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Re: Cops Tailgating (and Speeding)!



In article <3mgn8i$6jf@spruce.citicorp.com>,
Al DeVere <al.devere@citicorp.com> wrote:

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}As a side note, last night while driving home (11pm) I was passed by
}a county cop who cut me off passing from the right lane to the left.
}He then proceeded to speed up.  Well, I kept up with him until we
}hit 85.  We traveled like that for about 5 miles when he speeds up more
}and goes past 100.  I took that as my time to stop following him.
}btw, I was following about 4-6 seconds behind (plenty of distance).
}I suspected that he was late for getting home after shift.

Careful, they CAN pull you over for imitating them.

}Since I drive an ambulance as a volunteer I can tell you that 
}emergency vehicles are NOT authorized to exceed the speed limit
}unless their lights and siren are on and then only within
}department guidelines (usually 20-30 mph over limit MAX).

This isn't true for police.

BTW, is it illegal to follow in the gap in traffic an ambulance leaves
behind it?  Aside from the speeding offense, that is.


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