POLICE OFFICERS WHO SPEED WHILE OFF DUTY

Falligator · Sep 20, 2007

Now today I was a bit irritated when I took a load from Georgetown, KY to Fremont, OH. I was in the northbound lane on I-75 about 10 miles before you get to the Flying J there on exit #171 when I seen two vehicles tailgaiting me in the left lane when I was passing a semi. Now the speed limit on that particular stretch is 70mph i was going "exactly" that with my spedometer set on cruise control. Now there shouldn't be any reason for these vehicles to be following me as close as they were...no further than 5 ft away from my bumper, so I moved over to let them pass as soon as I passed the semi driver. Now what really got me is when I seen they had a sherriff's sticker on the back window of both cars. One was a Cadillac and the car behind it was a grey SUV with the plate "2BCUFFD" on it. Both cars were going at least 80mph. I won't say which state was on the liscense plate, but i know for sure when I am going thru this state if I was going over the speed limit I would be pulled over and fined. My job depends on my driving record. Wouldn't someone think that theirs would too? I mean they are officers of the law and should lead by example. Anyway I guess that's my big post for the night and it just urks the heck out of me that they can do this and even if they get pulled over probably get away with it. What's yall's thoughts on this?

ShawnF
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swiftyexp · Sep 20, 2007

The Brotherhood- one cop not going to give another cop a tix for going 80 mph........been like for years..........sad but true

Fr8 Shaker · Sep 20, 2007

The way i see it is if the truck was doing 68 or 69 mph and your doing 70 it will take you a while to get past him. The left lane is for passing not for easing down the road. even with your cruise control on you can step on the gas get past the truck move over and go back to cruisin', speed will drop back down to what you had set.

As they say; Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way.

BTW most states will allow most if not all vehicles 5 to 8 mph over.

Do the speed limit in Texas in the left lane you will probably get a ticket.

Crazynuff · Sep 21, 2007

> The way i see it is if the truck was doing 68 or 69 mph and
>your doing 70 it will take you a while to get past him. The
>left lane is for passing not for easing down the road. even
>with your cruise control on you can step on the gas get past
>the truck move over and go back to cruisin', speed will drop
>back down to what you had set.
>
> As they say; Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way.
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>
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> BTW most states will allow most if not all vehicles 5 to 8
>mph over.
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>Do the speed limit in Texas in the left lane you will
>probably get a ticket.
He never mentioned the speed of the truck he was passing . It could have been only 60 m.p.h.. The cruise is set for economy .Why reset it for the convenience of vehicles wanting to go 10 m.p.h. over the speed limit ?

greg334 · Sep 22, 2007

I don't remember much about this, but here goes.

A couple years ago on the NY state thurway (I think that is where it was but not sure) there was a off duty cop following a marked state cop car, keeping pace with him. The State cop car was traveling at 80 or 85 mph - no lights, no siren, no nothing. The off duty cop was pulled over by yet another state cop and given a ticket for speeding. It went to court and the off duty cop claimed because the cop he was following was not going to or from any crime scene but in fact just going back to the station at the end of the shift, he was too speeding and should have not been speeding at all. Well needless to say the off duty cop had to pay the ticket.

I was told yesterday when I had my breakfast with some of my MSP friends that they do ticket Detroit cops often who are off duty and speed outside of Detroit. One even gave the former governor a ticket for speeding. As he put it, it really p*sses them off when they see the badge come out and they try to get out of a 30 + over speeding ticket because they are late to a basket ball game or MIS race.

Broompilot · Sep 23, 2007

Hey I take this personal, your talking about my Father!!!!!

letzrockexpress · Sep 25, 2007

C'mon, what's the hurry???? Does your dad know that Dunkin Donuts is open 24 hours....

copdsux · Sep 25, 2007

This is a bit off the original topic, but I have to interject that you can't find a Dunkin' Donuts, or Krispy Kreme, open, in Charlotte
atfer 10:00 p.m. When coming home, after a hard night of driving Town Cars or limousines, I can only find the "day old" stuff at the
convienence stores.:+ :+