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    Cops tailgating to try and make you speed

    Has anyone ever encountered this strategy? I haven't, but according to a chap I know it is quite common.
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    Just move left and wave 'im through...
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    I've heard of it happening - to learner riders in particular.

    When I ride with Mrs Mully, I act as a blocker for her anyway - to keep cagers away from her while she learns.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shrub View Post
    Has anyone ever encountered this strategy? I haven't, but according to a chap I know it is quite common.
    A few years ago the Feds had a black, tinted window WRX up here & they pulled a LOT of boy racers off the road. I never witnessed the strategy but was followed by the car a few times & overtaken by them when I was sitting at the speed limit. I would not say I was being entrapped but definitely tempted.
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    Maybe they tailgate on a slow day..

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    I had an undercover right up my jacksie one night in one of the cages, I drove as normal and tootled into a 100km area, where he tailgated me further and then pulled me over. Waste of my time and his time.
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    Have heard about it. As someone else said move to the left, wave them through. That said if someone tailgates me when I'm in the car I just tend to drive slower rather than speed up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ducatilover View Post
    I had an undercover right up my jacksie one night in one of the cages, I drove as normal and tootled into a 100km area, where he tailgated me further and then pulled me over. Waste of my time and his time.
    Does seem a little stupid and I'm sure there are easier ways to find speeders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by XxKiTtiExX View Post
    Have heard about it. As someone else said move to the left, wave them through. That said if someone tailgates me when I'm in the car I just tend to drive slower rather than speed up.
    That, or pull the handbrake (so there's no brake lights to warn them.) My car is shit and I need the money. Hasn't worked yet.
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    Seen it happen here in Dunedin on the Southern Motorway.

    But I may one day see if I can record it as I am going to mount camera foward and facing aft...

    Quote Originally Posted by Mully View Post
    When I ride with Mrs Mully, I act as a blocker for her anyway - to keep cagers away from her while she learns.
    I do that when I ride with the other half as well...

    I now have a tendacy to record everything... and have the nack to wswitch of the tracking GPS when I go for a blat blat....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spazman727 View Post
    That, or pull the handbrake (so there's no brake lights to warn them.) My car is shit and I need the money. Hasn't worked yet.
    Umm rather not put my 15 month old baby at further risk. But okay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XxKiTtiExX View Post
    Umm rather not put my 15 month old baby at further risk. But okay.
    What! Has plunket not fitted airbags to their baby seats yet? Disgraceful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
    What! Has plunket not fitted airbags to their baby seats yet? Disgraceful.
    I know!!!!!!! Should just go back to sticking them in a moses basket on the floor!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shrub View Post
    Does seem a little stupid and I'm sure there are easier ways to find speeders.
    I'm not sure if he was attempting to make me speed, or if he just like the rear end of the car?
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    Quote Originally Posted by shrub View Post
    Has anyone ever encountered this strategy? I haven't, but according to a chap I know it is quite common.
    Yea I've had it happen to me a few times its also illegal, as its a form of entrapment.
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    This happened to me this morning. I indicated, pulled over and pretended to take a phone call. Cop had followed me quite a distance before this right up my arse....

    As soon as I pulled over the cop jammed on his brakes but because of the pile of traffice behind him he couldn't stop.
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