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TIFU by unknowingly racing a cop...

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TIFU by unknowingly racing a cop...

So last night I went out with my friends and on the way back I was driving a little over the limit. I was on a residential two way road where there weren't really any lights, so it was pretty dark but not exactly pitch black. Out of nowhere I saw someone tailgating me in the back. At first I thought nothing of it but they were really staying on my bumper. Since I was getting tailgated I decided to speed up to lose him a little but he just kept going fast right behind me.

He then tried to pass me by pulling into the opposite lane and I just gunned it so he couldn't pass me. I'm not gonna lie I was being extremely petty and I honestly don't know what I was thinking in that moment. I was just focused on not letting this guy get ahead of me. I was so stupid for not even realizing it was a cop car, but in my head I was just annoyed at the driver. Anyways as I approach a stop sign I see him pull up right next to me in the other lane. I look over and I see it's a cop.

I completely froze and then he puts on his lights. In my head I was just like oh fuck it's over. I'm a student and I was already picturing my car getting impounded and losing my license for stunt driving since I basically drag raced a cruiser. I pull over and he comes up to see me at the window. I decided to just be honest because there was no way out of it. I told him look I honestly thought you were just some guy trying to pass me but it doesn't excuse what I did and I'm completely in the wrong.

He took all my info and went back to his car for a bit. When he came back he just told me to be careful because I was going way too fast and then he actually let me go. Honestly I've no idea why he let me go but thank god he was a chill cop because that would've been really bad for my record. I've definitely learned my lesson about being petty on the road.

TL;DR tried to floor it so a tailgater couldn't pass me on a dark residential road, turned out the guy was a cop, and I somehow walked away with a warning instead of getting a fat ticket.

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