Quote from: tt_fourand i know it's probably a bad way of thinking, but i think if a cop was riding my ass, and i knew it, and had the chance(and was wearing all my gear as i always do) i'd slam on my brakes, just because i'd love to see a cop getting fired on the front page on the city news paper for running my ass over, um.......FTP?? :dunno:

It's tempting.  But it couldn't end well, for anyone involved.

Quote from: Blueknytwhile i agree, a car out weighs me by a ton or so, you cant let them "Drive For You" you speed up, you have given control to them.

i just find that funny coming from someone with a sig that reads "Accelerate like your being chased" :lol:

Correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the MSF course say if you are being tailgated to distance yourself, which you did, and pull off the road, which you did.  I see nothing wrong with anything you did, period.  you had the right to speed according to the MSF course to keep you out of harms way.  

Matt

Chased as in someone wanting to hurt me, no if and or buts.

Tailgated as in someone just being an ass, cop or no.

yeah, there is a diff.  i find one more life threating then the other.

You should of pulled over to the right and let him pass like you learn at the MSF course.

Judging from the original post, it doesn't seem there was much you really could have done.  He didn't change lanes when there were 2 lanes . . . and you did pull over (though i'm not sure how long it took you to do this).  It'd be interesting to see what would happen if he gave you a ticket and you took it to court.

Just to clear it up...  I pulled over at the first safe place.  On Alabama back roads like this one, there is no shoulder only gravel.  The gas station was the first paved entrance of any kind.  Plus there were people around the gas station.  I wasn't about to pull over out in the country, I thought he was a maniac chasing me!

Anyway, thanks for the advice.  I will be better prepared to deal with this situation should it ever arise again.   :guns:  

Quote from: cay
Huh?
 If I give someone the finger and they get pregnant, does that mean I'm liable too?

shhhhhh, don't give anyone any ideas or they just might SUE!



serisouly though, waving is a big  

like whomever it was said before: "just sit there and look dumb until they go"

Law enforcement is pipple jes' like evvybody else hey? Some good some not so good. I have noticed when we're out in the new Toyota truck we have never been pulled over. When we're out in the '84 Nissan beater truck we get pulled over aroun 3-4 times per year. Truth. I don't know but sure seems like a bias of some type. Oh well, hope Zara responds, like to read the reply to this thread. You know what I love, no need to say it.

C.......

Just for record, checked into this, NO LEO is covered for official action in their "personal vehicle" (with the exception of preserving human life) and is NOT ON DUTY in said vehicle.  [He can call in and have someone punch his card for him if he is running late which is what happens most the time.]

IF the officer is Issued a "Take home Vehicle" and is in route to post/station , Only then is he covered under agency rules to be on duty and in official capacity.

Enforcement powers totally differ form state to state and city to city.