I pulled her over on a winding country road. It was early evening on a Saturday, and there was very little traffic on the road. People were either settling in for the night, or home getting ready for a night out. I was on a 4:00 to 12:00 shift and was expecting very little excitement.
The first thing I noticed as she rode by was her blonde hair coming out from the back of her helmet. Her bike was a cruising bike, an import from what I could tell. I looked her up and down, taking in the blonde hair, the black leather jacket, the jeans, and the thigh-high black boots.
I had no real justification for pulling her over. Her infraction, if you could call it that, was that she rode the double yellow line where the road curved to the right.
Screw it, I said to myself. There was nothing going on at that moment, and I had heard enough stories at the station house about the other guys pulling women over to get a better look at them, and to show off the cop gear, the uniform, the duty belt, the whole package. Why shouldn't I do the same?
I pulled out on to the road and flipped on the lightbar. She saw me almost right away and started pulling over. We both came to a stop on the side of the road, and I made a point of holding the radio handset to my mouth for a moment, but I was absolutely not calling this in. I kept my eye on the woman, as she took off her helmet and watched me in her side mirrors.
I got out of the car and walked up to her, taking my time. She spoke first, "Evening, officer." I replied, "Evening. License and registration, please." She handed them over, and I looked at them as I would on any legitimate traffic stop. But I was also checking her out. She looked to be about 5 ' 4 ", slim, with breasts large enough that they were pronounced even from beneath her zipped-up leather jacket.
"I don't think I was going that fast," she offered, the tone of her voice indicating that she was trying to keep things light. She didn't seem nervous, but she was looking me over, trying to figure out what was up. I looked at her, trying to get a sense of how far I could take this. I told her, "I pulled you over because you crossed the double yellow back there." She hesitated, and then replied slowly, "I'm surprised to hear that. But ... if you say so."
If I say so. That was encouraging. I help up her identification and told her that I needed to call it in. I went back to my vehicle and made another show of using the radio. Taking my time, playing it like it was any other call. After a few minutes of that, I went back up to her.
I told her, "There is a problem with your registration. Our records show that it is expired. I need you to step off the bike and come with me. We'll see if we can get this straightened out."