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Ingenious way to catch speeding drivers?
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We have seen many Facebook posts about a new way the police are catching speeding drivers. Until now we only had to worry about automated roadside speed cameras and the mobile version of these speed traps, the tripod-mounted speed guns. Now, it seems like police officers are driving unmarked vehicles and following other drivers until they can issue a fine for some transgression, index.hu reports.
It was only a few days ago that we reported about the changes in the technical inspection of cars and how it may affect roadside checks. Now we have other traffic-related news.
Drivers’ reports say that an ordinary-looking Audi shows up in the fast lane, staying aggressively close to the car right in front of it. In case there are no free spots in the right lane, the drivers automatically speed up to get out of the seemingly dangerous situation and to find a way to change lanes safely.
We can easily imagine the situation where we are driving with the legal speed limit (say 110 km/h) in the fast lane, where the right lane has several big trucks driving around 70-80 km/h, staying way too close to each other.
It is not exactly safe or comfortable to slow down and squeeze your car in between two trucks. But from what these drivers have been saying, it sounds like the policemen are tailgating, driving aggressively, staying inside safe braking distances, not leaving much choice for the drivers in front of them. Many are afraid to step on the brakes, thinking it could cause a rear-end crash.
I disagree with the claims this article makes about the good intentions of the Police in these situations as described. As a driver caught in the fast lane next to trucks should be allowed the opportunity to move up and get past in front of the trucks without worrying or getting a speeding ticket. To much aggressively up into someone’s ass on the highway is not safe driving on the part of cops as well. You’ll never win arguing with a cop. The best fix here is to get a front and rear mounted dash-cam that will show what happened to the JUDGE.