On 17 Dec 2004 05:09:22 -0800, "N8N" > wrote:

>
>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


Might have been lunch-time and he was already late for his meal.

just a guess,

tom @ www.URLBee.com