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I don't know what state you live in but ignorance of the law is no excuse and if you are blatant with your insubordination, you may end up in a situation where you will have to study the laws at night or weekends in traffic school.
Cops have a tough job as it is dealing with knuckleheads every day.
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I don't know what state you live in but ignorance of the law is no excuse and if you are blatant with your insubordination, you may end up in a situation where you will have to study the laws at night or weekends in traffic school.
Cops have a tough job as it is dealing with knuckleheads every day.
How about giving them a break ? Highway Safety Laws by State
Aggressive driving laws by state. The term aggressive driving covers a range of unsafe driver behaviors. State laws define what constitutes aggressive driving and stipulate the related fines and penalties. Often, a driver must demonstrate more than one action to be considered aggressive.
Night time situation. 4 lane highway. 2 lanes each direction. Driving on right lane getting ready to exit. Not bumper to bumper traffic but steady flow of cars in both lanes.
Blah blah blah... I decided to stay in the right lane when I near the exit she has her flashlight literally pointing at every passing car effectively telling them to move over.
To me her beaming her flashlight at moving cars on the highway presented a high safety risk....
I just think it was very irresponsible for the cop to behave in that manner.
Interesting how the wording in your post seem to make you out to be some kind of saint with all-knowing wisdom regarding safety and a law officer waving a flashlight is an evil agent of blinding light putting all at risk in the deep, dark night.
First of all, you don't know what the issue was on the side of the road, by your own admission. Secondly, you have no idea what it is like to be in a blue uniform, out in the dark helping a citizen on the side of a busy highway, waiting to be the next statistic because some drunk or doper (it was CO right?) was mesmerized by the flashing lights and took you out.
I have yet to see a handheld flashlight issued to officers that is really bright enough to be blinding. Most people keep their screen on the iphone brighter while texting at 80 mph.
Interesting how the wording in your post seem to make you out to be some kind of saint with all-knowing wisdom regarding safety and a law officer waving a flashlight is an evil agent of blinding light putting all at risk in the deep, dark night.
First of all, you don't know what the issue was on the side of the road, by your own admission. Secondly, you have no idea what it is like to be in a blue uniform, out in the dark helping a citizen on the side of a busy highway, waiting to be the next statistic because some drunk or doper (it was CO right?) was mesmerized by the flashing lights and took you out.
I have yet to see a handheld flashlight issued to officers that is really bright enough to be blinding. Most people keep their screen on the iphone brighter while texting at 80 mph.
It's blinding when it's dark and someone unexpectedly shines a bright tactical flashlight in your field of view, cop or not.
If I could not move over, I would slow down as slow as safely possible and go on by. The police-person would probably appreciate my action and I would not have my day ruined. Life is so simple, why make it complicated?
The police officer put his/her life in danger simply by being there. I would think it would have been better to use the light to motion oncoming traffic to slow down rather than at them.
If I could not move over, I would slow down as slow as safely possible and go on by. The police-person would probably appreciate my action and I would not have my day ruined. Life is so simple, why make it complicated?
Exactly. I (and other drivers) slowed down. Why did the cop complicate matters by flashing their light
Night time situation. 4 lane highway. 2 lanes each direction. Driving on right lane getting ready to exit. Not bumper to bumper traffic but steady flow of cars in both lanes.
Notice ahead that trooper is stopped on right side of road assisting/ticketing vehicle. Not sure of law in CO but generally it is advised that if possible switch over for safety reasons. Well there were a line of cars ahead behind me and they weren't really switching over and my exit was coming up (cop was literally stopped right before exit). I decided to stay in the right lane when I near the exit she has her flashlight literally pointing at every passing car effectively telling them to move over.
To me her beaming her flashlight at moving cars on the highway presented a high safety risk. Me trying to move over to the left lane to accommodate her and then immediately moving back to the right to exit would have been far riskier. Note there were cars behind me and would probably have created an uneasy situation for both parties.
I just think it was very irresponsible for the cop to behave in that manner.
If you can't move to the left lane, slow down on the lane you already are at until passing the police car. That's all there is to it.
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