I used to drive a 1991 Suzuki Cappuccino - a tiny right-hand drive kei sports car. The first couple of years I drove it, the police pulled me over on a regular basis - no tickets issued but lots of questions asked.<p>One time while I was waiting for a light, an officer knocked on my window (which is somewhat startling)... I rolled it down and he excitedly asked "What kind of car is this?!"<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cappuccino" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cappuccino</a>
I feel like we’ve got to at least link to the guy’s website: <a href="https://bigbananacar.com/" rel="nofollow">https://bigbananacar.com/</a>
It’s like looking at an adult Richard Scary tale.
Let me be the first to say that this is a lovely website in a lovely, slightly modernized turn-of-the-millennium style.
Every time he gets pulled over for a selfie it's an abuse of power. If he can't ignore it, they shouldn't be doing it. Wait for a random encounter in a parking lot or gas station like the rest of us.
Well this headline is certainly a crash blossom: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/crash-blossom-words-were-watching" rel="nofollow">https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/crash-blossom-words...</a>
> World Needs More Whimsy<p><i>100% that!</i> When did everything get serious and look-alike? Anyway, I am taking off, shopping cart racing in the mall...
I would probably pull him over too but arguably he should be pulled over less than normal, right? The risk that he’s some criminal is probably pretty low since not a lot of criminals would chose a car like that to travel.<p>On the other hand it probably has an increased likelihood to have technical problems that make it reasonable to pull it over though.
If im a drug smuggler I'm definitely driving the most boring, common car directly BEHIND the banana car.
Yes but every good police officer had watched Arrested Development and so knows that there’s always money in the banana stand.
(1) Obtain a vehicle that commands attention. (2) Enjoy everyone's attention! (3) There's no point three.
ACAB (All Cops Appreciate Banana)
Alternative title:<p>Person who wants to get noticed indeed gets noticed
Open cars worry me. How do they handle the wind, rain, snow, hail, etc.?
Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this!<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCoRGbT3CM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCoRGbT3CM</a>
Gee golly whillikers!<p>Pigs are abusing their authority! Oh whatever shall we do?
Traffic stops can and do go bad. Each is a risk, even if small. If they discover something like a bag of drugs in the back, it raises clear Fourth Amendment issues.<p>Cops shouldn't be putting law-abiding citizens at risk for a selfie.
Poor guy. He just wanted to spread some joy and now he's risking his life repeatedly. One of these police stops it's not going to work out. There are just too many US police eager to use physical violence for no reason.
While absolutely and sadly true, something tells me that rogue banana drivers are not the ones most likely to be killed in a traffic stop.<p>Besides, his family would surely win the resulting case… on a peel.
Well done, sir. <i>clap</i>
It could never be against the police officer themselves due to qualified immunity. They are free to break the law however they wish. And that completely lack of accountability creates the risk inherent in every (US) police interaction.
There's almost a zero percent chance of a police officer harming him during one of these stops. Annoying him a perhaps violating his civil rights, possibly, but not harmed.
He’s totally fine. He’s driving a car that basically no minority would ever drive, plus it has an open cockpit to facilitate the officer’s “trust but verify” instincts.