GoKawiilA Montana police officer spotted the giant banana rolling through Billings on Wednesday afternoon and did what countless law enforcement officers have done before him.
He turned around and pulled it over.
For Steve Braithwaite, owner, builder and full-time driver of the 23-foot-long Big Banana Car, the stop was less of a surprise than a tradition.
"I would see a police car going the other way and get my documents ready," Braithwaite told Cowboy State Daily from Seattle on Thursday morning. "I knew they were going to loop around and pull me over."
After 15 years, more than 250,000 miles and enough roadside conversations to fill a produce aisle, Braithwaite has learned that driving a giant banana attracts attention.
Especially from cops.
"They always find a reason to pull me over," Braithwaite said.
in this case it was an issue with the license plate, but ultimately he was not given a ticket.
Peel Out
Braithwaite figures he may have spent the better part of a decade as one of the most frequently pulled-over drivers in America.
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