Being Stopped

Thanks for the reply. You must be a great example to your peers,just to cummunicate with all of us. I sure miss the old days when ma,ct,ri,me,pa,had cbs in their cruisers. I can't tell you how many times i have tried to turn a drunk or ill driving person in that was running in two or three lanes,in most of these states,I call 911 get my number verified,then they relay the message to you,then they send it to the next town,the police then call me,by the time we can get somebody on it that car is gone off the exit or left town again. I often wonder how many of these folks make it all the way home or to a hospital without killing someone along the way. Theres one called PaPa bear,a state trooper in columbus ga,he talks to us to this day when we go thru,if he hears us he says hi. Man,you just can't beat a good cop,no pun intended,nothing like real people and I know you are one. Thanks for being out there for all of us. I know your job is tough on tragedy type accidents,wind rain and snow,take care buddy.

 

Personally, I would prefer the second option of having you pull in front of me to indicate that you want me to pull over. I've forced myself into the habit of scanning my mirrors more often, but occasionally find myself being unexpectedly overtaken by an understandably impatient ambulance. Some of us drive very loud trucks, which make it difficult to hear a siren that's 60'+ behind us.

I prefer this method because you place yourself unmistakably in my immediate field of vision. I developed a preference for this method, not by experience, but from observation. Over the summer, the Ministry of Transportation (the Canadian version of the DoT) blitzed our area with patrol cars fitted with a scrolling text device in the rear window. The inspector pulled in front of the targeted truck, activated the signal lights, and scrolled the message: "Driver, follow patrol car to designated inspection point." This method has numerous advantages. The officer is immediately noticeable, eliminating claims that the driver didn't notice the officer or was confused about which driver the officer was targetting (this has happened in New Brunswick, with disasterous consequences). Moreover, the officer may escort the driver where it is safe and practicable to stop.

Finally, I prefer to have the officer in front of me because, as the original author pointed out, my truck blocks passing traffic, thereby protecting the officer from rear-end or side-swip incidents.

 

You could have the quietest truck in the world and you wouldn't hear a siren 60 ft. behind you . Tests showed a siren to have an audibility of only 25 - 40 ft . at intersections . http://www.lawofficer.com/news-and-.../factors_to_consider_when_running_code_3.html .
The method of LEO's having a sign and escorting you to a safe place to pull over is one thing . I can't get over the stupidity of drivers stopping for the DOT on the shoulder just before or on the ramp of a rest area . I'm sure the officer wouldn't object to you pulling into a space in the rest area . But if I'm going to be stopped on a shoulder I prefer the car with flashing lights behind me warning oncoming traffic . This also makes it safer for me to pull out and leave because approaching traffic should move over a lane on the interstate .

 

Texas pulled me over 2 years ago because a mud flap was missing sometime during the last couple of hours. Knew it was not for speeding because the truck could not do the speed limit. So, I expected DOT. Instead of pulling over immediately, I turned the signal on and slowed down and pulled past the exit to the entrance side where there was more room. He just followed and never said a thing about it.

 

Ok Troop,,This coming from a professional who has on many many occasions been coerced to ease to the right by occifers,,,I vote the conventional lights from the rear,,Once we come to a stop safely either on the shoulder or opting to roll onto the first exit ramp,,for your safety of course,,then you can pull in front if you like,,It's not like we are going to induce damage to a LEO Vehicle to get away from a misdemeaner traffic stop,,,Come to think of it,,don't ticket the big trucks,,Go after the morons changing lanes without signaling while on their cell phones,Or how about the idiots with one brake light out of three lit while driving with their feet on the brake pedal. I Believe in the D.A.R.E. Program,,,Donut Awareness Resistance Education..I couldn't help it i had to throw that in there..LOL,,,Have a great day and if you see a Big Fast Cherry Red Peterbilt doing in excess of 100mph,,,Kindly look the other way ok?