Okay, before I post the question, I want to explain that I'm just curious. I am NOT trying to figure out how to speed without getting a ticket. If the weather is nice I pretty much stay with the flow, whether that's 65/55 or 80/70 or whatever.
I have this idea that different types of cops will answer the question differently, and I am interested in the reasoning. Kind of a psychological study, I guess.
Whew, got that out of the way.
Okay, you're driving in your squad on a two-lane (one lane each way) rural highway, speed limit 55mph. It's about 0900 on a weekday. There are several drive-ways and field entrances along the road, and there are some hills (no passing zones) every mile or so. From the other direction comes three cars, radar clocks them at 75mph+.
They are all average looking newer cars, nothing broken, the 2nd and 3rd are not tailgating, no weaving/honking/brights, the drivers are average looking adults. The road is paved, weather is fine, it's daytime, the cars aren't really operating dangerously, they're just going too fast. (Yes, excessive speed is dangerous. I'm just saying that other than that everything is okay.)
Since they're going twenty over the limit I'm going to assume that nearly all cops would do something.
Do you turn around and pull over the third car?
Or do you try harder and get the 2nd or 1st car?
What is your reasoning behind who you pull over?
Citations?
Like I said above, I don't hope to glean any "useful" info from any replies. Since most cops will handle it differently I doubt anything posted here could be used to get away with speeding. I'm just curious.
Thanks, -Kframe
I have this idea that different types of cops will answer the question differently, and I am interested in the reasoning. Kind of a psychological study, I guess.
Whew, got that out of the way.
Okay, you're driving in your squad on a two-lane (one lane each way) rural highway, speed limit 55mph. It's about 0900 on a weekday. There are several drive-ways and field entrances along the road, and there are some hills (no passing zones) every mile or so. From the other direction comes three cars, radar clocks them at 75mph+.
They are all average looking newer cars, nothing broken, the 2nd and 3rd are not tailgating, no weaving/honking/brights, the drivers are average looking adults. The road is paved, weather is fine, it's daytime, the cars aren't really operating dangerously, they're just going too fast. (Yes, excessive speed is dangerous. I'm just saying that other than that everything is okay.)
Since they're going twenty over the limit I'm going to assume that nearly all cops would do something.
Do you turn around and pull over the third car?
Or do you try harder and get the 2nd or 1st car?
What is your reasoning behind who you pull over?
Citations?
Like I said above, I don't hope to glean any "useful" info from any replies. Since most cops will handle it differently I doubt anything posted here could be used to get away with speeding. I'm just curious.
Thanks, -Kframe