Giant Banana Pulled over in Montana Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Times

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/18/giant-banana-pulled-over-in-montana-driver-says-cops-have-stopped-him-100s-of-times/

61•Bender•2h ago

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echoangle•1h ago

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.

On the other hand it probably has an increased likelihood to have technical problems that make it reasonable to pull it over though.

iambateman•1h ago

Yes but every good police officer had watched Arrested Development and so knows that there’s always money in the banana stand.

garyfirestorm•1h ago

Wow you waited from 2012 to crack this joke with that username

bot403•1h ago

If im a drug smuggler I'm definitely driving the most boring, common car directly BEHIND the banana car.

ajb•33m ago

The cops should know that trick by now - the "distraction car" is literally the plot of "Smokey and the Bandit" from 50 years ago. Nevertheless, you may be right :-)

dcrazy•1h ago

Well this headline is certainly a crash blossom: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/crash-blossom-words...

jacobgkau•1h ago

Mainly because the colon from the original was omitted, imo.

superkuh•1h ago

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.

allenrb•1h ago

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.

Besides, his family would surely win the resulting case… on a peel.

otterley•35m ago

Well done, sir. clap

superkuh•27m ago

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.

cobbzilla•1h ago

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.

eschulz•20m ago

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.

alentred•1h ago

> World Needs More Whimsy

100% that! When did everything get serious and look-alike? Anyway, I am taking off, shopping cart racing in the mall...

nine_k•1h ago

(1) Obtain a vehicle that commands attention. (2) Enjoy everyone's attention! (3) There's no point three.

functionmouse•1h ago

The issue is false pretext

nekusar•1h ago

Gee golly whillikers!

Pigs are abusing their authority! Oh whatever shall we do?

ceejayoz•11m ago

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.

Cops shouldn't be putting law-abiding citizens at risk for a selfie.

init2null•1h ago

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.

ceejayoz•16m ago

Yup. That's a clear Fourth Amendment violation.

Same with the "pulled over to give you an ice cream" feel-good ops they do. https://abc7ny.com/post/video-police-hand-out-ice-cream-inst...

DonHopkins•1h ago

Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCoRGbT3CM

tsherb•1h ago

I feel like we’ve got to at least link to the guy’s website: https://bigbananacar.com/

Cockbrand•39m ago

Let me be the first to say that this is a lovely website in a lovely, slightly modernized turn-of-the-millennium style.

Klonoar•23m ago

It’s like looking at an adult Richard Scary tale.

OutOfHere•57m ago

Open cars worry me. How do they handle the wind, rain, snow, hail, etc.?

orbital-decay•9m ago

As someone who rides bikes most of the time, the right question is how you handle it.

harwoodr•52m ago

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.

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?!"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cappuccino

sixsided•24m ago

ACAB (All Cops Appreciate Banana)

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