The Fuzz in a Charger

[Ghoste]

Naturally the do-gooders who create these speed limits for emergency services expect that if they call 911 you will travel safely and slowly to their location.

[mauve66]

i'm still waiting for an officer to try to pull over more than one car with me in the group.  He has to be behind me for me to pull to the right, if i start to slow down and pull to the right then the car in front of me will naturally leap-frog ahead at a large distance, if the officer goes by me then i'm pulling back to the left.  Whatever you do DON'T look to the left while the officer is next to you, if you make eye contact then your out of luck.

the gun (other than laser) doesn't differentiate between cars, his eyes aren't calibrated either, he has to pick a vehicle that seems to match the speed, gun response time and visual acquisition time.
in the short time he's using the gun he can't verify that all cars are doing the same speed unless your riding bumper to bumper which you shouldn't do anyway

[bull]

No offense from this Californian, because I've never met someone from California.  They all come from other states

Or other countries. One of my favorite sayings is "the only problem with California is all the Californians."

Anyway, I call these guys "runners" too, because they're running interferance for the rest of us. I'm always happy when I get passed by someone doing 80-90 because I know they'll be keeping all the Smokeys busy for me, the guy who likes doing 70 everywhere. Rarely do I get to witness their commuting demise but I feel better knowing they're out there doing their part to keep my driving record clean.

[charge69]

That is EXACTLY how I feel Bull!  I might not go but 3 to 5 mph over the speed limit but there is always someone (a runner) going 12 to 20 mph over the speed limit going by me or in front of me around here and I feel comfortable letting the "runner" do his or her thing and run interference for me!

[ws23rt]

No offense from this Californian, because I've never met someone from California.  They all come from other states

Or other countries. One of my favorite sayings is "the only problem with California is all the Californians."

Anyway, I call these guys "runners" too, because they're running interferance for the rest of us. I'm always happy when I get passed by someone doing 80-90 because I know they'll be keeping all the Smokeys busy for me, the guy who likes doing 70 everywhere. Rarely do I get to witness their commuting demise but I feel better knowing they're out there doing their part to keep my driving record clean.

You speak for me as well. Although they are the makings of road rage they do remind the rest of us to pay attention to how we drive and what it may mean to the drivers around us.
For me what is legal is not what I care about in traffic. Protocol feels like a better word to use. It fits the situation and most of the drivers know what to expect. The odd driver puts us on alert and that is good for all of us.

[Chargerguy74]

i'm still waiting for an officer to try to pull over more than one car with me in the group.  He has to be behind me for me to pull to the right, if i start to slow down and pull to the right then the car in front of me will naturally leap-frog ahead at a large distance, if the officer goes by me then i'm pulling back to the left.  Whatever you do DON'T look to the left while the officer is next to you, if you make eye contact then your out of luck.

the gun (other than laser) doesn't differentiate between cars, his eyes aren't calibrated either, he has to pick a vehicle that seems to match the speed, gun response time and visual acquisition time.
in the short time he's using the gun he can't verify that all cars are doing the same speed unless your riding bumper to bumper which you shouldn't do anyway

Exactly. I just spent 10 minutes typing out a story about this exact thing when my computer died and I lost it all. I wont be retyping it. Long story short, I thought I was toast. There was just me and another vehicle heading North when a cruiser heading south crossed the median to come after the vehicle doing 100mph. It was either me or the other vehicle. I was far ahead of the other vehicle when the cruiser caught up to me. By then I already had my radar detector removed and wiped off the suction cup marks from the windshield. Then I went into grandma mode. 2 hands on the wheel, straight as a board, looking dead ahead and acting oblivious to my surroundings. There are two things you can't do in that situation. One is hit the brakes, and the second is make eye contact. He drove along side me for what seemed like an eternity. Then he hit the brakes, crossed the median and headed back south.

[UH60L]

So we're talking about "the fuzz in a sedan" then, not a '66 to '74 charger?......

(I immediately thought of the police driving a classic muscle car when I read the title....)

[Ghoste]

That's correct, the current version.

[472 R/T SE]

I have this app on my phone called Trapster.  Pretty cool little app that the public updates with laser trap or radar areas, construction, etc.  It tracks your speed & if you're in a known enforcement area all the bells & whistles go off.  By using the GPS it knows all the posted speed limits of the roads you're on.

You have to manually shut it off otherwise it runs in the background eating up data.