Is it illegal for Cops to speed when they dont have the blues on?

Question

I ask this because i was drive on the interstate and a cop passed me at about 85. I sped up and got behind him and traveld at 85 behind him for about 60 miles. He did nothing.

Answer 1

they can do anythin...rajt

Answer 2

Call the local police or trooper office and ask. They will tell you what there particular policy is. It can be different from one station to the next. But driving above the speed limit without going to or answering a call is against the law. Notify your local police or trooper office if you think they are not obeying the traffic laws. Provide the car number if at all possible. This makes it a little less likely that you are making it up.

Answer 3

I'm in Ontario Canada, and the only time you must use lights and sirens is if you are going through red lights or stop signs. There is also an exemption in the Highway Traffic Act for police officers in regards to speed limits and seat belts.

You have to understand that we don't always use the lights and sirens even if we are speeding. Here in Ontario, other drivers must pull over to the right and stop when they are meeting an oncoming emergency vehicle, or if the emergency vehicle is coming up behind them. Sometimes if the traffic is light and you can get around the cars you don't need to force people off onto the shoulder to get where you need to go in a hurry by putting on your lights. Sometimes putting on lights causes more of a traffic jam instead of clearing one for you. People panic and slam on their brakes, and sometimes they stop in the middle of the road instead of pulling over. This causes more problems. I usually only will use my lights for a very high priority call or if I am in an area where there are lots of pedestrians. Most of our calls you need to get to fairly quickly but not quickly enough to use the lights and sirens.

I get paid by the hour and I don't need to speed for the fun of it!

Sometimes I speed up to create distance between cars behind me so that I can make u-turns to get speeders coming the other way. And I tell you it annoys me to no end to have someone on my back bumper following me because they think it is okay to speed because I was. I have pulled over and ticketed these people in the past. The fact that the officer didn't do that probably means she/he was on route to some kind of call.

Answer 4

In law enforcement they have codes that dictate whether they use there lights or sirens, in the event of a robbery in progress or some act of violence they will be dispatched to proceed without lights or sirens. Usually if a perp hears a siren or sees lights they will attempt to do a disappearing act. Police will use or not use every tactic or piece of equipment at their disposal in an attempt to complete their goal of enforcing the law.

Answer 5

no they cannot exceed the speed limit if they are on the way to a crime that they need to roll in silent, they roll with lights on until a block or two away then shut them off. Any other time the police must have their sirens and lights going in order to exceed the limit

Answer 6

Whether the police officer is speeding depends on his reason for driving at that speed. He might be on the lookout for people speeding and does not want to announce his presence.

If he has no good reason for going at that speed, then yes, it is illegal and you should report him.

Answer 7

It should be illegal. I have almost been hit buy speeding cops twice. I was going to speed limit.

Cops in the Raleigh/Durham area in NC are the worst drivers. Some not all.

Answer 8

Indeed, police are obligated to obey the very laws they enforce during routine patrol. They are NOT above the law.

Answer 9

no they can speed looking for speeders, they are professional drivers and cannot exceed the basic speed law.

Answer 10

Yes but who is going to stop them and give them a ticket?