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- How to Handle American Traffic Cops
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- "Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic-
- cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the
- side when he sees the big red light behind him . . . and then he will
- start apologizing, begging for mercy.
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- This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop-heart. The thing to
- do -- when you're running along at a hundred or so and you suddenly
- find a red flashing CHP-tracker on your trail -- what you want to do
- then is ACCELERATE. Never pull over with the first siren howl.
- Mash it down and make the bastard chase you at speeds up to 120 all
- the way to the next exit. He will follow. But he won't know what to make
- of your blinker signal that says you are about to turn right.
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- This is to let him know you're looking for a proper place to pull
- off and talk. . . keep signalling and hope for an off-ramp, one of those
- uphill side-loops with a sign saying Max Speed 25 ... and the trick, at
- this point, is to suddenly leave the freeway and take him into the chute
- at no less than a hundred miles an hour..."
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- "He will lock his brakes about the same time you lock yours, but it will
- take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn
- at this speed . . . but you will be READY for it, braced for the Gs and
- the fast heel-toe work, and with any luck at all you will have come to a
- complete stop off the road at the top of the turn and be standing beside
- your car by the time he catches up.
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- He will not be reasonable at first. He will want the first word. Let
- him have it. His brain will be in turmoil: he may begin jabbering, or even
- pull his gun. Let him unwind. Keep smiling. The idea is to show him that
- you were always in total control of yourself and your vehicle -- while
- HE lost control of everything."
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- Hunter Thompson
- "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
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- *** EOF
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