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Well said Fred.
I must admit, I have been pulled over more times than I care to remember since I have had a license. Some well deserved, others not, sometimes fined, other times not.
I have received fines from some of the nicest, pleasant and patient officers in the force, and I have also come across some absolute bastards. Just like any group of people, some are nice and others not.
To suggest that all police are corrupt is ridiculous and is perhaps the weak defense of someone who spends far too much time on the wrong side of the law. We also must not have blind faith in these people either, as the force has it's fair share of bad apples.
Just last night I was stopped for a "random" check, only because I was driving through a low socio-economic area in a Porsche. It was an inconvenience I didn't need, however it is how it was done that upset me. The police drove very close behind me, and used their high beam which dazzled me with the reflection in the mirror. I could not see it was a police car, and they were just trying to bait me to drive fast and then they would have an excuse to write a ticket. Instead I slowed down, suspecting it was a police car, and did not give them an opportunity to push me into speeding. Then again, perhaps it is the benefit of experience that I didn't play into their hands.
By the same token, I have had good experiences with traffic police, even when they have resulted in fines that were deserved.
Just remember they are crafty buggers sometimes, and the key to keeping out of trouble is more about playing the game and outsmarting the police rather than having to be an ultra conservative driver. At the end of the day, we have nice cars so why not enjoy them by driving the way Dr Porsche intended.
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