Can a cop catch more than one speeder/traffic violator?

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Here's a question that I have been pondering about for a little bit. Suppose a police car is parked on the side of the highway trying to catch drivers speeding and other traffic violations. What would happen if there are multiple drivers speeding or multiple drivers committing traffic violations? A single police car can't pull over all of the violators, can they? Or do they send more police cars to pull over the traffic violators, one police car for each speeder/traffic violator?
 
N918KT said:
Here's a question that I have been pondering about for a little bit. Suppose a police car is parked on the side of the highway trying to catch drivers speeding and other traffic violations. What would happen if there are multiple drivers speeding or multiple drivers committing traffic violations? A single police car can't pull over all of the violators, can they? Or do they send more police cars to pull over the traffic violators, one police car for each speeder/traffic violator?
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Typically they signal the trailing cars to pull over, then they pull over the first car. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. Would I stop? Probably not.
 
N918KT said:
Here's a question that I have been pondering about for a little bit. Suppose a police car is parked on the side of the highway trying to catch drivers speeding and other traffic violations. What would happen if there are multiple drivers speeding or multiple drivers committing traffic violations? A single police car can't pull over all of the violators, can they? Or do they send more police cars to pull over the traffic violators, one police car for each speeder/traffic violator?
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No limit on how many. The hard part is corralling the beasts.
 
They usually try to get the leader of the pack. Sometimes they can't, so they pick off the straggler. :D

There's safety being in the middle of the herd.
 
It's been my unfortunate experience that CHP cops rarely work singly. Generally, one spotting, and at least a few more pulling people over.

And sometimes they use 182s.
 
Oh yeah!!! In high school I shuttle drove for Hertz, there were 12 of us returning from Chicago to St Louis doing 95 in a line, trooper pulls us all over, gets everyone's license, and 45 minutes later hands them back with tickets. He holds up his hand with a crooked finger and asks "You know what this is from?" Sandy answered up, "Picking your nose?":rofl:
 
I once was pulled over by the RCMP in Alberta. While he was back in his car writing stuff up, some guy just blew by us, he came jogging up to my window, tossed my license and registration at me and said "Slow down!" ran back to his car and took off after the other guy.
 
Yes they (he) can. Near olean n.y. On the interstate, following a woman driving a van with two young children waving out their rear window, to my wife sitting next to me. We were about five car lengths back. NY state trooper nailed us both doing 75 mph and issued speeding tickets to both. He was correct in doing so, very nice person.
 
Actually saw a speed trap that gave you a chance
Officer by the roadside at the end of a long straight just before a big curve, very visible and running a radar
Of course everyone slowed up just before they passed him
Then those that got back on the throttle going around the curve - assuming their PassPort was still beeping from his radar - found 5 state prowl cars around the bend with a second radar gun pickin-em off (like pass shooting ducks)
The look on some of those driver's faces - priceless - as I swept by exactly 2 mph under the limit
 
They sure can. Traveling from Fairbanks Alaska to Anchorage I was in a pack of about 4 cars. I was number two in line on a two lane highway. We rounded a corner and the lights came on and he pointed at all of us to pull over. We all got tickets that day.
 
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Yes. As a traffic nazi (nickname given) I've learned a few ways to do this safely.

If anyone is familiar with south ga (I-75) we got all types of methods to working the ramps and catching speeders (10-49's)


Oh yea...same direction radar is very nice
 
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Corpsmaide said:
Oh yea...same direction radar is very nice
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I've had a state trooper friend pull me over just to tell me that he disliked my GPS app. :D I was doing a constant 74 in a 70. He had been following me for about 20 miles screwing with me.

The speed info is only one reason they hate the app, another is that I can post the current police locations.

Corpsmaide said:
If anyone is familiar with south ga (I-75) we got all types of methods to working the ramps and catching speeders (10-49's)
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I always slow down passing ramps on hills. Our guys tend to sit on the top of the long straight downhill ramps. They've been getting a tad bit smarter lately by using truly unmarked Dodge Chargers. However, you can tell them apart if you look at the height of the ride and the antennas.
 
