Is this a Cop Trick?
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Obviously not the case in your situation, but I have actually found it safer to not run the front lights and only run the rears while traveling to certain calls. You'd be surprised the stupid stuff people do when they see lights everywhere. The rear lights are just to show that I'm going somewhere important once I've passed.
FHP would be bringing in billions of revenue here in Florida if that was the case.
Prob was en route to a call that didnt need to run ER but needed to get there fast. Some departments will only let you run ER on specific calls while other departments (like mine) prefer you to run ER so people will get the hell out of your way lol. I work midnights now and I cant tell you the last time I ran with lights somewhere....when I was on 3-11's though....ER pretty much half the time because of the traffic.
But like others have said...get the hell out of the left lane unless your passing someone lol. Thats what I love bout goin through KY. Its a law there that youre not allowed to be in the left lane unless to pass and they WILL pull you over for it and issue you a ticket for it.
But like others have said...get the hell out of the left lane unless your passing someone lol. Thats what I love bout goin through KY. Its a law there that youre not allowed to be in the left lane unless to pass and they WILL pull you over for it and issue you a ticket for it.
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Should have called 911 and said there was a car dangerously tailgating you and feel that you are being threatened.
I wasn't in the fast lane/ far left lane. I was in the middle lane, they need rams and shooting tires out? WTF.... 3 lanes...sheesh some people need the mental evaluations again...lol
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Betting OP isn't telling the whole story
haha
BADWS6TA, Bet I am telling the whole story. Jesus....I was in the middle lane, cop blasted up behind me with no lights (20 over), I then got into the far right lane, then he sat beside me for a min until I waved. Then he speeds off to another car...not much of a story.
I was seeing if it was a trick by asking cops on here. Have a nice day.
I was seeing if it was a trick by asking cops on here. Have a nice day.
Could have been any number of things, including the cop being an idiot, but I'm going to guess there was a reason. Off the top of my head: he/she just received a BOLO for a car matching your car's description and got up on you to confirm the plate and/or the driver description. Once he made said observations and determined it wasn't you or your car, he backed off. Not all police officers have eagle eye vision (especially at night and maybe on the wrong side of 40, don't ask me how I know) and have to get fairly close up to a car to grab the digits off a plate. Stuff like that happens all the time.
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I thought most police cars were equipped with automatic plate scanners?
No most arent. In my entire county there are maybe 25 cars equipped with LPR's. There are over 600 police officers and probably over 300 cars. The problem is cost. My station only has one car equipped with it. The cost for the system is about $22k per vehicle.
Very few are equipped...
Speaking of plate scanners...
Visiting a friend that lives on a four lane (40mph) road and a police officer sits in the suicide lane with the plate scanner car. I ask my buddy, what's up with the cop sitting in the suicide lane? His reply, I don't know, but I have the video going. Waiting for someone to hit him. Then it'll be YouTube time.
Seems like a poor choice, putting other people's lives in danger besides his own.
Visiting a friend that lives on a four lane (40mph) road and a police officer sits in the suicide lane with the plate scanner car. I ask my buddy, what's up with the cop sitting in the suicide lane? His reply, I don't know, but I have the video going. Waiting for someone to hit him. Then it'll be YouTube time.
Seems like a poor choice, putting other people's lives in danger besides his own.
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We had this happen when I was in high school. There was a part-time cop that would cruise around in his personal Z-28, I think it was around an '87. He would pull up to people on the weekends that were cruising (usually IROC-Z'S AND 5.0'S) And instigate races at the red light. When the other person would take off like a bat out of hell, he would hit the lights and pull them over.
The LEOs around here are on "thin ice" when it comes to pulling people over. Especially if they're African-American. I think we all know why.
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