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The way the Kinston cop explained it to me is that the person phoning in the complaint must identify themselves and use some form of the phrase "creating a safety hazard". If they get the key words like "safety" and "hazard" they are obligated to investigate the call....I'd also hope that LEOs would treat a phone call report like any other unsubstantiated complaint: i.e. Take it with a grain of salt...And even still, a report of a speeding motorcyclist isn't one you'd expect to have to spread eagle on the ground for.
Related to this event is dbvolfan's comment:
Most states have a line of demarcation where a speed infraction changes from a Misdemeanor Reckless Endangerment to a Felonious Reckless Endangerment. A lot of years ago I ran afoul of NY State Troopers over this magic line. I believe in MA the magic number is 100 mph. Once you are tagged with Felonious Endangerment you get to wear handcuffs, be housed and fed by the State, and have your vehicle impounded.pulling over a car going 110mph very late at night…He called it a felony stop whatever that is.
The estimated speed of my motorcycle which was reported to the Kingston cops was well into the Felonious range, and the swell fellows in the big yellow truck used the ‘endangering public safety’ phase. It was the Felonious speed that caused the cop to respond by also driving his cruiser into this range to catch me. The cop did mention that when he first went past me going the other direction that it appeared ‘I had slowed to a speed near the speed limit’ :glare:
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