Following too close

The way you word your sentence sounds like you got caught following too close to traffic. It's common sense to figure out the distance you need to be depending on speed. But now a days common sense is no longer common and government has to step in and put regulation because the lack of common sense these new drivers have.

 

Leos can get certified in gauging distance by eye, just like they can with speed.

 

Being an ex-leo, I can assure you there is no certification I have EVER heard of for "gauging distance." It's simply the officers discretion. And there's also no certification for anything to do with speed. You simply get taught how to use a radar or lidar. The equipment has to be inspected and certified every year, but there is no certification for the officers (unless it is department-specific).

 

I've had an (actually a couple of em) officer tell me he can write speeding tickets without a radar. That they are taught how to gauge speed by observation. Perhaps the word certification is wrong, but not the principle. Distance would be no different. I can tell if an object is 50 ft away from me or 200 ft without having to get a take measure out.

 

Exactly. And that's discretion.

 

But no, and officer can't write a ticket for 55 in a 35 based on his observation. That would never stand in court and the defense would murder him. It could be put under a general speeding or reckless driving, etc. But that's where that line wild get drawn.

 

I bet most cops can spot a car, guess it's speed and then hit it with the radar, say to themselves "#### I'm good"and decide whether to pull it over, all before the car or truck sees the bear and slows down.