Juice
02-29-2012, 05:43 PM
I was driving home from work, which is about 15 miles, most of it along a 4 lane (2 each way) highway. I tend to stick to the left lane because most people in this state (Washington) drive at or below the speed limit, so I rarely get passed. I usually do between 68 and 72 depending on how brave I'm feeling and road conditions (60mph speed limit).
As I am cruising along, I notice a Kitsap County Sheriff about a quarter mile ahead of me, and at my current speed, am slowly gaining on him. I shift my speed to 65-68 to avoid a 10 over ticket if he decides to radar me. We keep going down the highway as I slowly gain on him, he mostly stays in the right lane, changing lanes only to pass people in the right lane. My exit is getting close, so I change lanes behind him, maintaining a 2-3 second distance. He gets off at my exit, and, of course, so do I. As we're coasting down the off ramp, he pulls over to the side and I drive by. I come to the stop sign and turn right. He sits at the stop sign making it appear as though he is going to turn left, then right when I get about 100 yards away from the stop sign, he turns right and starts hauling balls towards me. I'm thinking "Oh, here we go." He catches up to me and tailgates (by tailgate I mean I can barely see the hood of his car) me to the next stop sign. I turn left, so does he. We are now on a two lane country road heading toward my house. He tailgates me as I pull away, then once we are up to speed, he rapidly pulls into the opposing lane, gets along side me and paces me for about 150 yards. I slow down to make my next turn, so he slows down and gets behind me again. I turn, and he makes it look like he is going to follow, then quickly does a u-turn and disappears.
The hell just happened? I tried to tell this as accurately and un-biased as possible, so if I was doing something wrong to merit this behavior, please tell me. I'm pretty baffled at this experience.
As I am cruising along, I notice a Kitsap County Sheriff about a quarter mile ahead of me, and at my current speed, am slowly gaining on him. I shift my speed to 65-68 to avoid a 10 over ticket if he decides to radar me. We keep going down the highway as I slowly gain on him, he mostly stays in the right lane, changing lanes only to pass people in the right lane. My exit is getting close, so I change lanes behind him, maintaining a 2-3 second distance. He gets off at my exit, and, of course, so do I. As we're coasting down the off ramp, he pulls over to the side and I drive by. I come to the stop sign and turn right. He sits at the stop sign making it appear as though he is going to turn left, then right when I get about 100 yards away from the stop sign, he turns right and starts hauling balls towards me. I'm thinking "Oh, here we go." He catches up to me and tailgates (by tailgate I mean I can barely see the hood of his car) me to the next stop sign. I turn left, so does he. We are now on a two lane country road heading toward my house. He tailgates me as I pull away, then once we are up to speed, he rapidly pulls into the opposing lane, gets along side me and paces me for about 150 yards. I slow down to make my next turn, so he slows down and gets behind me again. I turn, and he makes it look like he is going to follow, then quickly does a u-turn and disappears.
The hell just happened? I tried to tell this as accurately and un-biased as possible, so if I was doing something wrong to merit this behavior, please tell me. I'm pretty baffled at this experience.