Watch An Out-Of-State Cop Brake Check A Driver On The Highway

[Rapid Runner]

Check this out..

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I have much respect for the law... but man, he's lucky it wasn't me. I would have some words

[Rhyder]

the guy was an idiot that was following the cop, right or wrong hes riding the cops but during the whole video. The guy taking the video was giving into just as much road rage as the cop.....

hes lucky all he did was what he did. And we have no idea what the guy in the truck did to start all this.

Not to say what the cop did was right, just that the guy in the truck should of been glad the cop didn't have a POPO moment and haul him in for something just to be hauling him in.

I would rate the drivers reaction as worse than the cops on the stupidity scale, he should of just slowed down and let the cop do his little fit till he went away, there was no win situation for the guy at all in that whole video.

[Rapid Runner]

Originally Posted by Rhyder

the guy was an idiot that was following the cop, right or wrong hes riding the cops but during the whole video. The guy taking the video was giving into just as much road rage as the cop.....

hes lucky all he did was what he did. And we have no idea what the guy in the truck did to start all this.

Not to say what the cop did was right, just that the guy in the truck should of been glad the cop didn't have a POPO moment and haul him in for something just to be hauling him in.

I would rate the drivers reaction as worse than the cops on the stupidity scale, he should of just slowed down and let the cop do his little fit till he went away, there was no win situation for the guy at all in that whole video.

No way.. I would have been pissed too, who is he to hold up traffic in the fast lane doing 55 mph.. he enforces the law, not above it!!
I would have blew my horn.. and I have before

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

the cop was wrong.

the guy filming was wrong..


doesn't matter how fast/slow a cop is going, you don't pass them on the right and you don't go faster than them when they are cruising, just plain common sense..

you have no clue what is going on with the police radio chatter, or why he is disrupting traffic and it's none of your business.

The guy in the truck probably would not have had any issue if he had not cut the officer off first..


cop is a complete idiot for giving in to the game, and lost his job over it.. Stupidity from both parties at it's finest.

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by Rapid Runner

No way.. I would have been pissed too, who is he to hold up traffic in the fast lane doing 55 mph.. he enforces the law, not above it!!
I would have blew my horn.. and I have before

the speed limit on the sign was 55 and Im sure the minimum speed was 40...how are you holding up traffic if you are going the speed limit exactly?

and blowing your horn at a cop? when you start writing about how you got tazered by a cop for no reason we will know why....road rage or getting angry on the road has no place in driving, there is no excuse for it by anyone. If someone is doing something that isn't right, slow down and put space between you and them. Supposedly adults drive vehicles, act like one and control your anger.

And doing anything to a cop no matter what hes doing is just plane stupid.....that is not a story that will end well...ever.....

[CFD]

The odd thing is the cop was out of his jurisdiction as well. Not sure what his reasoning was but I think he could have shown a bit more courtesy to others on the road, I would expect that of anyone driving not that most people driving are courteous.

[christianmotox]

You don't poke the bear, and if you do you better be prepared for consequences, the guy passes on the right and having all 3 lanes open for him he decides to take the one the cop is driving on crossing over 2 lanes. Thats just asking for it. what if the cop was listining to a radio call or checking something on his computer, or checking on his dog.....
If you see a stupid thing common sense should kick in and you should not do a stupid thing yourself, plain and simple.

[Rapid Runner]

Originally Posted by Rhyder

the speed limit on the sign was 55 and Im sure the minimum speed was 40...how are you holding up traffic if you are going the speed limit exactly?

and blowing your horn at a cop? when you start writing about how you got tazered by a cop for no reason we will know why....road rage or getting angry on the road has no place in driving, there is no excuse for it by anyone. If someone is doing something that isn't right, slow down and put space between you and them. Supposedly adults drive vehicles, act like one and control your anger.

And doing anything to a cop no matter what hes doing is just plane stupid.....that is not a story that will end well...ever.....

If there was activity.. he needs to have his lights on.. to signal drivers whats going on

If he had his lights/sirens on, it may be a different story because that legally means "Outta my way!", but since he didn't he is to obey the traffic laws just like you and I.

The idea of the horn isn't to be an insult; rather, it's a warning to ANYONE (including a cop) that they are being unsafe. If they were to give me some sort of ticket (they'll invent one), I wouldn't say a word to them except "Yes, Sir" and take it to court. Any judge would agree with me. and they have!

And I didn't notice the speed limit.. you are right on that... nevertheless the cop was a jerk

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

Originally Posted by Rapid Runner

If there was activity.. he needs to have his lights on.. to signal drivers whats going on

If he had his lights/sirens on, it may be a different story because that legally means "Outta my way!", but since he didn't he is to obey the traffic laws just like you and I.

