can a cop go over the speed limit if his lights are not on and he is not going to a crime scrence?

Question

he was in frount of me, going 75. he picked me up for going 75 in 65

Answer 1

No. Police Officers are required to obey the same laws as the public. There are occasions where a Police Officer is entitled to break the law. Such as going to a crime or trying to catch another speeder. It does not make sense to Chase after a speeder doing the speed limit does it?

There will also be times where the Police Officer has to do this without the use of lights and sirens too. Like trying to catch the criminal at the scene. If an officer goes with lights and sirens, the criminal will be gone when the Officer arrives.

If the Officers is just on patrol and not going anywhere, then the answer is no. The Officer is required to obey the law.

The question is how do you know if the Officer is on his way to a call or not. There have been several times I was dispatched to a call and observed traffic violations along the way. However the call is more important and so I ignore the traffic violations I am passing. While en-route to the call I get called off by other responding officers saying no further back up is needed. I then turn around and get the traffic violators I just passed.

Never assume that the officer was not on his way to a call. Yes there are Officers out there that abuse their right and break the traffic violations because "Who is going to pull them over." Well where I work, my supervisors are ou there too. If they see a partol unit speeding (and they know wheather or not that officer has been dispatched) then the supervior will have us standing tall in front of his desk.

Answer 2

Yes a police officer can exceed the speed limit. Police officers in the USA are given pretty wide latitude and are expected to exercise good judgment. Many times an officer is in fact responding to something such as an alarm or backing up another officer when "he" is notified that things are "code 4" or OK. So what does he do? He slows down or turns off his light bar and goes about his business.

Answer 3

they are required to force with an identical due diligence and adherence to the regulation with the aid of fact something of the prevalent public is. Code 3 (lights and sirens) reaction would not enable officers to dismiss secure using - it basically helps a prevalent secure practices from criminal duty from time to time while they could deviate from the regulation of their reaction. evaluate this ... maximum calls do no longer enable for a code 3 reaction. enable's anticipate your companion is at domicile and he or she hears what would desire to be a prowler exterior. officers are unlikely to be approved to respond lights and sirens blazing, so as that they could trip frequently. besides the shown fact that, THEY comprehend that this may well be intense and your companion is panicking interior the domicile afraid that somebody is going to break in. The officer steps up his or her reaction by utilising rushing, in line with danger rolling a stop sign right here and there, and many times pushing the envelope in order that as that they can get there in a jiffy rather of five ... and those minutes would desire to intend lots! So, the officer many times makes a determination to threat the extra criminal duty on his or herself as a manner to respond without postpone to handle the situation and shelter the prevalent public. - Carl

Answer 4

Cops do this quite often in all parts of the country, because they can get away with it. This is strictly illegal. Even when responding to emergencies, they are not to exceed a SAFE speed limit, and they are to exercise extreme care not to endanger civilians. This rule is universal in all states of the union.

Answer 5

If a cop is not answering a call, they should follow the speed limit just like the rest of us.

Answer 6

All police departments,medic crews,county law enforcement abide by ten-codes that define the force of response or mode of travel for a particular situation. The ten-codes will vary among different cities, but they're similair for the most part. The codes that pertain to driving are mode or status codes, particularily code 2:Proceed without sirens and Code 3:Proceed with siren and lights. If the vehicle failed to have displayed its lights, it was because one of these reasons,either an error on his/her part (may require remedial training by superiors), a mechanical deficiency on the vehicle (still an operator responsibility to conduct a brief maintenance inspection of his equipment before and after his shift) or there is code or dep't policies applicable to this situation in your local dep't. Status codes vary by location,although I have never heard of one that permits driving at a high rate of speed without lights at the minimum,unless it was a "ghost car" or unmarked vehicle (some carry equipment depending on the case).
Legally,regardless of why he didn't have his lights on, he has a moral and legal charge to enforce the laws respective to his jurisdiction. You were speeding. He made his/her observation and based his decision to stop you. This is stated on any "standards of profession" or department credos. If you feel this officer was in error,not for citing you,but for failing to follow procedural rules,you can file a formal complaint to make his "superiors aware" through your local dep't, although I recommend that you don't. However if you do,don't go it alone. For the ha-has, try googling your local PD's law enforcement manual. You may answer your own question with a factual answer as suppose to getting resentment from former speeders and criminals.

Police are not "entitled" to break any laws, no matter what situation they find themselves in. Some of you should really get a clue. I find humor with someone with years in law enforcement who believes they were allowed to break the law. Police are governed by codes,regs,provisions that make it more effective for them to enforce the laws and stop potential injury or crime to persons or property.

"They are not bad cops, they are just academy grads. But speeding to catch you and driving with the lights off...C'mon. Pay your ticket,take a safety driving course and be done with it."

Answer 7

Seems to me that Cops are above the law, which I think is a bunch of BS. They should be held accountable just like the rest of us.
I have lost all respect for Police Officers, due to the fact that our tax dollars are paying for them to park in bushes and wait for someone to travel by them at 5 miles over the speed limit. Most of them are not worth the powder to blow themselves up.

Answer 8

You just asked this question. Cops go to silent alarms which mean they need to get there with out the suspect knowing that they are coming.

Answer 9

They are allowed only if previously authorized by the commander at the station at the time. Otherwise they are required to run with lights and sirens whenever they violate traffic laws.

The reality is that no one will stop them so they will continue to do it.

Answer 10

I get the impression that they can do anything they want. More than once I have seen an officer put his lights on when he approached an intersection and then turn them off as soon as his cleared the intersection. Made me wonder?