bill-USA
Hero Member
I've put 29,000 miles on a pickup since I purchased it on February 16th. All those miles in this country, from the west coast to the east coast in three large trips so far this year, and many shorter trips (less than 1000). The only LE incident that occurred was for speeding in Louisiana. The LEO was absolutely correct, and was a good natured friendly sort to boot. It was an expensive mistake. I had sworn I'd stay out of Louisiana, but on a recent trip from Arizona to Georgia, it didn't make a lot of sense to bypass Louisiana, so I used I-20 this time. No problems.
This is a large gorgeous and great country! If there are pockets of 'bad' LEOs I have been fortunate to avoid them. But, I lead a blessed life.
So, from my experience so far this year, and all of last year (traveling about 50% of the time) I find few or no issues with false stoppage or overt bad behavior on our LEO's so far. Of course, perhaps my vehicle is not attractive to them. I've had cops pull up to my blind spot and ride with me for a couple miles, but they eventually pulled up, looked inside (I smiled and nodded - while speeding about four over) and they slowed down, crossed the median and went the other way. I won't say it doesn't happen, but it seems to me it is not a universal practice by any means.
I can honestly say that every time I have been stopped since I was about eighteen I have been wrong, and freely admit it. That is an excellent reflection on our general LEO population in my opinion. I feel sure that most of you if you analyze your stoppages and your tickets will tend to agree that when ticketed you were wrong. (perhaps it's just my experience, but it is roughly 60 years of driving, lots of tickets and more warnings than tickets).. If I had all the money I've paid out in fines, I could probably buy a new truck!
This note is just to say that the bad LEO is not the rule. It may be an exception. I am not in law enforcement.
This is a large gorgeous and great country! If there are pockets of 'bad' LEOs I have been fortunate to avoid them. But, I lead a blessed life.
So, from my experience so far this year, and all of last year (traveling about 50% of the time) I find few or no issues with false stoppage or overt bad behavior on our LEO's so far. Of course, perhaps my vehicle is not attractive to them. I've had cops pull up to my blind spot and ride with me for a couple miles, but they eventually pulled up, looked inside (I smiled and nodded - while speeding about four over) and they slowed down, crossed the median and went the other way. I won't say it doesn't happen, but it seems to me it is not a universal practice by any means.
I can honestly say that every time I have been stopped since I was about eighteen I have been wrong, and freely admit it. That is an excellent reflection on our general LEO population in my opinion. I feel sure that most of you if you analyze your stoppages and your tickets will tend to agree that when ticketed you were wrong. (perhaps it's just my experience, but it is roughly 60 years of driving, lots of tickets and more warnings than tickets).. If I had all the money I've paid out in fines, I could probably buy a new truck!
This note is just to say that the bad LEO is not the rule. It may be an exception. I am not in law enforcement.