dead wrong. 96 in a Construction zone. Trooper was very kind. Gave my DL and CHL. He ask me where my weapon was. I explained to him that I had a Commander on my right side and S&W .357 in my front pocket and my wife had a Glock 26. He had a strange look and asked me if I had an emergency. I told him that I had a "brain fart" and he laughed. He told me to slow it up and have a good day. No ticket. God looks after stupid people every now and then. For the last three days I have drove under the speed limit and I am sending in extra for the Troopers Association.

[HighVelocity]

Yep, don't skip church this Sunday. In fact, you should go twice.
I've never heard of a State Trooper letting anyone go without a ticket before.

[jbirds1210]

They have never been that kind to me! In Houston, around the 610 area, the Troopers write tickets out of precinct 1 or Betty Brok Bell's old court. If you have never had the experience of visiting that court....give me a call and I will tell you about the joys!! Now that she has been dismissed from the bench for forging her dead mother's name for a disabled parking sticker, I am not sure if the Troopers are so bad on 610--it was obvious before that they were pulling people over for revenue and would find a reason to write the ticket once you were on the side of the road.

Jason

[ghentry]

Good Lord, 96 in a construction zone! That's quite a brain fart!

[tomneal]

sometimes I wonder if the entire state isn't a construction isn't a construction zone.


I just wonder how fast carlson1 was going before he saw the LEO.

[da.suxor]

S&W .357 in my front pocket

WOW, that is a lot in a pocket....

[stevie_d_64]

I gotta try the "brain fart" comment on the next one...

Charles...Whats your number again??? Just in case...

[carlson1]

S&W .357 in my front pocket

WOW, that is a lot in a pocket....

I carry a S&W 340PD in the front pocket. It fits perfect. I trust it more than a Kel Tec.

[Bubba]

You should change the subject title to;

"Brain Fart at the speed of sound !"

LOL

[gigag04]

Yep, don't skip church this Sunday. In fact, you should go twice.
I've never heard of a State Trooper letting anyone go without a ticket before.

I have about a 15% ticket rate. Usually if I'm in a car that gets pulled over we've been let go...thats just my experience though.

[carlson1]

I have found that it helps just to drop the fact I had to leave DPS early because of Physical Health reasons I actually sometimes feel guilty about doing that because I really do not expect special treatment, but next to begging and crying not to give me a ticket it works.

[gigag04]

I have found that it helps just to drop the fact I had to leave DPS early because of Physical Health reasons

Things us "second class" citizens can only hope for. Oh well...

[revjen45]

The medical/legal term for a brain fart is cerebral flatulence.

[1TallTXn]

wow, you got lucky!

I just got ticketed for 65 in a 50. and it wasn't even a construction zone! and i'm nowhere near a LEO or former. Was a local PD officer.

I've been let got by DPS every time i've been stopped by them. Written warnings in 2/3 cases. nothing in the third.

[Commander]

, I am not sure if the Troopers are so bad on 610--it was obvious before that they were pulling people over for revenue and would find a reason to write the ticket once you were on the side of the road.

Jason

For the record, any and all "revenue" from traffic tickets goes to the County. DPS receives nothing. Also, Troopers do not work traffic inside the city limits of major Cities. Loop 610 is well inside the city limits of Houston. You must have observed HPD or HSO units. Harris County also has very active constable patrol units as well.