Question for the cops on ingo te: traffic stops.

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  • 96firephoenix

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    Just witnessed a traffic stop this morning that left me curious.

    For flagrant traffic violations such as passing on a double yellow in order to speed through the rest of the school zone (right in front of a marked cruiser), is there a reason to let the car drive another half mile before pulling him over instead of lighting him up immediately?

    Also, if one of you pulled over a grey Prius on southeastern avenue this morning, the guy in the red Honda is sorry for the "what gives" gesture.
     

    Rookie

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    Non Leo here...

    The Leo probably felt it was safer for everyone to initiate the stop a half mile down the road.
     

    BehindBlueI's

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    If there's time, I'd rather run the plate and make sure it's not stolen/felony wanted/etc prior to lighting it up.
     

    1mil-high

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    The officer will generally choose the location of the stop based on a number of factors including shoulder size, additional lanes to clear them while they are working on the shoulder, hill crests, curves in the road, the amount of time that it takes to call the stop in as well as allow themselves enough to time run the license plate most times. Additionally, the officer may have wanted to get out of the area of the school so there weren't kids running around if something were to escalate.

    Lots of factors to consider.
     

    96firephoenix

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    Ok... Makes sense. I was just confused to see a cop be the car right behind him, then the cop seemingly not reacting at all.

    the real shocker is that a Prius driver had the stones to pull that move in front of a cop.
     

    Trigger Time

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    Ok... Makes sense. I was just confused to see a cop be the car right behind him, then the cop seemingly not reacting at all.

    the real shocker is that a Prius driver had the stones to pull that move in front of a cop.
    ive seen the same thing in a school zone. I'm going the speed limit of 25 and this idiot passes me in a school zone with a double yellow. What he didn't see was the cop coming from the opposite direction. Cop busted a u turn and lit him up. I laughed my ass off. You always say, "where are the cops when you need them" and this time he was right there and nailed the idiot. I hope the cop threw everything he could at the guy.
     

    DRob

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    Probably an off duty school bus driver. I've seen school zone violations committed by school buses often enough to realize they have the same exemptions as moms driving kids to the school.
     

    Trigger Time

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    Frank seriously man, you couldnt see that I was joking? Plus you know it's mostly true lmfao

    except no cop would be watching a movie when there is hot teacher tail to observe. But doughnuts and coffee oh hell yes!

    i guess if a joke doesn't have to do with curb stompin with your jackboots you don't get it. Go roll your eyes in the mirror
     
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