[Motorhead302]

Ok, this might take just a little room:
I voted yes, because: IF the car would be impounded, and IF i were already involved in a silly enough situation to warrant that, and IF i were feeling froggy, i MIGHT jump.
but that's only about a 10% likelihood, and here's why:

When i was a "dumb kid" (i'm only 24 now, rememer) about 18, i ran a lot in the country, it was a simple matter of turning down a side road, gunning it, and making a few turns before the cop got turned around and came after me. Until one night, that is.

One night, a friend and I were going from Rochester to North Manchester, about 25 miles or so, to get some grub at the all night Hardee's. It was only 30 min till they stopped serving dinner, so i decided a little warp travel was in order. Not that warp travel was possible in a 1983 Lincoln Mk 6, but i tried. as i was doing about 75, i looked in the mirror, and saw some headlights about a mile back and coming fast, so i whipped down a side road that i didn't know, and gunned it. with the speedo buried well past 85, the car was just barely keeping up with me, and no lights yet. i was hoping it was just someone goofing around, and not a cop, but i kept in it anyway.
about 3 miles down this road, i encountered two pairs of tight, left then right, 90 degree corners, which i took at about 70 in a nice four wheel drift, and continued. shortly after the curves, i could no longer see the cop in the mirror, but just in case, i didn't relax. i cut down another side road, and then another, which was between two corn fields which were nice and tall, drove down about a mile, stopped, threw the car in neutral (so i could shift to D without flashing the back-ups) and killed the lights. i sat there, tense and sweating, for about a minute, and then saw headlights pull to a stop at the 4 way intersection. i held my breath and prayed for a minute or so, and then they pulled away.
i breathed a sigh of relief, and headed out again, and back out to the highway i'd been on.
unfortunately, i had previously failed to notice the little gas pump icon on the dash was flashing, and my only choice was to drive the 3 miles back to rochester for gas. damn.
as i approached the edge of town, i saw a cop sitting in an empty lot. as i drove by, fingers crossed, he glanced casually at me and then looked away. but, just as i was breathing a huge sigh of relief, he performed a perfect movie double take, threw his car in gear, and lurched out after, radio to his face. he was in such a hurry that he forgot to turn on his headlights for a mile and a half. then, shortly thereafter, he pulled me over, and gave me what turned out to be a bull story about a light turning red while i was under it, and took my info back to his cruiser. moments later, not one, not two, but 4 state cop cars pulled up in a cluster behind me.
at this point i thought i was ground beef. a very polite officer, apparently in his fifties, leaned casually against my door and said: "well Eric, looks like you need to slow down on those county roads, huh?"
i swallowed hard, not sure what to say. he continued, in a stern voice, "you KNOW what i mean, right?"
i was busted. i admitted what i'd done, and he told me that he hadn't turned on his lights, for fear of my doing something REALLY crazy, and hurting myself. i told him that had he hit his lights, i would have stopped, but of course he didn't know that, and i apologized for being an idiot.
then he patted me on the shoulder, said to be careful and not do anything like that again, and walked away.
the stopping officer returned my paperwork, said that he had only been told to detain me so that the state officer could speak with me, and to be careful and have a good night.
i was absolutely floored. i had thought i was going to be arrested, lose my license, pay big fines, and he just let me go. it was amazing.
and since then i haven't done anything THAT stupid again.
well, that's your cautionary tale for the day, and i'm VERY sorry for the length, but i like to tell that story in detail, for some odd reason. thanks, if you've wasted the time to read this, lol.

Eric