Going home I got into a taxi at a stand where me and my son were the only people,car that stopped and beeped for us I noticed was a P plate(private, H plates are taxis). These are regular cars that go along a set route and charge by the seat,one in front and three in back, how it works here in Trinidad and someone working a P plate car as a taxi is said to be “pulling bull”, illegal and a ticket.
So the guy goes to another stand along the way and I can see two cop cars, along with two officers walking around with automatics. He stops in the street and doesn’t even pull over to pick up two more passengers to fill the car, sure enough one of the cops walks up to the driver window and tells him he is going to get a ticket for illegal taxi service for a thousand dollars. Tells the guy to pull up ahead out of the road and park on the side and wait. I’m sure this is going to be a long process so plan to get out and get another taxi. Driver seems to comply and then at the last minute just pulls back out and guns it.:smack:
So he is going along the usual route as fast as he can, while a middle aged woman in the front passenger seat tells him he is a fool they will just find him tomorrow or the next day etc. Dude slows down eventually and I tell him go to a side street at least man, he tells me nah he knows what he is doing. I’m watching out the back window and sure enough eventually here comes a speeding cop car, they hit the lights and the driver starts driving like a maniac again and almost hits a few cars and I am holding my son and telling him he is crazy just stop.
He eventually stops because the cop car stays on his ass, they drag the driver out of the car and eventually tell us(us passengers weren’t sure if he was going to get a ticket or what) we might as well leave since he is being arrested. Ironic the cop tells us don’t worry another taxi will probably be along, since he knows most are P cars pulling bull. They drove away with the driver in cuffs and left his car at the side of the road.
:smack:I’ve now been in a police chase yay,got a taxi not long after the cops left.