For the LEOs on the board

[AVGeek]

Why is it that anytime my wife gets a cop behind her early in the morning, they insist on tailgating? She typically leaves for work early (like 4-5am), so is usually one of the only vehicles on the road. Being a woman driving solo at that time of the day, having a tailgater isn't the most pleasant thing to be happening...I didn't think license plates were that hard to read from a distance!

 

[hppants]

This won't end well......

 

[kballowe]

I asked my (Police Chief) buddy the same thing. He says that many officers could benefit from prescription eyeglasses - that they simply cannot read a license plate at any distance.

He also acknowledges that there are some that simply cannot drive.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Are you being serious? If so, I have no idea. Single lane road, multi-lane road?

 

[bluesdog]

If this is a regular occurrence, I think a call or visit to the watch commander or supervisor may be in order. Meanwhile, maybe install a rear-facing dash cam.

And why is this in the jokes and fun stuff forum?

 

[Greg 03]

Check your license plate light and your registration tabs. If either one is hard to see that may explain the gap. Maybe its just a dork on third shift who thinks she's purty. If it continues to creep her out see if she can get a car number or plate number. That way you could call and ask to speak to the squad sergeant.

 

[Pterodactyl]

Does she drive a Prius?

 

[BakerBoy]

Does she drive a Prius?

LOL... The Prius' crowd does tend to drive a bit slower, backing up traffic.

 

[AVGeek]

Does she drive a Prius?

F^&( no!

And I threw this in here to keep it light-hearted...I don't hear about it happening often, but it has happened a couple times when she gets on the freeway...I don't think it's a regular pattern.

 

[Teehaml]

Around here LEO will ride behind you to use you as cover to check the speed of on-coming traffic...

 

[dcarver]

Is she driving around topless again?

 

[puppychow]

 

[erixun]

Is it the same cop? Is it on a road where normally one goes 10-15 over? How often has this occurred? Is the station down the road, and the usual place for calls to happen is up the road? (Sometimes a call requires a hustle to get to, but not quite enough to 'light it up' with the overheads and run code.) What type of car is she driving, a small car, a truck? There could be a perfectly normal answer to the question, but a lot of the times we like to think up far more nefarious activities are afoot.

 

[AVGeek]

Is she driving around topless again?

I don't recall you two saying you've been riding around Phoenix!

Is it the same cop? Is it on a road where normally one goes 10-15 over? How often has this occurred? Is the station down the road, and the usual place for calls to happen is up the road? (Sometimes a call requires a hustle to get to, but not quite enough to 'light it up' with the overheads and run code.) What type of car is she driving, a small car, a truck? There could be a perfectly normal answer to the question, but a lot of the times we like to think up far more nefarious activities are afoot.

No idea, she just told me about it happening a couple of times, but not if it was the same place or about the same time...

 

[beemerdons]

Yo Brian, is this the LEO?

 

[Warpdrv]

Only problem here is that if they are tailgating - that is illegal - and police should not be above the law on this....

Following too close law.....

I would make the call and complain if it continues.....

Officers Eye Problems is NO EXCUSE

 

[HotRodZilla]

Yeah, here it goes...Some people are stupider than I'd like to believe.

 

[bluesdog]

Yeah, here it goes...Some people are stupider than I'd like to believe.

'Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.' -- George Carlin