Where’s the steering wheel? | Badge415 Skip to primary content Badge415 The Human Side of Police Work Search Main menu About Contact Post navigation ← Previous Next → Where’s the steering wheel? Posted on May 10, 2016 by Badge415 The other night I was sent a call on the eastern end of the city. I was near the freeway, so I decided to jump on and get there faster. I took the on ramp and started to accelerate. I was up to freeway speed in a matter of seconds and looked into my mirror as I prepared to merge into traffic. Just as I looked, I heard the sound of skidding off to my left. I turned my head just in time to see a car blowing by me as it was trying to slow down. Its brake lights were shining brightly like a lighthouse on a rocky coast on a foggy night for passing ships to see. The car decelerated to 70 miles per hour in a matter of seconds. It’s amazing how that works when you pass a police car like that. Of course, he needed to be stopped. I’m sure everyone else on the freeway wanted to see it too. I turned on my lights as red and blue reflected off of everything around me. In defeat, the car pulled over and stopped on the shoulder. After the car stopped, I walked up on the passenger side as I used my flashlight to illuminate the inside. I looked into the car trying to see the driver’s hands. That’s when I noticed there was no steering wheel. It just didn’t look right. How was he steering the car? I actually had to do a double take. That’s when I saw a steering wheel on the passenger seat. That didn’t look right either. It was like a Twilight Zone car stop. I asked, “Why is your steering wheel there,” as I pointed to the passenger seat. “I wanted to show you I wasn’t going to take off,” he replied. That actually made me laugh. I never even thought of that one before. I took out my phone and told him, “I’m taking a picture of that.” I instantly knew he’d make the blog. You just can’t make this stuff up. Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Related This entry was posted in Stories from work and tagged blog, car stop, law enforcement, police, police stories, ticket by Badge415. Bookmark the permalink. 19 thoughts on “Where’s the steering wheel?” Miriam on May 10, 2016 at 1:25 am said: Yes, your job definitely takes first prize for blog opportunities! What a story. LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 10, 2016 at 2:10 pm said: Thanks. My favorite is when other cops ask me if the call we’re on is going to make “the blog.” LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓ Miriam on May 10, 2016 at 9:58 pm said: Love it! LikeLiked by 1 person Paul Thompson on May 10, 2016 at 1:27 am said: Was this a NASCAR? Drivers that are so honest and sincere that it can. make you smile or lol are great. LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 10, 2016 at 2:14 pm said: It made me laugh for sure. LikeLike Reply ↓ Midwestern Plant Girl on May 10, 2016 at 1:27 am said: That’s hilarious! 😅 LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 10, 2016 at 2:15 pm said: It was so funny to see. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓ cordeliasmom2012 on May 10, 2016 at 2:24 am said: I find that a little unnerving, actually – I didn’t know steering wheels could come off that easily! Now I’ll worry every time I’m doing 80 or so on the Thruway. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 10, 2016 at 2:16 pm said: I guess it’s an after market thing. I had never heard of it before either. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓ donutcountycop on May 10, 2016 at 4:00 am said: That’s a new one on me, and we get paid for this stuff! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓ kathryneann on May 10, 2016 at 6:15 pm said: This was laugh out loud funny! Thanks. LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 10, 2016 at 6:57 pm said: Thanks! You just can’t make this stuff up. LikeLike Reply ↓ heretherebespiders on May 10, 2016 at 7:26 pm said: Well done to the driver, actually! Trying to let you know he wasn’t going to be “one of those people.” Such an unusual way to do it, though! I suppose if it comes off that easy, it goes back on as easy, too? LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 10, 2016 at 7:39 pm said: It did. He was able to drive off pretty fast afterward! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓ Michael Liechty on May 10, 2016 at 11:36 pm said: Im guessing it was a ricer and he was no rookie to street racing. No reason to have quick disconnnect on his steering wheel unless he races…. Don’t ask me how I know this.. LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on May 11, 2016 at 12:46 am said: I’m sure this guy has a few races under his belt. Haha LikeLike Reply ↓ jennlives on May 12, 2016 at 3:30 am said: *cocks head*. Well alrighty then… LikeLike Reply ↓ httplendonmurrell on January 5, 2018 at 7:52 pm said: I stopped by to read one of your stories and ended up reading about twelve. Enjoying your blog. I’ll stop by again even if your lights aren’t flashing! LikeLike Reply ↓ Badge415 on January 25, 2018 at 11:02 pm said: Thanks for reading! LikeLike Reply ↓ Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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