To Pass or Not To Pass

MarkeZ · 07-27-2011, 08:49 AM

I came up on a cop doing 5 mph under the speed limit. He was driving one of those mustang cop cars. I went to pass him and when i got even with him he gave me a thumbs up and then he floored it. Yeah I wanted to see if I could catch him but I didn't want to push my luck.

Further down the road, I took an exit to get gas and the same cop was there. He came up and checked out my car complimented me on it and noticed that I didn't have a front license plate. I thought he was gonna give me a ticket for it but he said if it was his car he wouldn't put one either. LOL

DrEvil · 07-27-2011, 08:55 AM

I was on Delaware Hwy 1 last year and watch a state trooper follow a woman in the left lane for about two miles and at least 8 mph below the 65 limit. I was eventually able to pass in the rifht lane and continue on. In jersey she would have been pulled over and ticketed for not keeping right. Yes , so I did pass a Delaware trooper at the speed limit.
BTW in Jersey , we call them "left lane dicks"

Econ · 07-27-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkeZ

I came up on a cop doing 5 mph under the speed limit. He was driving one of those mustang cop cars. I went to pass him and when i got even with him he gave me a thumbs up and then he floored it. Yeah I wanted to see if I could catch him but I didn't want to push my luck.

Further down the road, I took an exit to get gas and the same cop was there. He came up and checked out my car complimented me on it and noticed that I didn't have a front license plate. I thought he was gonna give me a ticket for it but he said if it was his car he wouldn't put one either. LOL

haha nice.

I always try to race cop cars, usually doesnt work, however they get a laugh out of it.

onzedge · 07-27-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkeZ

I came up on a cop doing 5 mph under the speed limit. He was driving one of those mustang cop cars. I went to pass him and when i got even with him he gave me a thumbs up and then he floored it. Yeah I wanted to see if I could catch him but I didn't want to push my luck.

Further down the road, I took an exit to get gas and the same cop was there. He came up and checked out my car complimented me on it and noticed that I didn't have a front license plate. I thought he was gonna give me a ticket for it but he said if it was his car he wouldn't put one either. LOL

murphman · 07-27-2011, 10:20 AM

Drove past a cop doing 70 in a 50, he was doing 70 ish also but was pulling a horse trailer behind the tahoe. Not sure if i was being ballsy or dumb but im leaning towards dumb, did not get pulled over.

takjak2 · 07-27-2011, 10:56 AM

If I come up on traveling cops I'll hang back, waiting for him (or her) to find someone else to pull over. Better to keep eyes on and account for them than have 'em come up from behind later.

Vaughanabe13 · 07-27-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Pass but not over the speed limit. They do this on purpose to bait drivers or if they're eyeing someone up ahead.

This is the correct answer. In drivers ed we learned it is only ok to pass when you NEVER EXCEED the speed limit, and also when it is safe to do so and you have very far visibility. If the cop is going 4 under the limit you most likely won't have enough speed to pass quickly if you go the limit, so in this case I would say don't pass. However, if you had a really really long stretch of flat road and plenty of time to pass slowly, I would go the speed limit and very slowly pass the cop just to piss him off because technically you aren't doing anything illegal.

Brutal 370Z · 07-27-2011, 11:25 AM

NEVER PASS A COP!!!!!!!!! why risk it? just to get to your destination 5 minutes earlier!?!? not worth the risk of getting pulled over imo. I was in a similar situation, and when i was about to pass (at maybe 2km/h faster than he was going), he flashed his lights and told me to hang back. regardless of whether or not your exceeding the speed limit when doing so, a lot of cops just like to break balls, especially if your a young guy in a nice car.

theDreamer · 07-27-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Brutal 370Z

NEVER PASS A COP!!!!!!!!! why risk it? just to get to your destination 5 minutes earlier!?!? not worth the risk of getting pulled over imo. I was in a similar situation, and when i was about to pass (at maybe 2km/h faster than he was going), he flashed his lights and told me to hang back. regardless of whether or not your exceeding the speed limit when doing so, a lot of cops just like to break balls, especially if your a young guy in a nice car.

I completely disagree, a cop has no reason to pull you over if you are doing the speed limit and passing a slower, be it a cop or something else.
Now if a cop flashed his lights at you when you tried to pass, then there was probably another reason which I could understand. And to your point of being somewhere 5 minutes faster, why show up 5 minutes later when you are within the legal limit?

