Cops tailgating to try and make you speed

**James Deuce** · 16th December 2010, 14:07

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Yea I've had it happen to me a few times its also illegal, as its a form of entrapment.

You watch too many American reality cop shows.

**Gone Burger** · 16th December 2010, 14:09

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Stop whining. *555 the cop and then go and fill in the form and be nice to the nice who will ring you up to ask if you'd like to involve the PCA or not.

All very well if you are lucky enough to have cell phone reception when you are in the middle of no-where, and miles away from a township.

As for stopping, if he hadn't backed off then, I was going to pull over and stop. But of course, being on your own sometime in places quite remote, you also do have to concider that too, and I shouldn't have been put in that situation in the first place. Not to mention gravel on the verge of the road - a place I GREATLY go out of my way avoid with my bike, learnt from past mistakes.

**Toaster** · 16th December 2010, 14:10

Originally Posted by Katiepie

What a really shitty, and UNSAFE tactic to follow through with. What happened to the 2 second rule? Did this not apply to him???? That was more like a split second.

Yes the 2 second rule does apply to police and they damn well know it, even in pursuits.

Don't tolerate it and don't let them win.

Simply pull over and lay a complaint asap using the car rego, time and place.

Tapping your rear brake is a good warning to them but I would rather see them dealt with to squash this completely inappropriate tactic.

Hardly propoting good driving practices given that they themselves issue infringements to others for following too close.

Again it is a matter of the few ruining it for the others that do it right.

**Mully** · 16th December 2010, 14:12

Eek - I certainly wouldn't stomp on the picks with a "Professional Driver" in his Commodore on my arse.

Good way to end up deaded.

I'd pull over, and let him go. Or ride at 20km/h below the speed limit.

Actually, I'd consider using the brake pedal just to flash the brake light at him.

**DMNTD:Me** · 16th December 2010, 14:13

Originally Posted by Toaster

Hardly propoting good driving practices given that they themselves issue infringements to others for following too close.

Does that mean I could also get of the odd speeding ticket too, mister?

**Toaster** · 16th December 2010, 14:20

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Does that mean I could also get of the odd speeding ticket too, mister?

Don't get me started.....

**Toaster** · 16th December 2010, 14:22

Originally Posted by Mully

Eek - I certainly wouldn't stomp on the picks with a "Professional Driver" in his Commodore on my arse.

Good way to end up deaded.

I'd pull over, and let him go. Or ride at 20km/h below the speed limit.

Actually, I'd consider using the brake pedal just to flash the brake light at him.

Exactly. A 1 week practical driving course does NOT a professional driver make.

**shrub** · 16th December 2010, 14:25

and if he didn't drop back I'd pull over and trade places with the obligatory 2 secs gap.

**mashman** · 16th December 2010, 14:34

Originally Posted by shrub

and if he didn't drop back I'd pull over and trade places with the obligatory 2 secs gap.

That's where the fog lights come in handy (obviously not on a bike). No need to touch the brakes, just pop on the fog light. Wasn't there mention of ginja cooper doing something similar to the Orkers.?

**The Pastor** · 16th December 2010, 14:38

Originally Posted by shrub

Has anyone ever encountered this strategy? I haven't, but according to a chap I know it is quite common.

Have had this happen to me a lot of times.

Empty road and cop pulled over, i go passed, he pulls out then every 30sec he radars me. If I pull over he will stop and do the checks etc

I have had this happen to me on Auckland motorway too! its crazy. The only way to deal with it is pull into a driveway (dosen't always work!) or just hope he gets bored or a speeder comes from the other direction!

Originally Posted by slofox

Just move left and wave 'im through...

Yeah doesn't work in my experience!

Originally Posted by george formby

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.
Sometimes I'm happy to put up with age when the wisdom accrued saves my butt.

Maybe they tailgate on a slow day..

I saw a cop in an old white BMW in whanagrei. 20" chromes, big more and what looked like illegal tints. He was FLOORING it from 0-50k at all the lights trying to get a drag race going. He was in a weird police uniform that i'd never seen before - dark blue baseball cap and a puffy jacket. My radar detector was going nuts.

Originally Posted by ducatilover

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.

That's 100% the cops goal, to waste your time. remember its not a waste of his time as hes getting paid to do nothin!

Originally Posted by Spazman727

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.

Good luck defending the dangerous driving charge. Remember its your word vs his in court.

**jtzzr** · 16th December 2010, 14:55

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Does that mean I could also get of the odd speeding ticket too, mister?

Coming from someone with a direct dial to the demerit system and Kiwibike Insurance ,don`t push your luck bro

Saw a guy been followed by a popo along the northern motorway , I was about 500mtrs behind, the guy on the bike was pootling along with the popo right up his arse , the guy on the bike got to Barrys Point rd(southbound), waited to the very last second and indicated left and got onto the off-ramp, popo could do nothing and had to pull over onto the shoulder and think about what could have been.

Was that you Scotty?

**JimO** · 16th December 2010, 15:20

years ago i was towing a caravan to central otago, then the limit for towing was 80ks and spied a plainjane white commodore way ahead, i caught up to it quite quickly and found he was doing 60ks on the open road, he sped up to 75 ks and i knew he was trying to get me to pass him, i followed him for about 20 ks until he turned down a side road, about 10 minutes later he was behind me. he must have had fuck all to do that day

**Genie** · 16th December 2010, 15:27

Had something similar happen the other day going down the Buller, cop was in between me and this fella on a Harley. Harley was sitting on about 95, cop pulled over and then tucked in behind me for about 50k's, I sat on 95 and watched the Harley cruise off into the distance. Didn't bother me having a cop on my arse, he kept me out of trouble