You know what I mean. You're driving just fine, and then boom you see a police cars flashing lights. Suddenly you're not looking at the road; you're looking at your speedometer, then you glance back up to see that you're veering off, and you almost crash. The police car zooms right past you. How often has this scenario resulted in accidents? A cop car- without lights- following behind you on the highway, even? High-speed pursuits that endanger bystanders (or "bydrivers").
2007-12-31 12:39:03 · 15 answers · asked by Burt Navarro 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Ladies and gentlemen, I drive like an old woman. I am obsessive about going no faster or slower than the speed limit. Maybe that's why I look at my speed-o-meter so much, I don't know. If it's 55 a hover between 54 and 56. I'm serious. Police lights still scare the crap out of me, and I'm not even doing anything illegal. The law is just so subjective in many places, and I've seen that cops can charge you with something you haven't really done if they damn-well feel like it.
2007-12-31 14:10:44 · update #1
I know it takes me longer to drive a squad across town than it does my own car. Suddenly every thinks they need to slow down, give other cars longer to pass...
2007-12-31 13:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Brad B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can notice a cruiser in my mirror over a thousand feet away, That is why most new ones have LED lights, because they can be seen from farther away.
If you were paying attention and looking in your mirror regularly and checking your speedometer you would not cause an accident. Also if the officer already has his lights on, he has already nabbed you for speeding or whatever, so there is no reason to slam on the breaks.
If you have trouble staying on the road when you look at your speedometer you might want to stay off the road. It only takes a half a second.
2008-01-01 02:46:25 · answer #2 · answered by Kevy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a police officer i will no longer be able to bear in mind the final time I went to an easy RTC which required 4 police autos, and that i paintings in a hectic city. Been to a hundred+ incidents greater serious than those you defined. Police do no longer at once respond to RTC's the place it is injury in easy terms and the line isn't blocked except they arrive accross it. to any extent further than this and confident, that's perplexing for a lone officer to deal If there is various junctions to dam off then greater autos could be mandatory, possibly as much as 4? With a serious RTC the comprehensive highway needs to be preserved. If the RTC is a results of a police pursuit (stolen motor vehicle) there'll continually be greater police autos around. RTC's no longer imprtant to you? i think we could desire to continually all be out catching murderers rather (inspite of the fact we've a CID and MIU officers whose particular place is to do this so we don;t could desire to!). how a lot of people have been murdered final 3 hundred and sixty 5 days? how a lot of people died on the roads? The latter determine is plenty bigger on the events once you observed 4 autos did you end and talk to the officers and in my opinion make particular that there have been no longer serious injuries? That the autos wasn't stolen? That the drivers hadn't been struggling with and had now calmed down? in my opinion I firmly have faith you're exagerating for the puposes of coming up a factor. no longer something you're saying will convince me otherwise. additionally, FYI police attend ALL offences of housebreaking, mugging and attack. regularly sending greater beneficial than 4 autos if the crime is in progression . theft and vandalism perchance no longer, relies upon if there is something to be won from police attendance. to illustrate in the experience that your motor vehicle is stolen out of your driveway what is going to the police benefit with the help of attending? They get to examine an empty automobile parking area. All appropriate information could nicely be taken over the telephone and the cops can concetrate on patrolling the streets to end crime in the 1st place, or perhpas searching on your motor vehicle. we are no longer here to make you chuffed, we are here to shrink down crime and make communities experience greater secure. thank you for the two factors
2016-10-03 00:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't have your eyes off the road and on your spedometer long enough to veer off the road or crash.
Regardless of the road conditions or other vehicles on it, you are required to maintain control of your vehicle at all times. If all it takes is an emergency vehicle to make you crash, then you should not be driving.
2008-01-02 08:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even if I KNOW I am speeding, I NEVER look at the speedometer when I see a Police car. If they are going to pull me over, by the time their lights are on, it is too late. If they are not, ANY action that draws attention to me can't help.
2007-12-31 13:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That would be a sign of inattentiveness from the driver. You must be aware of your surroundings at all times. In most situations, being passed by a vehicle would not startle you. Lets say it is a Chevy station wagon. You wouldn't think twice and would let it pass without even thinking about it. Police cars can be intimidating, especially for those of us who do not obey the speed limit on a regular basis. Just be calm and obey all traffic laws, then the police car will either pass you or turn off eventually.
2007-12-31 13:29:10 · answer #6 · answered by vibecop 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is not the "boom" you mention, it is the fact the driver is not paying attention and allows the officer to get that close before seeing him.
If you were paying attention, why would you have to look at your speedometer?
Driving a car is a responsibility, when you take that responsibility for granted, accidents happen.
2007-12-31 12:50:56 · answer #7 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
no but it would be more dangerous on a chase then the cops would probbaly do a pit etc.
2007-12-31 12:46:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your absolutely right! It is not just the by-standers either. Just think of some fat arsed cop with a beer belly, hanging desperately onto his coffee in one hand and a doughnut in the other!!! Then consider this, he has to decide if your going to get out of the way fast enough for him to go speeding past you!
2007-12-31 12:45:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
Probably none. The fact that you started veering off the roadway is the scenario that caused the accident.
2007-12-31 12:43:08 · answer #10 · answered by backburner001 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