So I'm sitting at a light and a Mustang revs on me...

I hadn't really done anything to provoke it. Maybe he was impressed by my sweet, slightly lowered Prius. Or maybe he was a bit of a bully. Who knows?

Anyway, I pulled up next to him at the previous light where we both turning left. After the light turned green, we both left. I was a bit more aggressive, but nothing overly so. He was a bit more so and ended up stopped at the next light where I pulled up next to him again.

So I'm sitting at the light minding my own business and chatting with my son, when he begins to rev as the light gets ready to change. I know I have no chance in beating him, but what the heck. I push the power button just in case.

The light turns green. Sure enough, he starts to take off hard. I mash down the accelerator. I think I had him the first 10 or 15 feet from the electric motor. After that, it wasn't a contest. Being a responsible citizen and not wanting to set too a bad example for my son (and knowing this is a well patrolled strip of road), I cut and settle into the speed limit. The Mustang kept at it. I hear the sweet V8 scream through the gears as he continues to accelerate.

Well, not a moment after I shut down I see amongst the traffic behind me a flash of blue and red. I check my speed and I'm about 39 in 35 MPH zone. I dial it back to about 36 or so to be safe. The police finally make it past the traffic as drivers pull over to the right to let him pass as did I . While he could have maybe gotten me for a minor infraction (sudden acceleration in a Prius?), I think he had bigger fish to fry.

By this time, the Mustang is probably a 1/4 to 1/2 mile away. The police car takes off. Sure enough, once he reaches the Mustang, who is caught behind traffic, the lights go on. The Mustang knows who it is for and immediately pulls off to a side street. As we drive by, he is sitting with the police behind him. I honk in congratulations.

My son says, "hurry up Dad and turn on our street and get the car in the garage." I'm like, "no hurry, the kills been done." So we begin to joke about the conversation between the Mustang driver and the police:

Police officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over"​

Mustang driver: "Yeah, but you see there was this Prius..."​

Police officer: "So let me understand if I hear you correctly. There was this menacing Prius..."​

 

True, but I was driving mostly (maybe a bit in the fringe) in the legal limits. I just did a bit to egg the other guy on. It was a fantastic lesson for my son. If you drive like an idiot, there is a good chance you will get pulled over.

More fun per MPG!

 

ROFL!!!

Edit:

This is another lesson for my son. Size up the competition before you fight. Sometimes the most obvious tactic isn't always the best...

 

Not sure why you would think this is a fake story. The cop was pulled over on a side road facing away from the street I was traveling on. It is doubtful he heard me and it wouldn't have been worth his time to get me for less than 5 miles over the speed limit when the Mustang was easily close to double the 35 MPH speed limit.

The only thing that may have been fake, was his intentions. I can't know whether he was doing that to flex his muscle against a Prius or if he would have done that to any other car. I really don't have time to write fake "road kill" stories. I just thought everyone would share in the humor of the situation.