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ecstatic

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31. Wow that's bold! I've passed a cop maybe once or twice but

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:02 PM

Jul 2015

never on the freeway and only when I felt that matching their slow speed would be too awkward and/or lead to unwanted attention.

As far as passing cops on the interstate, I definitely can't imagine getting in the far left lane to speed past a cop and then switching back over in front of the cop as the law (at least in GA) now dictates? Way too much can go wrong in that scenario. Maybe if there were at least 2 lanes to the left of the cop, but not if there was just one. My strategy, which has worked so far (knock on wood), is to avoid being noticed, a process that starts at the car dealership. Silver cars go unnoticed for the most part but style and brand matter too. Stay away from the type of car a cop would like or envy.

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Have you pulled over because you saw a cop behind you (before he turned on the lights)? [View all] yurbud Jul 2015 OP

No Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #1

Other... When I see a cop behind me (I'm white, btw), I do nothing except mind the traffic laws and ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #2

Me too! kentuck Jul 2015 #21

Damn, I thought I was brave, lol! I really do hate that shit though because I'm a lead foot and ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #22

Wow that's bold! I've passed a cop maybe once or twice but ecstatic Jul 2015 #31

I have been pulled over a couple of times in Georgia... kentuck Jul 2015 #39

sort of Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #3

This for me too. whatthehey Jul 2015 #5

good way to do it. yurbud Jul 2015 #12

Same here. Luckily I've never needed "evasive action" on the highway, just around town. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #14

Yep! n/t etherealtruth Jul 2015 #37

I was heading home from Baltimore, after hanging out with a friend. Xyzse Jul 2015 #4

I've had variations of that too yurbud Jul 2015 #15

I was so glad not to be pulled over. Xyzse Jul 2015 #24

are you black? yurbud Jul 2015 #26

Nah, I'm asian but look hispanic. Xyzse Jul 2015 #32

that could do it. yurbud Jul 2015 #38

If more than one lane, I change lanes to let the cop pass. bunnies Jul 2015 #6

I do it if I can be inconspicuous. johnp3907 Jul 2015 #7

I do Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #8

I got pulled over once for dodging potholes... kentuck Jul 2015 #9

I also got pulled over for driving too slow because the officer thought DawgHouse Jul 2015 #10

This happened to a friend Prism Jul 2015 #13

I think that's part of the lesson here. If you're white, you MIGHT get stopped for doing it... yurbud Jul 2015 #17

I don't fear police Prism Jul 2015 #19

Depends if the cop is tailgating Prism Jul 2015 #11

"bumperistically intimate" ... lol. I like the way you use words :) nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #25

I pull to the side ALL the time, ANY time someone is tailgating me. closeupready Jul 2015 #16

I have tried to find a shopping center, etc to pull into. Tipperary Jul 2015 #18

No, but I slow down a bit, sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #20

No. Iggo Jul 2015 #23

It looked like Sandra Bland pulled into the right lane so the cop could pass her riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #27

No. No lights, no change in my driving. MineralMan Jul 2015 #28

No but I will turn off on a side street or into a business if one is behind me 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #29

I am surprised you can do that and get away with it. I am surprised you, as a BLACK driver randys1 Jul 2015 #52

After too many shakedown experiences with the LAPD, I don't trust them when I'm in traffic with them villager Jul 2015 #30

No, but I make sure I am compliant with all posted signs and lights jberryhill Jul 2015 #33

When I can do so inconspicuosly, I do. Marr Jul 2015 #34

No LittleBlue Jul 2015 #35

Just follow Dr. Thompson's advice: "Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a HW Cop" FSogol Jul 2015 #36

I just drive like I usually do.. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #40

Had one tell me, Downwinder Jul 2015 #41

In college, driving to finals from my parents home,,, benld74 Jul 2015 #42

If you drove for ten miles Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #48

No Quayblue Jul 2015 #43

I have been profiled since 1964 olddots Jul 2015 #44

are you black? yurbud Jul 2015 #46

Only have had two tickets udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #45

I don't because the cops view that as suspicious. panader0 Jul 2015 #47

I usually wait until I see the lights. Blue_In_AK Jul 2015 #49

Yes, of course. It's part of defensive driving. Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #50

Yes, I've pulled over just in case the cop was in a hurry to get somewhere important. Stellar Jul 2015 #51

Don't notice cops are staying behind me. Igel Jul 2015 #53

Shore 'nuf madokie Jul 2015 #54

I always check my speed limit, and become hyper vigilant, because I don't want a ticket. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #55

as a white guy, that's the hit I'm worried about too. Tellingly, I never got ANY tickets until yurbud Jul 2015 #59

I have an old Datsun B210, I take to the beach. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #61

I once pulled over when I was doing 40 in a 30 and saw the cop do a UTurn behind me. Thor_MN Jul 2015 #56

No. Polly Hennessey Jul 2015 #57

Got pulled once for the"slow weave", never (randomly) since then sir pball Jul 2015 #58

Easier to drive 5 over the limit behind them One_Life_To_Give Jul 2015 #60

Not at all, I move into the other lane if they have someone pulled over Rex Jul 2015 #62

Yes I have beforeiknewbetter Jul 2015 #63

No, I knew it was a cop behind me, but since I was doing nothing wrong & doing the posted speed B Calm Jul 2015 #64

Other. I do notice if the cops are behind me... rollin74 Jul 2015 #65

Yes, then they usually swerve around me and go speeding on their way, without lights on... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #66