COVID cops

[Klaus]

So I am on my way into the office this AM and there is a trooper sitting in the left lane going 54 in a 55. Traffic is backed up behind him because everyone is too big of a pussy to pass him. He is causing an obstruction so I set my cruise control at 57 and pass him in the right lane.

A mile down the road he lights me up and I pull right over. He runs up on me and demands to know if I knew how fast I was going. "Yep" I say. "I had it on cruise control at 57." He states that this is untrue and that I "flew" by him. Again I said "well, I had it on cruise control at 57. I looked right at you as I went past, it is not like I would intentionally fly by a trooper. You were crating a hazard so I took the initiative." He gets all pissed and throws my license back at me and says that I have to slow it down.

I hate to generalize but god I hate cops (I am sure there are some good ones out there though).

 

[massmustang02]

So you openly admit to the trooper that you broke the law. Even to the point of admitting guilt and providing the evidence and statement that you did break the law. Then want to complain that the trooper “throws my license back at me” and let you off with a verbal warning? You also openly admit to hating cops so I’m sure you had your mind made up about how the interaction was going to go.

Don’t get me wrong, some times troopers can get all high and mighty, but in your situation you came out with a win.




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[Mentos]

Fascinating story.

 

[Blk04L]

Should of set it to 54.1mph and battled him like semi trucks passing one another.

 

[Lambeau]

@Klaus
What were you driving?

Should of set it to 54.1mph and battled him like semi trucks passing one another.

AKA: "The Buddy System" lol

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

Whats this have to do with COVID?

 

[Klaus]

Whats this have to do with COVID?

There are no cars on the road where I am at but Troopers are at full employment so they have nothing to do but dumb shit like this.

I was in a 2017 four runner.

 

[TerminatoRS]

I'm surprised he pulled you over at all under the circumstances. Couple of my cop friends say they hardly make any traffic stops nowadays unless someone's doing something excessive.

Similar thing happened to me a few years back. State Trooper in the center lane doing the speed limit, everyone too afraid to pass... I once heard that they're told not be "rolling road blocks" so I assumed this trooper missed that part of training or was feeling extra powerful. Set the cruise just like you did and crept by her over the course of 2-3 miles. Flipped my signal on for the exit ramp and blammo, she pulled me over. Hit me for everything she could except a moving violation. No front plate, window tint...etc. Cost me about $180 in nonsense fines. Gives me a stack of paperwork and sends me on my way. Two minutes later she's pulling me over again. "You forgot your license, sir." HA! The balls on that old braud...

 

[Klaus]

So you openly admit to the trooper that you broke the law. Even to the point of admitting guilt and providing the evidence and statement that you did break the law. Then want to complain that the trooper “throws my license back at me” and let you off with a verbal warning? You also openly admit to hating cops so I’m sure you had your mind made up about how the interaction was going to go.

Don’t get me wrong, some times troopers can get all high and mighty, but in your situation you came out with a win.




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You and I are going to have to disagree on this. The point of speed limits is to make the roads safer. That is the spirit of the law. In this instance, a strict adherence to the speed limit actually made the roads less safe. So the letter of the law was at odds with the spirit of the law. I would have happily taken the ticket just to fight it. I am pretty sure that my argument would have won the day.

And like I said there are plenty of good cops out there but there are also plenty of straight up assholes. In this case my opinion did not shape the interaction, I was to the point, factual and unemotional. This is not how the officer reacted. It is especially annoying that he straight up lied when he stated that I "flew" by him. This is not the only time this has happened to me by the way, I have caught cops lying on numerous occasions.

 

[massmustang02]

You do know that when you see a trooper doing the speed limit in the left lane, that they are actively engaged in traffic enforcement or interdiction techniques to see if and when someone passes them, on the right (which is illegal in my state) and above the posted speed limit. White signs with posted speed limit is the letter of the law and not a suggested speed like the yellow/orange signs which are spirit of the law because they may be otherwise different from the white posted limit.

The phrase flew by him is not a lie. An exaggeration perhaps. The phrase at its basis is a statement with an adjective to describe the action to which there was disagreement about it. Should the trooper have written you a ticket with a recorded or estimated a speed greater than what he observed that would have been a lie.

And I somewhat agree on the good cops bad cops statement. That applies to all walks of life and can be manipulated to fit a narrative.


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[jaxbusa]

Op, have you verified that your speedometer is dead accurate? My wife and I have a Volkswagen GTI that was 5 mph off from the factory.


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[Makobra]

So you openly admit to the trooper that you broke the law. Even to the point of admitting guilt and providing the evidence and statement that you did break the law. Then want to complain that the trooper “throws my license back at me” and let you off with a verbal warning? You also openly admit to hating cops so I’m sure you had your mind made up about how the interaction was going to go.

Don’t get me wrong, some times troopers can get all high and mighty, but in your situation you came out with a win.

1. that isn't a broken law
2. i believe he was complaining about the turd's entire performance from start to finish
3. anyone can argue that going 2mph over the limit to get around someone driving like a douche is more than reasonable.

 

[blk02edge]

Round here you get a fine for going slow in the left lane.

 

[Klaus]

You do know that when you see a trooper doing the speed limit in the left lane, that they are actively engaged in traffic enforcement or interdiction techniques to see if and when someone passes them, on the right (which is illegal in my state) and above the posted speed limit.

Why are you nut hugging on cops? In MN the statute only draws a distinction for passing an authorized vehicle with its emergency, flashing, or warning lights activated or that is parked on a street or highway having only one lane in the same direction. In this case, the driver must reduce his speed to one that is "prudent and reasonable."

You are absolutely correct in that I was 2 mph over. I do not know what to tell you if you think that pulling me over somehow made the world a better place.

 

[jshen]

Wrong forum...

 

[98 svt]

Speed LIMIT is 55. That means you can travel at 45, 50mph etc.

No one has to drive at the actual speed limit. Its tough not too though.

 

[FJohnny]

Fun story. I can only imagine what that's like for the cop. If I'm him I would be thinking, "Holy crap, can you believe this guy?" Then I'd have to light you up to show my female partner that I had balls, too. Not sure if it works this way but in my mind I'd be hoping for maybe a handy from her later as a reward.

Change your speed limit down to 50 mph. Clearly write it into the regulations that vehicles must travel the limit +/- 5mph. Then rules guy cop will go precisely 50 and you can ease past him at 55.

Problem solved. Everyone's happy (But there's one HJ less in the world).

 

[jshen]

I an all my years as a LEO I never saw an officer throw a license back at a driver....Now days most officers have body cams and car video cams...

 

[Makobra]

Montana: No Speed Limit Safety Paradox - National Motorists Association

Speed limits kill and when they do the confirmation bias in LEO's supports their incorrect beliefs only making the cycle more difficult to see until you step back and look at the data.

 

[musclefan21]

So I am on my way into the office this AM and there is a trooper sitting in the left lane going 54 in a 55. Traffic is backed up behind him because everyone is too big of a pussy to pass him. He is causing an obstruction so I set my cruise control at 57 and pass him in the right lane.

A mile down the road he lights me up and I pull right over. He runs up on me and demands to know if I knew how fast I was going. "Yep" I say. "I had it on cruise control at 57." He states that this is untrue and that I "flew" by him. Again I said "well, I had it on cruise control at 57. I looked right at you as I went past, it is not like I would intentionally fly by a trooper. You were crating a hazard so I took the initiative." He gets all pissed and throws my license back at me and says that I have to slow it down.

I hate to generalize but god I hate cops (I am sure there are some good ones out there though).

Lol tell us how you really feel haha.