Cops

[PepperElf]

i hate when they do that too....

i remember driving once... i was going along a 2 lane road and saw a cop going in the opposite direction about to make a left hand turn. so being a nice person i slowed down to let him make his turn... and then he turned on his bloody lights to force me to do it?

wtf? ... jerk, i was already slowing down for you anyway just cos i'm nice. (grumble grumble)

but yeah... i see that a lot... just driving along, turning on the lights only when coming to stop lights, so they don't have to stop. might be legal but i don't have much care for that.

[Emrld]

There are times that a call comes in and the mode to respond kicks in . . .this means lights.
Then the first officer responds and it ends up not as serious a situation/ the call gets canceled lights get turned off.

As for the going back and forth . . .it may have been to see if either of you speed up to get out of his way and boom he would get to write a ticket.

I do agree that right at a light and then just after the on then off is a bit questionable.

[Bandit]

Were you in Peel Region?

It's an exception there when the cops actually bother to follow the same rules of the road that they will ticket anyone else for.

Worse was one who put on the lights to run a red.....to go into a doughnut store. Love the OPP at times. I know as I ended up two people back in the line from him. I didn't say anything as I had a 700km drive, and didn't feel like having an <ahem> escort all the way.

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[Shangri-laschild]

As for the going back and forth . . .it may have been to see if either of you speed up to get out of his way and boom he would get to write a ticket.

That might actually count as entrapment though I could be wrong.

[JustADude]

That might actually count as entrapment though I could be wrong.

One could probably argue so successfully in traffic-court, especially if the officer didn't show at the court-date (which they usually don't), as the officer is actively pressuring you into doing something you wouldn't do without the officer's intervention.

[Argus]

he said it would be okay because cops don't give other cops tickets. Would get you blackballed in the other cop's state.

Not true around here (if anywhere).

A few years back, a state cop gave a ticket to a city cop for going 100 or so on the interstate. He was in his police car but not actually responding to a call. The city cop called for backup and got it. (Apparently, the interaction between the city cop and the state cop had reached the point that he needed his co-workers to unlock the handcuffs.)

[otakuneko]

Once, I had a cop tailgate me. This was at night, I couldn't see the light rack on his car. It was also a two lane access road, he could've easily passed me. I was going 40, the speed limit for that road, and when I noticed the tailgater hanging around when he could easily have passed, I brake-checked him. Not a wimpy, tap it enough to make the lights come on but not engage brake-check, a full-on nose-dive brake-check, the kind that sends a very clear "Get the FUCK off my ass!" message.

He passed me then. And that's when I saw the big bold POLICE lettering on the side.

Things I've learned from cops:
Make sure that car you're about to cut off doesn't have a light rack.
When being pulled over, if you know that one of your blinkers doesn't work, don't change lanes in that direction.
Never, ever, volunteer any information. Never.

[Lingering Grin]

Never, ever, volunteer any information. Never.

Oh come on, that's rule number one when getting into trouble!

Deny Everything! Admit to Nothing!

[Summerfly413]

Things I've learned from cops:
Make sure that car you're about to cut off doesn't have a light rack.
When being pulled over, if you know that one of your blinkers doesn't work, don't change lanes in that direction.
Never, ever, volunteer any information. Never.

Ughh and when you get pulled over don't take off your seat belt.
I got pulled over for the 1st time ever a few months ago. I'm used to taking off my seat belt when I stop and turn off my car and stuff. That's what I did, turned off my car, and took off my seat belt. Didn't even THINK about it.
He asked me about 5 questions in 2 seconds and stressed me out, so I started crying(I cry really easily as it is), so if I was going to get a ticket I got out of it, but I felt like an idiot for taking my seat belt off.

[JustADude]

I got pulled over for the 1st time ever a few months ago. I'm used to taking off my seat belt when I stop and turn off my car and stuff. That's what I did, turned off my car, and took off my seat belt. Didn't even THINK about it.

For me it's even worse. I'm big enough to be considered a threat to an officer and I carry a pocket knife. That mean's that to keep from having to deal with the risk of getting shot I have to leave my belt on, keep my hands on the steering wheel, announce to the officer that I have a knife in my front left pocket, and be very careful about how I move when I grab my ID from my wallet.

And, because there's a street-racing problem in my town and I work until midnight or 1am, I get pulled over pretty regularly... though they've apparently started to remember me, as I'm getting pulled over much less these days.

[Iris Kojiro]

One time, I was driving home late at night and not breaking any traffic laws. A police officer driving the opposite way suddenly pulls a U-turn in the middle of the road and ends up right behind me. Needless to say, I got very nervous (as I easily do around police officers, though I'm a law-abiding citizen). The officer just missed a turn and needed to turn onto a street close by and didn't want to go about doing it the longer, yet proper way.

[protege]

Here's one....as I'm coming up the last big hill before the county airport, traffic is backed up. As soon as the light atop the hill changes, a cop (who was well behind me) pulls into the left turn lane and puts his lights on. Imagine my surprise when he then passes the entire lane of cars, forces his way into our lane...and then turns the lights off...and stops at the now-red light Turns out there was a *supervisor's* cruiser coming the other way...

[RetailWorkhorse]

A friend of mine did police training in a smaller city around here. He told a few stories that cast a bit of doubt on the whole "serve and protect" thing. Yes, apparently switching on the lights and sirens just to avoid stopping at red lights is pretty common. But so is a game called "Fox and Hound".

Basically, on occasion cops on third watch spend boring nights chasing each other in their squad cars. One car is declared Fox, one is the Hound, and off you go...

DUDE!!

That Fox and Hound game would explain so much down here in Houston....

Now I wanna play!

EQ! Fire up the CB, we're going HUNTING!

[otakuneko]

I usually do the whole getting out the license and insurance thing while waiting for the cop to finally walk up to the window. I understand though that even that can make them nervous.

On my way to school today I spotted a cop apparently watching for stop sign runners. Remembering the hassle I got for just barely rolling a stop a few years ago, I put on a good show for him of stopping, looking, then turning onto the street he was watching from.

[candyshopgirl]

A few months back I seen a cops episode where this cop pulled this woman over for something stupid.She hadn't stopped all the way at a stop sign or something. Anyway she was upset after getting off the phone with her husband,so she was snippy. Well the cop kept asking her what was wrong and she kept saying nothing.Well the cop started being really rude to the woman and demanding to know what was wrong.Finally the woman said You know thats none of your business,it is a personal family matter and has nothing to do with you pulling me over. The cop's face was likeYou could tell he was pissed but he was on tv and couldn't do anything.I loved it a cop getting pawned.