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[Rushjob]

Yes, the Police thing is a little confusing isn't it?
Three years ago, I was in France with three mates travelling along the main road from Cherbourg to Bayeux.
I'd had to stop for fuel so I pulled out to start to catch up with the rest.
As I entered the road I noticed a single headlight closing on me at a fair old lick, so decided to take it steady till I knew what it was.
Sure enough, it closed on me to reveal itself to be a Gendarme BMW.
I sat crusing at the limit when the BM pulls along side me & the rider gives me a blast on the horn.
I turn & look & he nods at me.
I nod back.
He makes a throttle twisting motion with his left wrist & nods again, this time with a daft grin on his face.
I hesistate so he just waves forward as if to say go for it!
So I did......
As we're approaching Bayeux where I'm stopping for the night, I pass my 3 mates at about 130- 135 mph with a Gendarme BMW about 20m behind me & left them all for dead.
I pulled off a few miles further on to wait for the rest, all of whom thought I'd be shipped back to the UK in irons as my "companion" carried on towards Caen flat out.