Are police officers allowed to hide their vehicles, in order to catch speeders and such?

Answer 1

In some states.
However if you are going really fast, you get "tunnel vision" and usually do not see the officer at the side of the road or next to the pylon by the over pass.

I've had people blow by me at 80 mph on the freeway while I was driving to court in a patrol car; then ask me "Where did you come from? I never saw you!" when I pulled them over.

Answer 2

Entrapment is a legal defense by which a defendant may argue that he/she should not be held criminally liable for actions which broke the law, because he/she was induced (or entrapped) by the police to commit said acts. For the defense to be successful, the defendant must demonstrate that the police induced an otherwise unwilling person to commit a crime.

Now that the legal term of "entrapment" is stated...for anybody to say that a policeman "hiding" behind a shrub, billboard, or otherwise is "entrapment" is WRONG!

It's interesting to see how some are quick to state that police have nothing to do when running speed checks, however, they neglect to understand how a police agency is divided in to divisions which handle the different areas of law enforcement. There are investigations, traffic, general crimes, drug enforcement, school resource, fraud, vice, and a myriad of other seperate departments. The general public normally doesn't see those other departments or divisions, but just the traffic division.

So when someone says "you shouldn't be worried about a speeder or two...you should be finding those "so and so's"...I chalk the comment up to the immaturity of one who got caught breaking the law.

Remember that traffic enforcement is there to provide for a safe driving environment for everybody. If you choose to speed or drive dangerously...then you pay the price for making the poor decision to break the traffic laws. My family, like yours, share the roadways and they have every right to drive on a roadway without being endangered by reckless and inconsiderate drivers!

Answer 3

I have my favorite places to sit and work radar. Sometimes I partially conceal the unit, but usually I'll sit out in the open and it doesn't seem to make much difference either way. People always say the same thing: "I didn't see you there or I wouldn't have been speeding." I usually tell them that I'm everywhere so they might want to slow down in my area of the County.

Fastest speeder when I was sitting in the open...108mph in a 55.


Btw, as was stated so eloquently above, it's not entrapment.

Answer 4

I usually hide when I seek speeders. So yes. Sue me.

And "sweety" (above person), how can it be entrapment if there is no police officer forcing you to hit the gas pedal in your state? All they're gonna do is hit the brake when they see a police car... Your state doesnt make any sense..What state is this??

Answer 5

In Ontario Canada there are no laws against trying to conceal police cars to catch speeders.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Hide in their vehicle? Like duck down when someone drives by? The question was a little vague.

Answer 8

I've noticed that when I'm not paying attention to my speedometer, I'm also not paying attention to the markings on the cars nearby...

On the other hand, when I'm being a good, careful driver, and my halo is nice and shiny, I notice police cars along the highway, under underpasses, etc... not hidden, but inconspicuous.

Answer 9

Well they do it in los angeles and I'm glad they do. This street out here is absolute crazy, accidents all the time. People drive 50-60 mph and crash at the light.

Answer 10

Whatever it takes to get the job done. I'm sure the squad is visible from some angle.