- Joined
- Apr 17, 2002
- Location
- SC Mtns Area
- Moto(s)
- Attack™-ed R1, hybrid S1000rr, XR1200 Q-Ship
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 2815246
Don't know bout y'all but if it's the rider's decision, I don't have much sympathy kind of like the speeding tickets
I've received over the years. Lots of cases of people making poor choices or judgments like that recent bike vs. train incident in San Leandro. If it's true that the rider made the bad decision to participate, I don't have much sympathy and this applies to other aspects of life too not just...

Can a LEO comment on the second paragraph? Are 'warnings' logged or annotated somewhere for other LEO's to see?
Got a performance award last fall. I deserved it. Tooling along Hwy 12 between Cordelia and Napa. It's near impossible not to push the limits on this section. Came up over a small rise and there was Mr. Motocop aiming his laser thing at me. I immediately pulled over, shut down and kept my hands in view. He asked for my license, reggy and insurance. I had all readily available. I asked him for a veteran's discount and he asked me what I wanted. I asked for a 10% discount and he chuckled and said sure. Wrote me up for 74 in a 65. He clocked me at 80 in a 50 (speed limit on that road). I figured good enough. We chatted about motorcycles for a few minutes and it turned out that we both knew another CHP motocop. Told me to say hello.
Apparently, there is some code that they annotate on your record that the violation is altered. A few months later, I got pulled over on 101 for lane sharing a little too aggressively. It was a local motocop this time who was following me and decided he had seen enough. He mentioned that I was given a break last time. He gave me a warning and told me to take it easy.
I deserved both and take my licks when deserved.