The idea of the horn isn't to be an insult; rather, it's a warning to ANYONE (including a cop) that they are being unsafe. If they were to give me some sort of ticket (they'll invent one), I wouldn't say a word to them except "Yes, Sir" and take it to court. Any judge would agree with me. and they have!

And I didn't notice the speed limit.. you are right on that... nevertheless the cop was a jerk

just because his lights are not on doesn't mean he isn't on a call or there isn't activity.

insofar as obeying the law, the sign said 55mph, we can only presume that he was obeying the law and the idiot in the truck was not based on the little info there is..

the fact is the idiot in the truck started the whole thing, video taping, bitching about the cop driving to slow, and he figured, oh he is from another state so F-- him, he cut over passed on the right and cut back across into the path of the officer.

so the road rage started there..

I am not defending the officer, he bought into the game hook, line, and sinker and as a result was rear ended AND resigned from his job..

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both parties are idiots, so yeah guess it's best one less idiot with a badge on the road if this was his gut reaction behavior to someone passing him.. He should have pulled the guy over and radioed in to local authorities. Pretty sure his dash camera was probably running.

[Bhobbs]

Originally Posted by christianmotox

You don't poke the bear, and if you do you better be prepared for consequences, the guy passes on the right and having all 3 lanes open for him he decides to take the one the cop is driving on crossing over 2 lanes. Thats just asking for it. what if the cop was listining to a radio call or checking something on his computer, or checking on his dog.....
If you see a stupid thing common sense should kick in and you should not do a stupid thing yourself, plain and simple.

Then the cop should move over. Besides, don't they know its dangerous to use any electronic device while driving?

I was just reading about a woman that you an "impeding traffic" ticket while doing the speed limit but was holding up traffic behind her.

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by Bhobbs

Then the cop should move over. Besides, don't they know its dangerous to use any electronic device while driving?

I was just reading about a woman that you an "impeding traffic" ticket while doing the speed limit but was holding up traffic behind her.

nobody is denying the cop was doing wrong, the point is it doesn't mean that the driver should not of followed common sense and not been an idiot himself....

Was the cop potentially killing someone by his actions? no. he was being stupid but not dangerous. The guy riding his rear end was the one that potentially was going to hurt someone.

Did the drivers actions escalate the situation and contribute to the situation becoming potentially life threatening? as pointed out the guy had all three lanes open yet he cut across two lanes to get back in front of the cop.

That was stupid be it a cop or just another person. I will reiterate, road rage has no place anywhere, it doesn't matter what the cop was doing, the drivers actions after the start of the video shows him to be even more of an idiot than the cop.

Now if the guy had pulled over to the open lane and slowed down to let the cop move on, and the cop had pulled over to get in front of him in that lane and slowed down, its time to call the police and have the local authorities straighten it out.

but at no time should the driver of done any of what he did in reaction to the cop. People cant cause you to do stupid things or get angry, you have to decide to do those yourself, to allow that to happen to yourself.

[Rapid Runner]

Originally Posted by christianmotox

You don't poke the bear, and if you do you better be prepared for consequences, the guy passes on the right and having all 3 lanes open for him he decides to take the one the cop is driving on crossing over 2 lanes. Thats just asking for it. what if the cop was listining to a radio call or checking something on his computer, or checking on his dog.....
If you see a stupid thing common sense should kick in and you should not do a stupid thing yourself, plain and simple.

The radio.. yeah okay

But the computer.... checking on his dog.. on the HIGHWAY. thats the equivalent of texting in driving.. he should have had his lights on or pulled over.. that simple!

Thats common sense

Originally Posted by Rhyder

Did the drivers actions escalate the situation and contribute to the situation becoming potentially life threatening? as pointed out the guy had all three lanes open yet he cut across two lanes to get back in front of the cop.

He got back in the face lane.. what does that matter? he accelerated

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Rapid Runner

The radio.. yeah okay

But the computer.... checking on his dog.. on the HIGHWAY. thats the equivalent of texting in driving.. he should have had his lights on or pulled over.. that simple!

Thats common sense




He got back in the face lane.. what does that matter? he accelerated

I know in MA that driving in the left lane, unless passing, is a ticketable offense.

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by Rapid Runner

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He got back in the face lane.. what does that matter? he accelerated

the whole point you seem to be missing, Im guessing your not really missing it your just being technic to prolong your specific view, is that the driver by swerving over into the lane just to get in front of the cop was doing the exact same thing he was angry about the cop doing, and it was through rage.


you do not get in the left lane simply because you are going fast, thats just stupid....hey cops look at me, Im in the "fast lane" so you can tell Im going fast.

You pass on the left, and slower traffic is supposed to stay to the right. The "fast lane" is just what its called, there is no legal definition of that lane stating you have to go fast in it.


With noone in front of him there was no reason for him to move to the left lane, in fact the very fact that noone was in front of him meant he should of stayed in the right lane in case someone going faster needed to pass. So legally he was wrong to get in the "fast lane" as well.