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I was headed north on the Gulf Freeway and took the Edgebrook exit. I was driving my Corvette and I'll admit that I came off the freeway a little fast. And there he stood, at the first side street, a motorcycle cop with his radar gun. He gave me the hand signal to turn into the side street, which I did. I kept both hands on the steering wheel as he walked up to me. When he got to my window I said "officer, I am wearing a concealed handgun". He looked at he and asked where it was. I told him on my right hip, and said would you like to hold it. He asked me where my drivers license was and my registration and insurance. I told him my driver's license was in my left rear pocket and the car papers were in the glovebox. He seemed really calm as I got everything for him. He walked back to his bike and ran my driver's license and it came back clean and dispatch added the details about my CHL.
Now he clearly had me for about 10-15 mph over the speed limit.
But he walked back to me and handed me my papers and license and said "we really appreciate it when we are told about concealed handguns when we first walk up"....then he added "and you do realize that driving a red Corvette gets you noticed by all police officers, so try real hard to go a little slower from now on" he then added "and have a nice day sir"
yep, sometimes all of us have a really good day.

Attitude matters

That red Vette does attract LEO attention. So do red "Anything Sporty".

ron_houston wrote:I was headed north on the Gulf Freeway and took the Edgebrook exit. I was driving my Corvette and I'll admit that I came off the freeway a little fast. And there he stood, at the first side street, a motorcycle cop with his radar gun. He gave me the hand signal to turn into the side street, which I did. I kept both hands on the steering wheel as he walked up to me. When he got to my window I said "officer, I am wearing a concealed handgun". He looked at he and asked where it was. I told him on my right hip, and said would you like to hold it. He asked me where my drivers license was and my registration and insurance. I told him my driver's license was in my left rear pocket and the car papers were in the glovebox. He seemed really calm as I got everything for him. He walked back to his bike and ran my driver's license and it came back clean and dispatch added the details about my CHL.
Now he clearly had me for about 10-15 mph over the speed limit.
But he walked back to me and handed me my papers and license and said "we really appreciate it when we are told about concealed handguns when we first walk up"....then he added "and you do realize that driving a red Corvette gets you noticed by all police officers, so try real hard to go a little slower from now on" he then added "and have a nice day sir"
yep, sometimes all of us have a really good day.

Going from a red one to a yellow one didn't help. I guess I'll try blue next.

Chas.

My Corvette looks like a Toyota Tundra! Vrrroooom!

That's why you should take it on the track!

Friend of mine used to have a burgundy saturn station wagon, and being a mom had a car seat in the back. I think mom + station wagon + car seat is like stealth mode for cops. She blew past a highway patrol gunning people around Ferris (on I45) doing just north of 85mph. He never even blinked. If that is stealth mode, a red corvette is as far opposite as you can get.

Jago668 wrote:Friend of mine used to have a burgundy saturn station wagon, and being a mom had a car seat in the back. I think mom + station wagon + car seat is like stealth mode for cops. She blew past a highway patrol gunning people around Ferris (on I45) doing just north of 85mph. He never even blinked. If that is stealth mode, a red corvette is as far opposite as you can get.

Sort of like the Taurus SHO's a few years back. Who would think a Taurus could do 143 MPH! Well, if Ferris didn't get her Palmer or Hutchins, or Garrett or Alma or Rice or Ennis probably did! Rice 800 people and has six cops!

Edited to correct information.

I didn't know they made Corvette's in any other color than red. Great story on getting stopped. I think I got out of a ticket once for just saying "Yes Sir" and "No Sir" when asked a question. I've only been stopped 3 times in 50 years. My DL and CHL sit back to back in my wallet so I can hand them both over at the same time.

Car color, when it comes to tickets and insurance rates, is an urban myth.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

ron_houston wrote:I was headed north on the Gulf Freeway and took the Edgebrook exit. I was driving my Corvette and I'll admit that I came off the freeway a little fast. And there he stood, at the first side street, a motorcycle cop with his radar gun. He gave me the hand signal to turn into the side street, which I did. I kept both hands on the steering wheel as he walked up to me. When he got to my window I said "officer, I am wearing a concealed handgun". He looked at he and asked where it was. I told him on my right hip, and said would you like to hold it. He asked me where my drivers license was and my registration and insurance. I told him my driver's license was in my left rear pocket and the car papers were in the glovebox. He seemed really calm as I got everything for him. He walked back to his bike and ran my driver's license and it came back clean and dispatch added the details about my CHL.
Now he clearly had me for about 10-15 mph over the speed limit.
But he walked back to me and handed me my papers and license and said "we really appreciate it when we are told about concealed handguns when we first walk up"....then he added "and you do realize that driving a red Corvette gets you noticed by all police officers, so try real hard to go a little slower from now on" he then added "and have a nice day sir"
yep, sometimes all of us have a really good day.

Going from a red one to a yellow one didn't help. I guess I'll try blue next.
Chas.

Gulf Fwy feeder between Edgebrook and Monroe has been a long time radar spot

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

ron_houston wrote:I was headed north on the Gulf Freeway and took the Edgebrook exit. I was driving my Corvette and I'll admit that I came off the freeway a little fast. And there he stood, at the first side street, a motorcycle cop with his radar gun. He gave me the hand signal to turn into the side street, which I did. I kept both hands on the steering wheel as he walked up to me. When he got to my window I said "officer, I am wearing a concealed handgun". He looked at he and asked where it was. I told him on my right hip, and said would you like to hold it. He asked me where my drivers license was and my registration and insurance. I told him my driver's license was in my left rear pocket and the car papers were in the glovebox. He seemed really calm as I got everything for him. He walked back to his bike and ran my driver's license and it came back clean and dispatch added the details about my CHL.
Now he clearly had me for about 10-15 mph over the speed limit.
But he walked back to me and handed me my papers and license and said "we really appreciate it when we are told about concealed handguns when we first walk up"....then he added "and you do realize that driving a red Corvette gets you noticed by all police officers, so try real hard to go a little slower from now on" he then added "and have a nice day sir"
yep, sometimes all of us have a really good day.

Going from a red one to a yellow one didn't help. I guess I'll try blue next.

Chas.

May I suggest ACU Camo?

That's awesome that the officer directly acknowledged it. The only time that I've been pulled over since getting my CHL I was doing 40+ in a 30 (not a neighborhood) and the motorcycle cop just took my drivers license, ran it, came back and gave me a warning. I was shocked he didn't want my CHL and insurance.

Charles L. Cotton wrote: Going from a red one to a yellow one didn't help. I guess I'll try blue next.

Chas.

Black doesn't help either.

apparently they really like f150's as well!! haha or maybe I need to get rid of these lead shoes I don't know which?