Had the most unusual interaction with a Highway Patrol trooper yesterday.

[ConstitutionCowboy]

I got pulled over once and had just handed my license to him when I guess he got an emergency call. He handed my license back, told me I got lucky and he had to leave, jumped in his car and left. That's as close as I can get to your experience, although it's not very close.

This has happened to me,

I thanked the Lord.

Woody

 

[sherrick13]

I am pretty sure the OHP has unlimited jurisdiction in Oklahoma. However, understand priorities on what OHP should be enforcing.

They have statewide jurisdiction, yes. Some jurisdictions don't want them writing tickets on main street of their town that is not a state maintained road. Nor does the OHP management. They are paid to patrol state roads and highway, not double up on city jurisdictions.

Many County Sherriff's departments have the same issues. For example, Norman has a large dislike for Cleveland County doing traffic work inside the Norman City Limits. (or at least they did, my info is from several years ago)

 

[918evo]

Troopers generally don't enjoy writing tickets for people as old as their parents/grandparents and they don't have a quota on tickets, just contacts so they have a lot of latitude in how they deal with people. Pulling over first also went a long way in assuring you didn't get a ticket.

 

[GnometownHero]

"Officer there is a firearm in the vehicle"
" don't show me yours and I wont show you mine, thanks for being safe and courteous, slow down and have a nice day"
When I was in high school " hi Rusty, how is your mom? Does she know you roll stop signs without coming to a full stop? She will now, tell her I said hello, here is a ticket for failure to come to a complete stop." Ugh that was embarassing

 

[TerryMiller]

Going to South Dakota a few years ago and was stopped in Nebraska by one of their highway patrol officers. Very shortly after stopping, a county sheriff deputy also stopped to serve as a backup. I had the cruise set at 70 mph, which is my normal 5 mph over the speed limit. HP guy asked how fast I was going and I said 70. Then he asked me what the speed limit was and I said 65. He looked at me a bit and said, "well, I'll just give you a warning since you were so honest."

Then I told him that with 60 some years of licensed driving, he was the first and ONLY officer that ever stopped me for being 5 mph over the limit. Between the HP and the deputy, we had a pretty good conversation that day.

So, be careful if you are on a highway south of Valentine, NE.

 

[GunnyH]

I was leaving California after retiring from the Corp. I was towing a Honda Civic on a tow dolly behind my new Toyota Tundra. Traveling north to Idaho, exceeding the posted speed limit by 10-15 MPH. Had CHP pull up next to me and gesture for me to slow down. I did and we both continued on our way.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

I try to be courteous, polite, have my traveling papers ready with the window rolled down. The officer asks "do you know why I pulled you over?" Politely say no. He or she will explain, I'll say "I wasn't aware that I was speeding or my tail light was out" but I was distracted. They run my license and return with be careful or get that fixed, have a nice day. The scary part is they run my license and let me go...

I have noticed I never get pulled over in a newer car, however in a 10+ year old car I get pulled over quite often.

 

[red dirt shootist]

Friend of mine and I had been out in western OK hunting, coming home he had his foot in it and we get lit up. Cop comes up and says "is there a reason you're speeding?" Friend says "I was thinking about getting home, we've been out hunting turkeys all day." Cop says "yeah, me too." And we got a ticket.

 

[Aries]

So, be careful if you are on a highway south of Valentine, NE.

That's pretty funny because I got pulled over once around the first of the year in 1977 just south of the South Dakota state line and I'm pretty sure it was south of Valentine. I don't think I ever touched 60 mph, and was trying to stay on the speed limit, so I don't think I could have been going more than 2-3 mph over. He wouldn't tell me how fast he clocked me. I wasn't seeing many cars, I suspect he was bored or wanted to see what I was doing on his highway.

 

[Snattlerake]

Not bashing anyone and I have no idea why it went this way.

I was driving down the road and flew thru a red light. Had my head completely up my arse. Really only missed it by a fraction of a second. Think I’ll just surrender my license because I’m a menace to society. Maybe move off to an old folks farm.

Anyway there was a trooper in his Smokey car sitting right there first in line on the side of the intersection. I saw him and immediately waved I was pulling off the next opportunity I got to which was probably a quarter of a block.

Rolled the window down and made my hand visible.

He walks up and says ‘Don’t do that again.’ turned around and walked off. I responded yes sir.

Guess it was my lucky day. Didn’t kill anyone and didn’t get a ticket. Probably should have gone to the casino.

Any of you guys ever have anything similar?

That was his "verbal warning for the day".