I have had them do it to me & have seen them right on someone's bumper like they are trying to make them screw up to pull them over. I belive there is a law that states you must be 1 or 2 car lengths apart from another vehicle.
2007-02-05 05:34:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I don't know if it is a law but your right about the 1-2 car length thing.
It doesn't supprise me that they do that. They do it out here too. Another one of their favorites is sitting at a light and they get ants in their pants and turn on their lights just to go through the light then turn them off and go regular speed. If you call it in all they say is they are answering a call. BULL!!!!!!
2007-02-05 05:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by sandy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Poe-poe do this way too often. It is a trick they use to give youa ticket. First they will keep speed with you and they creep up on your bumper and stay real close, this way they can get a speed that is similar to yours. Best thing to do, and I hate to say it, is to let off the gas and let the car slow down to five under the limit. Stepping on the brakes works as well, but remember, even if the fuzz hits ya, your insurance will still go up because you were in an accident. Another thing you can do is grab the license plate number, car number, and which town the cop was from. Then report it to the mayors office and the police that you were being harassed while driving. In NJ we got a phone number to call for aggressive drivers on the highway, if your state has something like that, keep it plugged inot yor cell and call it next time, report that a cop is riding your bumper and you feel unsafe with the way he/she is driving. emember to use an ear piece when you call r they might pull you over for that too.
2007-02-05 05:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by PDK 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most Staes won't allow this because of the liability factor, you actually need to be already enrolled in a Criminal Justice Program in College. Even then a "ride-along" as you describe it will be tough to approve. Go through the classes , get to an academy, then you ride as a trainee. In the meantime, speak with Criminal Justice Professors, see if your local Police Department will let you take a tour, and ask questions with those officers.
2016-05-24 18:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by Evelyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common sense tells me I shouldn't do that, I don't know why they do it. Police are a suspicious lot, anyway. It might be that you are like me, where you fit so many of their profiles, just on looks alone. These days you cannot even walk into a police station and ask for directions, without suspicious scrutiny.
Have you ever seen a police officer driving a marked vehicle while wearing civilian clothes? I have and have been put in danger by police because of witnessing their "procedures".
2007-02-05 08:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the law is one car length for every ten miles per hour you are traveling for example at 55 mph you should keep 5.5 car lengths in between you and the car in front...also the officers in plain clothes in marked units could be detectives, going to court, going to a school or other reasons
2007-02-05 15:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by joey529558 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The folks above were correct about the rear-end accident situation. If you release the gas, they will probably get the picture.
Now, if you tap the brakes, they might hit you... in which case, from a legal perspective, the accident will be their fault since they hit you. If that happens, they are in deep trouble, especially if you incurred injuries (whiplash, for example...) and sued them for medical expenses... or for emotional trauma - heck, you can sue for almost anything nowadays...
2007-02-05 05:46:24 · answer #6 · answered by computerguy103 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't do that to me more than once. I simply and suddenly let off the gas. If you hit your brakes they'll see that and might be able to avoid hitting you. If you have a standard transmission you can downshift and let out on the clutch. If they hit you its their fault for following too close.
2007-02-05 05:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no. they should be at least a car length away. unless they are pulling you over. but just riding up on you like that...then no they can't
2007-02-05 05:43:21 · answer #8 · answered by khester05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happens a lot when either a) the tag is obscured or dirty and reading it is a *****....or b) the cop has bad vision(laugh...it happens more than you would think.)
2007-02-05 18:39:32 · answer #9 · answered by ittno problemo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about the tapping your brakes thing, it is illegal (at least in Ohio) to intentionally cause an accident! If you are being tailgated by anyone, don't hit your brakes.... if its againts the cops, they could probably give you a ticket for reckless op!!! HA!
2007-02-05 09:41:35 · answer #10 · answered by cassandracorrao 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