Things that make you go "aw, f**k it."

Spotted today on the DC Beltway (Maryland side, between Kenilworth and
College Park motorcycle cop signals left lane change, however, he is
traveling about 10 MPH slower than traffic to the left of him. Driver
in passing lane does not slow down to let cop in, which is
understandable as there's a huge space behind him. Cop pulls behind
driver in LH lane and gives a brief squawk of siren and waves. Driver
pulls over to the right, words are exchanged (I couldn't tell what, but
I'm sure it was something along the lines of "why didn't you let me in.")

With cops this "courteous" it's no wonder everyone else drives like ****
around here.

I wasn't real impressed with the cop's riding, either - even though he
was an older guy, he rode like he'd never been on a bike before, real
"darty" and not smooth at all. But it is hard to hold that against him,
he *might* have been new to riding.

nate

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In article >, Nate Nagel wrote:
> Spotted today on the DC Beltway (Maryland side, between Kenilworth and
> College Park motorcycle cop signals left lane change, however, he is
> traveling about 10 MPH slower than traffic to the left of him. Driver
> in passing lane does not slow down to let cop in, which is
> understandable as there's a huge space behind him. Cop pulls behind
> driver in LH lane and gives a brief squawk of siren and waves. Driver
> pulls over to the right, words are exchanged (I couldn't tell what, but
> I'm sure it was something along the lines of "why didn't you let me in.")

Cops tend to be real pricks if you stand up to their rude behavior on the
road. As I learned with one my first encounters with an IL state trooper.
(the tailgating cop that sprayed gravel on my car)

Nate Nagel wrote: <brevity snip>
> Spotted today on the DC Beltway (Maryland side, between Kenilworth and
> College Park motorcycle cop signals left lane change, however, he is
> traveling about 10 MPH slower than traffic to the left of him. Driver
> in passing lane does not slow down to let cop in, which is
> understandable as there's a huge space behind him. Cop pulls behind
> driver in LH lane and gives a brief squawk of siren and waves. Driver
> pulls over to the right, words are exchanged (I couldn't tell what, but
> I'm sure it was something along the lines of "why didn't you let me in.")

Traffic must have sure been slow. They pulled all the way over from
the L lane to the R shoulder and still exchanged words within your
sight...?!

> With cops this "courteous" it's no wonder everyone else drives like ****
> around here.

Duh. He's a ****in' cop. When he signals, you let him in.

> I wasn't real impressed with the cop's riding, either - even though he
> was an older guy, he rode like he'd never been on a bike before, real
> "darty" and not smooth at all. But it is hard to hold that against him,
> he *might* have been new to riding.

He might have been riding that way purposely. I imagine he might feel
more "visible" riding "erratically".
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- gpsman

Cops everywhere are terrible drivers and that is part of the reason why the
people drive as if they are the only one on the road. I have seen cops, bus
drivers and trucks break the laws we had to remember for the driving test. We
need to stop them. The cops wont ! I know it's not going to be easy and it
will take a while...but we need to do it. The more good drivers out there the
rest will follow. I made a sign and put it in my rear window stating " WAGE
WAR AGAINST TAILGATERS " adding the phone # of the public and safty
commission of my state. My be they will get an abundant amount of calls and
do something. Tailgating causes most of the accidents on the road. HELP THE
CAUSE.



Nate Nagel wrote:
>Spotted today on the DC Beltway (Maryland side, between Kenilworth and
>College Park motorcycle cop signals left lane change, however, he is
>traveling about 10 MPH slower than traffic to the left of him. Driver
>in passing lane does not slow down to let cop in, which is
>understandable as there's a huge space behind him. Cop pulls behind
>driver in LH lane and gives a brief squawk of siren and waves. Driver
>pulls over to the right, words are exchanged (I couldn't tell what, but
>I'm sure it was something along the lines of "why didn't you let me in.")
>
>With cops this "courteous" it's no wonder everyone else drives like ****
>around here.
>
>I wasn't real impressed with the cop's riding, either - even though he
>was an older guy, he rode like he'd never been on a bike before, real
>"darty" and not smooth at all. But it is hard to hold that against him,
>he *might* have been new to riding.
>
>nate
>

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gpsman wrote:
> Nate Nagel wrote: <brevity snip>
>
>>Spotted today on the DC Beltway (Maryland side, between Kenilworth and
>>College Park motorcycle cop signals left lane change, however, he is
>>traveling about 10 MPH slower than traffic to the left of him. Driver
>>in passing lane does not slow down to let cop in, which is
>>understandable as there's a huge space behind him. Cop pulls behind
>>driver in LH lane and gives a brief squawk of siren and waves. Driver
>>pulls over to the right, words are exchanged (I couldn't tell what, but
>>I'm sure it was something along the lines of "why didn't you let me in.")
>
>
> Traffic must have sure been slow. They pulled all the way over from
> the L lane to the R shoulder and still exchanged words within your
> sight...?!

No, this was while in motion. probably about 65-70 MPH or so.

>
>
>>With cops this "courteous" it's no wonder everyone else drives like ****
>>around here.
>
>
> Duh. He's a ****in' cop. When he signals, you let him in.
>

Well, I do realize that cops are above the law, but it would be nice if
they weren't so blatant about it.

>
>>I wasn't real impressed with the cop's riding, either - even though he
>>was an older guy, he rode like he'd never been on a bike before, real
>>"darty" and not smooth at all. But it is hard to hold that against him,
>>he *might* have been new to riding.
>
>
> He might have been riding that way purposely. I imagine he might feel
> more "visible" riding "erratically".
>

I doubt most people even picked up on it; it wasn't anything real
blatant, just an inability to hold a smooth line within a lane. I think
you actually criticized someone for something similar recently although
I didn't actually pick up on it within that video. It's more obvious on
a bike though as the whole bike shifts a degree or so when the rider
"bobbles."

nate

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gpsman wrote:
>
> Duh. He's a ****in' cop. When he signals, you let him in.

Is this another part of your "System" ? Perhaps you could
publish a treatise so that the rest of us know how to behave.

NanaA4x via CarKB.com wrote:
> Cops everywhere are terrible drivers and that is part of the reason why the
> people drive as if they are the only one on the road. I have seen cops, bus
> drivers and trucks break the laws we had to remember for the driving test. We
> need to stop them. The cops wont ! I know it's not going to be easy and it
> will take a while...but we need to do it. The more good drivers out there the
> rest will follow. I made a sign and put it in my rear window stating " WAGE
> WAR AGAINST TAILGATERS " adding the phone # of the public and safty
> commission of my state. My be they will get an abundant amount of calls and
> do something. Tailgating causes most of the accidents on the road. HELP THE
> CAUSE.

What good will that do when you're the one tailgating me?