Got a biased ticket

[Kirk]

Boggtown, I feel for ya man. That's why I try to keep as legal as possible with my car. I recently bought a license plate cover, but then took it back to the store when I looked up the code and found out it was illegal (in California). I figure why give a cop an excuse to pull you over for something small and stupid like that?

As for your specific situation, well I had something similar happen to me. I was driving in heavy traffic for several miles with a cop. No problem. He was right along side of me in the left most of three lanes (I was in the middle), when he decided he had to get off at the next exit (poor planning). When I saw him signal I was going 5 mph under the limit, so I sped up a little to give him a spot to move in. Next thing I knew - flashing lights and a BS ticket for speeding. Took it to court and the cop lied, lied, lied, and I ended up paying more!

Lesson learned. Now I ALWAYS try to hang back and keep cops well in front of me in traffic. Don't do anything to piss them off. Many are decent guys/gals, while some have a real chip on their shoulder. I think you made the same mistake as me in not falling back and just letting him go first.