What's up guys,
Let me start out by saying I'm human like everybody else. Even LEO's. We eat and breathe the same. I show respect, but am sick and tired of guys acting all tough headed.
here's my story:
I was on my bike, on a local 2 lane highway. Posted speed 65mph limit. I'm cruising along with several cars, around 70ish mph. No biggie. I pass a cop on the side of the road who must have just pulled somebody over, and finished his citation. I continue to cruise another 2 miles lets say, and then the person in front of me (right lane) slows down to under the speed limit. I put my turn signal on to pass him, turn my head and look in my mirror for assurance to get in the passing lane, then pass. So now I'm passing slowly .. but faster than the guy in the right lane, and I look in my mirror and this officer I passed 2 miles back, is ON MY ASS. I say that as in not even a car length in between his front bumper and my rear tire. Ok .. so he was definitely speeding .. and now is too close to a motorcyclist. I pop it down a gear, give it some throttle to get back in the right lane, then slow down to speed limit again.
He pulls me over.
He said he pulled me over because I sped up and made a quick and dangerous turn back into the right lane. I explained I was trying to get the f out of his way after he floored it up to my rear tire. I said he was too close to me and it was dangerous and I felt the need to move quickly out of his way. Then he tells me how he didn't fly up on me, nor was speeding. So, I got a little frustrated, and being an engineer I broke down some simple constant velocity and acceleration equations for him. Granted, he cut off my sentence, and just said "ok .. ride safe please". No tickets or warnings were issued.
here's my question:
-Do LEO's have the right to break the speed limit if they are NOT in pursuit of another vehicle or have their lights on?
- There is a law in my state for following too closely, but nothing stated as far as proper distance. There's just a 'rule of thumb' around here if you're going 60, you should be 6 cars away. Did he have the right to fly up on my ass like that?
- Your faceshield is allowed up, as long as you also have proper eyewear, correct?
Thanks
Joe
Let me start out by saying I'm human like everybody else. Even LEO's. We eat and breathe the same. I show respect, but am sick and tired of guys acting all tough headed.
here's my story:
I was on my bike, on a local 2 lane highway. Posted speed 65mph limit. I'm cruising along with several cars, around 70ish mph. No biggie. I pass a cop on the side of the road who must have just pulled somebody over, and finished his citation. I continue to cruise another 2 miles lets say, and then the person in front of me (right lane) slows down to under the speed limit. I put my turn signal on to pass him, turn my head and look in my mirror for assurance to get in the passing lane, then pass. So now I'm passing slowly .. but faster than the guy in the right lane, and I look in my mirror and this officer I passed 2 miles back, is ON MY ASS. I say that as in not even a car length in between his front bumper and my rear tire. Ok .. so he was definitely speeding .. and now is too close to a motorcyclist. I pop it down a gear, give it some throttle to get back in the right lane, then slow down to speed limit again.
He pulls me over.
He said he pulled me over because I sped up and made a quick and dangerous turn back into the right lane. I explained I was trying to get the f out of his way after he floored it up to my rear tire. I said he was too close to me and it was dangerous and I felt the need to move quickly out of his way. Then he tells me how he didn't fly up on me, nor was speeding. So, I got a little frustrated, and being an engineer I broke down some simple constant velocity and acceleration equations for him. Granted, he cut off my sentence, and just said "ok .. ride safe please". No tickets or warnings were issued.
here's my question:
-Do LEO's have the right to break the speed limit if they are NOT in pursuit of another vehicle or have their lights on?
- There is a law in my state for following too closely, but nothing stated as far as proper distance. There's just a 'rule of thumb' around here if you're going 60, you should be 6 cars away. Did he have the right to fly up on my ass like that?
- Your faceshield is allowed up, as long as you also have proper eyewear, correct?
Thanks
Joe