Can you pass a cop in the snow if you feel hes driving to slow?

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

I don't hate cops...... I come from a law enforcement family and have been around tons of cops all my life. I've seen first hand how much the job changes many of them. I have every respect for good cops.... unfortunately... I also feel the good cops are a real minority.

I agree it's the system, not the person. How can you be a good cop and just give pointers on better driving without giving a ticket and then have nothing to show the boss at the end of the day. Most have quotas to make, and ticket revenue is part of income. Its that yin/yang thing.

I do have a beef with getting a ticket if a tail-light is out. You can check it one day (I was an auto mechanic at one time), and the next day one of the lights is out and you get a fine anyway. I love having a job at runs till 1am so I am the only car on the road. There is no way of being 100% sure. Blame the car maker for that one. A warning lamp should come on and the seat belt-buzzer should sound. Otherwise we will never know if we are breaking the law.

Some 'misdemeanors' I have seen cops pull.

• Not wearing a seat belt.
• Comming to a rolling stop at a stop sign.
• Drifting over the yellow line in two-way traffic.
• Shaving long lights.
• And - driving with a tail light out

The other side of the law

• My First Car
• Within posted limits
• Tax Time
• At Knife Point

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