Another officer struck :(
x2 on the bright light, I know and observe the " move over and if you can't slow down" rule. I hate it when the person in front of me does both at the same time by slowing down 20-30 mph AND jump into the other lane, that just causes people to slam on their brakes and swerve to miss the idiot. I've seen an officer almost get hit by an idiot doing that and it did cause an accident. luckily the officer did go after the idiot and write him a ticket for obstructing traffic and causing an accident.
THIS EXPLAINS PART OF THE PROBLEM
One the one hand you claim you pull over but "hate others" who slow down.
See, this IS IS IS the problem.
A cop WHO STOPS A CAR and creates a HAZARD on the side of the road, and sometimes a SERIOUS hazard because of road width, shoulder or other road conditions, has ALREADY caused a potentially hazardous situation.
The fact that you "hate to slow down" because I, me, decided that I MUST slow down -- and get over--is only adding to the entire problem.
A "few" times I've been behind traffic, couple --3 big trucks, and because of trucks, hills, curves, you can't see the cop all that far ahead, the trucks CANNOT get over because of traffic, and BANG right in dam front of me is the cop on the side, so what do I do?
Can I get over? MAYBE
Must I slow down? Well are YOU tailgating me? Is slamming on the brakes REALLY what I need to be doing? Or do I just concentrate on driving past the situation?
"Along with" this so called safety law, there should be VERY hard and fast laws in effect forbidding cops from making "stupid" stops in dangerous road conditions. You wanna write that ticket? FINE. Wait a few miles until the road is wide, flat and clear. Hey, you're bein paid by the hour.