The other day i was driving up the highway doing about 120km in a 100km zone. I was following about three other cars and I was the last one in the group. We all pulled out to pass another group of cars (about 5) who were going about 110-115. At the end of this other group was a black impala. The driver was wearing a dress shirt and had a suit in the back seat. As soon as I went past this car he pulled out behind me, started to tailgate me and when I looked back he was holding some sort of card above his steering wheel (Looked like a credit card). I was spooked and pulled back in to the slower lane until he passed. I debated whether or not it was a police and thought it wasn;t so i tried to pass him again but he did the exact same thing to me. Was this a police officer and if so what was he trying to do?
2007-04-07 15:34:30 · 5 answers · asked by theman77890 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
This car did not have any lights (not even ones semi-hidden in the grill or in any of the windows) It also had a nice brown leather interior so it did not appear to be a police cruiser based on the interior and the "lack of lights"
2007-04-07 16:36:08 · update #1
the definitive answer!
Probably not a cop, as a Warrant card is white with a picture of the officer on it.
It is credit card size, but he probably would have pulled up next to you and had a word.
Most police officers no longer have the card in a wallet with the crest/badge on it (as a lot of forces charge for them now, cheap gits)
BUT LET ME DISPL A MYTH
An off duty police officer can still prosecute you for criminal and traffic offences.
They do not have to be in a police car to do it,
There are certain powers which require a constable in uniform to perform, but not many.
But if a constable requests you to stop, and they are not in uniform then they cannot prosecute you for failing to stop unless they were in uniform.
My advise is never pull over for a plain car with or without warrant card being shown, for your own safety. wait for a blue light to appear.
but still drive safer you will kill someone one day
2007-04-07 16:51:23 · answer #1 · answered by the mofo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not likley...even most undercover cars are easily spotted up close and I've never heard of a cop taking his dry cleaning to work with him. Probably just a pissed off guy trying to scare you..some people are like that (got beat up many times in school and never passed the police tests). The only other thing i could think of would be he was a detective. Some detectives have impalas/crown vics and the sirens are only in the front grill and sitting behind 3rd brake light.
2007-04-07 16:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-21 07:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it was just some dork trying to intimidate you...
Worked too, didn't it.
Incidentally...they are called speed *limits* for a reason... ;)
Since you passed him you would have seen his epulets and shoulder flashes were he a cop.
PS: You're "allowed" 10% of the posted limit. 120 would be in excess of that too. ;)
2007-04-07 15:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a wannabe.
2007-04-07 15:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