Insurance? Officer you mean I have to have insurance?

["KELLY PIERCE" <jkrestor300@xxxx>]

Greetings Group!
This discussion brought to mind a Traffic stop I made about 7 years ago.....Driver of a really nice restored brand X was pushing his and the cars luck by trying to see if we really didn't have a speed limit in Montana. I cannot recall what state he was from, east of us is all I can recall. I was running radar and he came at me and the radar went off like the Saturn V rocket! First time I got a triple digit reading and on a two lane, close to sundown. I turned around on him and he kept on chooglin' down the road for about 5 miles before he slowed down and pulled over in another 2 miles. As on all traffic stops we were/are required to I D ourselves, give the reason for the stop. Brand X driver was amazed that I stopped him as he "knows there is not a speed limit in Montana" and I was "just harassing" him etc. When I asked for his Drivers License, registration and proof of insurance card, he got a strange look on his face, akin to Gary Coleman when he would say"whatyou talkin about Willis?", and said "Insurance? You say I have to have insurance? What for? I only drive this thing to shows blah blah blah..."
Needless to say he didn't have ANY insurance on that car, at that time I estimated the car was worth in the 25-30K zone- that nice and rare for a brand X. To top things off, he didn't have a valid drivers license (suspended indefinitely for failure to pay child support...) He got to spend time at our local sheriff's bed and breakfast....Bonds- Revoked d/l $250, No proof of Insurance- $500, reckless driving, speed of 106mph, after sunset(night speed violation, as we always had a night speed limit)$1,000 (must see judge prior to posting any bond, automatic "go to jail, do not pass Go...), and insult to injury- towing bill(his choice).
Moral of the story- Do not forget to place your proof of Liability coverage in your 300! (easy to forget when you don't drive them often) Make sure your D/L is valid, (check the expiration date etc) And run a bit closer to the limit. 
Oh yeah- the days of the Montana Autobahn are gone, we have a speed limit ..... But if you do get up this way I know where you can run it wide open.......(Us retired cops are the worst offenders.....)Man I love to hear that AFB guzzling that made in Montana premium blend(blended with a touch of av gas...) wide open un-silenced etc. Come on Spring! 
Joe Pierce 300Kx3+M+others in "wide open " Montana

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