Cory Dunkle wrote:
> Saw this yesterday on Rt. 70 in NJ. I am cruising along in the middle
lane,
> passing traffic to my right. I approach a cop in right lane. First
the cop
> tries cutting me off by attempting to pull out in front of me when
there is
> no room for him to do so, without even suing a turn signal of course.
Cop
> decides that's a bad idea halfway into my lane as he realizes I'm not
gonna
> slow down on account of him when I'm already halfway past him.
>
> After I pass him the cop pulls out behind me, then isn't satisfied
with the
> speed I'm going, so tailgates me a bit. I don't go any faster, just
maintain
> my speed passing traffic in the right lane, all the while keeping my
eye on
> a LLB in the passing lane to my left. Timing couldn't be better...
Cop
> finally decides to pass me using the passing lane (duh!) only to find
a LLB
> in the lane, traveling slower than me. Seeing a gap between the back
of the
> LLB and the front of my car the cop decides to try to go for it. I
maintain
> my cruising speed, still passing traffic to my right, and close up
that gap.
> The cop tried to force his way in, but again, I didn't slow down on
account
> of him.
>
> The cop then settled in to a safe following distance behind the LLB.
The
> right lane merged into the middle lane to form one lane ahead and
that
> caused a little slowdown in the middle lane (the lane I was in). The
result
> was me driving alongside the cop at his speed for a little while. The
cop
> then decides to tailgate the LLB, within about 3-4 feet of his bumper
(doing
> 50 MPH or so). Cop would back off a little to maybe 6 feet and then
close it
> up to a couple feet again. Finally up ahead a light turns yellow. Guy
in
> front of me decides to pass through even though he had plenty more
than
> enough room to comfortably stop. The LLB enters the intersection as
the
> light turns red, and the cop follows him through a couple feet off
his
> bumper. I stop at the light and observe the cop tailgate the LLB
until I can
> no longer see them.
>
> <sarcasm> Way to go pigs, thanks for keeping our roads safe. *thumbs
up*
> </sarcasm>
>
> Cory

Why didn't the cop just pull over the LLB and ticket him? That sounds
like the logical thing to do.

nate