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64. No, I knew it was a cop behind me, but since I was doing nothing wrong & doing the posted speed

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:17 PM

Jul 2015

why in hell would I pull over!

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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