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Actually saw a speed trap that gave you a chance
Officer by the roadside at the end of a long straight just before a big curve, very visible and running a radar
Of course everyone slowed up just before they passed him
Then those that got back on the throttle going around the curve - assuming their PassPort was still beeping from his radar - found 5 state prowl cars around the bend with a second radar gun pickin-em off (like pass shooting ducks)
The look on some of those driver's faces - priceless - as I swept by exactly 2 mph under the limit
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Valentine One radar detector seems to be the second best antidote to that sort of trap, not speeding being the first. The V1 will tell you the quadrant a radar signal is coming from and the number of radar transmitters if more than one detected. I think the patent Mike Valentine had on the idea may have finally expired.
 
Henning said:
Oh yeah!!! In high school I shuttle drove for Hertz, there were 12 of us returning from Chicago to St Louis doing 95 in a line, trooper pulls us all over, gets everyone's license, and 45 minutes later hands them back with tickets. He holds up his hand with a crooked finger and asks "You know what this is from?" Sandy answered up, "Picking your nose?":rofl:
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It ain't called a booger-hook for nuthin'.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Typically they signal the trailing cars to pull over, then they pull over the first car. It doesn't happen often but it does happen.
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Happened to me years ago. 96 in a 65. He signaled me to pull over, then accelerated and got the Vette in front of me. Pulled us both to within 10 feet of each other. When he asked me if I had anything to say for how fast I was going I replied "Yes sir....I thought his radar detector worked..."

He smiled...and handed me my ticket. :mad2:
 
Yes they can. Texas DPS (state troopers) do this often.

Super duper radar detectors aside, if the speed limit is 70 and you elect to drive 85, you gotta drive a long distance trip for this to make a difference.

If I am alone on the road, I set the cruise or purposely drive about 2 MPH below the posted limit. If a pack of cars, I go with the flow, even if exceeding the limit.
 
Years ago, when I used to live there, radar detectors were illegal in VA. Is that still the case?
 
B350ATP said:
If I am alone on the road, I set the cruise or purposely drive about 2 MPH below the posted limit. If a pack of cars, I go with the flow, even if exceeding the limit.
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Definitely safety in numbers. Some years back I was on I-65 between Indianapolis and Nashville with traffic (including the Brownie Trucks) doing twenty over the posted. Never saw a cop the entire way, but if they were there it would have been hard to nab 'em all.
 
With today's visual scanners the cops have in their cars it would be stupid to run. They already have your license plate info, but they don't have proof you were driving. I'm not sure how the scanner work or how far away you can be, but I was pulled over for an expired tag by a cop going the other way on I80. He crossed the median, pulled me over, and gave me a verbal warning. Weird.
 
Haven't you ever seen the discovery channel (back when the did real documentaries)? You are a gazel. The police are the lions. Dinner is always the one leading the herd of gazels that runs right into the lion's mouth. Or the slow gazel in the back that the lions catch up to first. Do not be the leader of the herd, and do not be the slow gazel.
 
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Yes. And other states ban their use in commercial vehicles. AAA list:

http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/laws/radar-detectors/
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I remember all the arguments about radar detectors being illegal. Since they listen only and don't transmit, the argument was always that you couldn't make listening illegal. Somehow it can be.

Most of the cops in my area look like they use lasers now. Pretty hard to detect those, once you get hit, it's over.

It is funny to watch, once you get the hang of it. Look on an overpass and see if there is a car parked overhead - then watch about an 1/8 to 1/4 mile over the next hill for the guy pointing at traffic to pull over.

A couple years ago a news crew was out on what had been known locally as the "highway of death". It's a section of a state highway, divided, that had a larger than normal percentage of crossover accidents. I think cables have been installed on almost all its medians by now. The crew set up their camera right next to the speed trap. That section is labeled at 70 MPH. A trooper stepped out, pointed at a car and motioned him to pull over. The guy slammed on the brakes, fishtailed all over the highway, nearly rolled over, and finally made it to the side of the road. That was fun to watch.
 
Pedals2Paddles said:
Haven't you ever seen the discovery channel (back when the did real documentaries)? You are a gazel. The police are the lions. Dinner is always the one leading the herd of gazels that runs right into the lion's mouth. Or the slow gazel in the back that the lions catch up to first. Do not be the leader of the herd, and do not be the slow gazel.
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Gazelles? I wish. We are livestock owned by the state, gazelles are free.
 
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