Baer383 · 07-27-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I completely disagree, a cop has no reason to pull you over if you are doing the speed limit and passing a slower, be it a cop or something else.
Now if a cop flashed his lights at you when you tried to pass, then there was probably another reason which I could understand. And to your point of being somewhere 5 minutes faster, why show up 5 minutes later when you are within the legal limit?

m4a1mustang · 07-27-2011, 01:02 PM

Yeah but they might also inspect the heck out of your car as you pass by to find PC to pull you over.

theDreamer · 07-27-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Yeah but they might also inspect the heck out of your car as you pass by to find PC to pull you over.

Which is fine, in Texas you are required to run a front plate but I do not so when I pass them I take that risk, but it seems that a lot of people here think passing a cop is actually illegal when it is not.

Brutal 370Z · 07-27-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I completely disagree, a cop has no reason to pull you over if you are doing the speed limit and passing a slower, be it a cop or something else.
Now if a cop flashed his lights at you when you tried to pass, then there was probably another reason which I could understand. And to your point of being somewhere 5 minutes faster, why show up 5 minutes later when you are within the legal limit?

My point is that some cops (it could be just in my area) would pull you over for passing them regardless of whether or not you're still within the legal limit. That's why I just think its not worth the hassle. No disrespect to cops, but there are a handful of them that are on a power trip, and get a kick out of breaking balls.

b1adesofcha0s · 07-27-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Yeah but they might also inspect the heck out of your car as you pass by to find PC to pull you over.

This is why I wouldn't do it. If he is going more than 3-5 mph under the limit then I will definitely pass going right at the limit.

FromG2Z · 07-27-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Brutal 370Z

My point is that some cops (it could be just in my area) would pull you over for passing them regardless of whether or not you're still within the legal limit. That's why I just think its not worth the hassle. No disrespect to cops, but there are a handful of them that are on a power trip, and get a kick out of breaking balls.

That's my exact point. Some cops are just a-holes. That's a fact. Some cities in my area are NOTORIOUS for cops like that. So my point is, yes it IS legal to pass a cop safely and within the speed limit, but like I said, I wouldn't do it because I don't want the attention and don't want to give him a REASON whatsoever to pull me over...

07-27-2011, 10:20 AM	#50 (permalink)
murphman Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: houston Posts: 611 Drives: 370z Tour Black 7AT Rep Power: 16	Drove past a cop doing 70 in a 50, he was doing 70 ish also but was pulling a horse trailer behind the tahoe. Not sure if i was being ballsy or dumb but im leaning towards dumb, did not get pulled over. __________________ Mod List: FI 18" CBE// Eibach Springs// Rear Camber kit// Ingen CAI//

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Brutal 370Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Greater Toronto Area Posts: 357 Drives: 11' MB/Pers/6M/S/Nav Rep Power: 14	NEVER PASS A COP!!!!!!!!! why risk it? just to get to your destination 5 minutes earlier!?!? not worth the risk of getting pulled over imo. I was in a similar situation, and when i was about to pass (at maybe 2km/h faster than he was going), he flashed his lights and told me to hang back. regardless of whether or not your exceeding the speed limit when doing so, a lot of cops just like to break balls, especially if your a young guy in a nice car. __________________ Stillen G3/CBE/HFC, Nismo S-tune Front Chin Spoiler, 20% tint, Password JDM V2 Shift Knob

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07-27-2011, 08:49 AM	#46 (permalink)
MarkeZ Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 135 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Black Rep Power: 16	I came up on a cop doing 5 mph under the speed limit. He was driving one of those mustang cop cars. I went to pass him and when i got even with him he gave me a thumbs up and then he floored it. Yeah I wanted to see if I could catch him but I didn't want to push my luck. Further down the road, I took an exit to get gas and the same cop was there. He came up and checked out my car complimented me on it and noticed that I didn't have a front license plate. I thought he was gonna give me a ticket for it but he said if it was his car he wouldn't put one either. LOL

07-27-2011, 08:55 AM	#47 (permalink)
DrEvil Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 270 Drives: 09 370z,Blue, auto Rep Power: 14	I was on Delaware Hwy 1 last year and watch a state trooper follow a woman in the left lane for about two miles and at least 8 mph below the 65 limit. I was eventually able to pass in the rifht lane and continue on. In jersey she would have been pulled over and ticketed for not keeping right. Yes , so I did pass a Delaware trooper at the speed limit. BTW in Jersey , we call them "left lane dicks"