Police and tailgating

[Sascha]

Ever notice how our men and women in blue and white seem to have no issue getting very close to our bumpers? Today I was driving in the carpool lane doing 75 in a 65 zone(very typical for San Diego) and a motorcycle cop pulls up behind me lights going. Gets withing 10 feet of me, I slow down to 60 to show I am not running and with my left arm do the whats up shrug. He then motions for me to go to the left of the lane(concrete walls on both sides) and as I do gasses it and flies by me to catch a speeding mini van.

Oh yeah and scared the shit out of me passing me with less than a foot space.

I get that they spend all day riding and driving and may be more comfortable that they are not going to rear end me, I, however don't know the skill of every officer that tailgates me...or what their intentions are.

Any response from our resident police men(and women)???

 

[rhnatyk]

When the police come up behind you with their lights flashing, you're supposed to move out of the way, not slow down and give them the "what's up" shrug.

 

[yillbs]

When the police come up behind you with their lights flashing, you're supposed to move out of the way, not slow down and give them the "what's up" shrug.

it's the law son... why would you even have to ask this?

 

[Riccochet]

See, now, what you should have done was flipped him the bird, tossed the bag of dope and wrenched on the throttle. The tossing of the dope is that ditch of desperation in hopes that it would distract the po-po long enough to make a great escape.

Sadly, bikes aren't faster than radio.

 

[Pinarello Rider]

When the police come up behind you with their lights flashing, you're supposed to move out of the way, not slow down and give them the "what's up" shrug.

This. ^^^^^

 

[dart1963]

When the police come up behind you with their lights flashing, you're supposed to move out of the way, not slow down and give them the "what's up" shrug.

This. ^^^^^

I was going to say the same, but my phone was dying last night! lol

yeah, I've had that happen a few times, the busted feeling, but, just slow and get out the way and they buzz right by... you should be happy he was just trying to get you to move over and not ticket you

 

[Sascha]

I'd move if there was room

If I thought there was room for him to safely pass me I would of moved over. If was a carpool with cement walls on both sides and windy. So I didn't want him squeezing by. He could of waited 10 seconds until the lane opened up and he'd of had a whole extra lane to pass.

 

[Pinarello Rider]

If I thought there was room for him to safely pass me I would of moved over. If was a carpool with cement walls on both sides and windy. So I didn't want him squeezing by. He could of waited 10 seconds until the lane opened up and he'd of had a whole extra lane to pass.

Thanks for the clarification - that actually raises an interesting question. We don't have HOV lanes in Richmond, so I don't use them much. But if you're in a single HOV lane, and driving, and a cop comes up behind with lights flashing, where do you go?

 

[Sascha]

tossed the dope early

And the dope was tossed when I first saw him coming way off. Before he was close enough to see:zombie:

 

[JT]

Thanks for the clarification - that actually raises an interesting question. We don't have HOV lanes in Richmond, so I don't use them much. But if you're in a single HOV lane, and driving, and a cop comes up behind with lights flashing, where do you go?

pull over at the nearest safe location! that may be 1 mile ahead or 20 don't matter

 

[FastFreddy]

I'm sure he had no trouble catching back up to the mini-van.

At least he had the presence of mind to wait until you were clear, some would swipe past you at speed even closer than a foot away.

 

[Sascha]

Still pissed me off. The mini van was not going to outrun his beemer.