Encounter with tbe Michigan Highway Patrol
Rolling north on I-94 northbound out of Indiana bound for Plainwell MI, heavy rain but light traffic. Potholes (as in large enough to swallow a VW), especially along the right lane where I travel at 58 mph in our 24' Class C.
I saw the MHP SUV hanging at my 7 but ignored his presence until all of those red and blue lights lit up. :E. A very young officer came up to our passenger window, we handed him my license and registraton and asked why we were stopped. He was very nice and said he saw me repeatedy swerve left crossing into the right edge of the middle (#2), lane.
I explained that I was dodging all, or at least trying to dodge as many of the serious potholes as possible but ONLY when the #2 lane was empty. He laughed and apologized on behalf of the state of Michigan. I could see you moving left and then back right but couldn't see the potholes when you did. I was afraid you were falling asleep.
Naturally he ran my license, came up clean. chatted a couple of minutes about where we were headed, suggested the UP and wished us well. We urged him to be carefull and safe and drove off.
He looked sooo young, pehaps 23 or 24, my bride thought he was cute, but the whole time he stood at our C's passenger door I could see his partner, right hand resting on the butt of his pistol standing at the right, rear corner of the coach. Nice to see that they are cautious AND corteous.
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I saw the MHP SUV hanging at my 7 but ignored his presence until all of those red and blue lights lit up. :E. A very young officer came up to our passenger window, we handed him my license and registraton and asked why we were stopped. He was very nice and said he saw me repeatedy swerve left crossing into the right edge of the middle (#2), lane.
I explained that I was dodging all, or at least trying to dodge as many of the serious potholes as possible but ONLY when the #2 lane was empty. He laughed and apologized on behalf of the state of Michigan. I could see you moving left and then back right but couldn't see the potholes when you did. I was afraid you were falling asleep.
Naturally he ran my license, came up clean. chatted a couple of minutes about where we were headed, suggested the UP and wished us well. We urged him to be carefull and safe and drove off.
He looked sooo young, pehaps 23 or 24, my bride thought he was cute, but the whole time he stood at our C's passenger door I could see his partner, right hand resting on the butt of his pistol standing at the right, rear corner of the coach. Nice to see that they are cautious AND corteous.
:C
