In LA the fast lane, when not jammed up, always goes about 75-80 in a 65. I'm glad cops speed with the rest of us instead of doing 65 on the dot. I don't want traffic jams and 65 is just soo slow. I have no problem with it, speed on
We get complained on when we speed, and then we get complained on when we go the speed limit and it causes a log jam like you and PD mentioned... We can't win, I tell ya. No crap, I have had folks call in and complain because I was doing the speed limit in the right hand lane and slowed them down! When we run the speed limit on a four lane road where I work we end up lookin' like the pace car on a pace lap at Daytona.
I can understand folks having a problem with patrol cars absolutely flyin' low, but do those of you who are raisin' hell about 10-15 over really and truly want us to run dead on the limit and back traffic up? How do you feel when you get behind a log jam caused by a popo glued to the posted limit? My guess, and I'd be willing to put money on it, is that you are cussing us for all we're worth and then some in those situations.
Also, fwiw, Georgia speed detection laws require 10+ mph over the posted limit before a conviction can be had (doesn't apply to pacing but does apply to speed detection devices.. also doesn't apply to Georgia State Patrol. They can write at +1 over if they want.). So technically 10 over is for all intents and purposes only 1 mph over what is legally allowed by law which means that 15 over is only 6 mph over what is legally allowed. I don't run radar any more but when I did I didn't even stop someone unless they were 20mph over or more. The way the laws are written that's where speed sort of gets serious enough to bother with here. I will ride with the flow of traffic up to 10-12 over now and never give a second thought to pullin' anybody for those speeds.
And lastly, as PD mentioned, the way a lot of morons react to the approach of an emergency vehicle with lights and siren in operation it honestly is a lot quicker and *SAFER* most times to not "run code". I wish I had a dime for each time somebody locked it down in front of me in the fast lane, swerved off the roadway into the median/ditch, ran someone else off the road to move over, held their speed and blocked my path until they got where they were going to turn in the first place, sped up and drove like an idiot to avoid having to pull off out of the way, ran stop signs or redlights either causing or almost causing collisions because they focused on me and didn't know what to do, slowed to 25-30 mph in the left hand lane instead of moving to the right as required by law, etc... You'd be amazed at the stupid shid some folks do when approached from behind by an emergency vehicle running code, and sometimes even when it's not running code.
That's why it is absolutely quicker and almost always safer to just bust the limit (within reason of course) and simply be past them before they realize it's a cop car if you are trying to get to a call ASAP.
And lastly I don't see any reason to delete the thread. I have no problem with folks ventin' on the popo as long as it is done as it has been in this thread. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and as long as they present it in a mature manner and in accordance to the rules of the board I don't have a problem with it.
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