If it's on the interstate I've got no problem with them doing the blow-by as long as it's not creating a dangerous situation. Most of the time that happens it's an officer who is not in his territory. He's either getting back home or he's maybe transporting a prisoner.

 

Sorry, that's not an excuse in my opinion. And I do have a little problem with it. Especially when the cruiser is tailgating me and I'm already doing around 7-10mph over the limit. If anyone should be obeying laws it should be the law men and women. And like I stated in previous posts similar to this issue, I have many family members in law enforcement in Kentucky and Ohio so I'm not anti-police.

I can remember years ago when a Ft. Thomas police officer was responding to a reported break in and killed a woman on the North end. He did not have his lights or siren on and was speeding to the scene. He ran into her car, I believe, as she was going through an intersection. Very sad.

 

I remember that day like it was yesterday. She was on her way to her job at the IRS. It was around 4:30 in the morning. She never saw him coming. They had to do forensic tests on his lights because I think he said he had his lights on. Bad call!!! The officer has since past as well due to an illness. I don't think he ever worked again after that accident If I'm not mistaken....

We were taught to set an example in our vehicle and 95% of the time I think police officers do.

 

We, at least at my old department (I am retired), were allowed to break traffic laws (per our policy manual) without using our lights and siren but it was also clearly stated that if we were in an accident we had no additional protections.

 

At the end of the day, I think the large majority of times you see a police officer "breaking a traffic law" without his/her lights and siren on it is because they are trying to help someone just like you and not because they are just breaking the rules.

 

Finally, we have to trust each individual police department to police their own.

Sorry, that's not an excuse in my opinion. And I do have a little problem with it. Especially when the cruiser is tailgating me and I'm already doing around 7-10mph over the limit. If anyone should be obeying laws it should be the law men and women. And like I stated in previous posts similar to this issue, I have many family members in law enforcement in Kentucky and Ohio so I'm not anti-police.

 

I called a bluff one day and semi-tailed a Cruiser that sucked the paint right off my truck. Well, he wasn't in high pursuit of the "Bandit" and I found it very odd that he was hi tailing it to a lunch date with some other officers at the Golden Coral....It's a problem! IMO....

 

I have had similar occasions.

We were taught to set an example in our vehicle and 95% of the time I think police officers do.

 

We, at least at my old department (I am retired), were allowed to break traffic laws (per our policy manual) without using our lights and siren but it was also clearly stated that if we were in an accident we had no additional protections.

 

At the end of the day, I think the large majority of times you see a police officer "breaking a traffic law" without his/her lights and siren on it is because they are trying to help someone just like you and not because they are just breaking the rules.

 

Finally, we have to trust each individual police department to police their own.

 

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