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Re: Cops Tailgating (and Speeding)!



In article <19950413.7B07B98.102E0@julian.slip.uwo.ca>,
Alexander M. Bilan <leadfoot@julian.slip.uwo.ca> wrote:
>On Thu 13-Apr-1995  2:12p, Alex D Rodriguez wrote:

>AR> It does nothing more than zap and get a speed.  Unless the officer is 
>AR> watching the rear view mirror for extended periods of time, which would be
>
>If he's driving as trained, he is aware of all vehicles around him. I remember
>having that drummed into me way back in drivers ed, be aware of whats in front
>of you, beside you and behind you.  

Being aware that a car is behind you and watching the car, and surrounding 
traffic, to see who is causing the speedreading are two different things.
When an officer is using radar he is _supposed_ to watch his unit to get a
reading that is above the limit that is set.  Then he is supposed to look 
down the road to see which vehicle is most likely to be causing the reading.
He is supposed to see if there is other traffic further down the road that 
might be causing the high speed reading.  He is also supposed to have been
aware of any weird readings he might have gotten, such as a blip in the
speed when the wind blows, during his time there.  That is why glancing in
a rear view mirror is not acceptable.

>
>AR> reckless driving, he can't tell who or what is causing the speed reading
>AR> he is getting.  Remember police radar cannot identify the vehicle causing
>AR> a speed reading, it is up to the officer to take an educated guess.
>
>True.  But if he is keeping a running glance of who is behind him for the last
>few miles, pops the radar on, its only a small deduction to figure out its the
>guy following. 

It is not a small deduction as I explained above. 

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Alex     __O    '86 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo                                    
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