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
Yeah right, moron. And while we're at it, the cop should have written
himself a ticket for tailgating, reckless driving, and probably a whole
bunch of other things. But it ain't gonna happen.
Just as long as no one was speeding, everything is OK.
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