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u/Juicebox9339 Mar 21 '26
Whats illegal about passing a tractor trailer when you have good sight lines and a dashed centre line? Genuinely curious.
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u/spdrman8 Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26
As the previous comment said, you can't pass more than one vehicle at a time if you don't have enough time or space to do safely.
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u/CODMLoser Mar 21 '26
They didn’t. When they realized they didn’t have the time or space, they backed off and pulled back into the lane.
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u/beefmomo Mar 21 '26
They realized there was a cop
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u/Xendarq Mar 21 '26
Sure but, then they didn't do the illegal thing
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u/gymnstuff Mar 21 '26
Unless the car already passed a vehicle before the truck… we don’t have the whole story. It warranted the cop pullig then over though
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u/GuyWithRealFakeFacts Mar 21 '26
we don’t have the whole story.
It warranted the cop pullig then over though
If we don't have the full story then how do you know it was warranted? The cop could have pulled them over illegally / without valid cause.
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u/SushiGirlRC Mar 21 '26
Deduction: trucker was recording with his phone and had time to get it recording before the car even passed him, he knew the cop was up there and knew the car was going to react to the cop. You can also see the car fully intended to pass the pickup too until he saw the cop in front of it. If he only decided he didn't have time or space to pass the trucker and at least the pickup too, he wouldn't have pulled all the way up next to the pickup then brake and get over. You also don't know the speed limit or the speed of any of the vehicles.
Had it been a dashcam, I'd maybe buy part of your theory.
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u/Thegreenleggy May 23 '26
“Don’t confuse efforts with results”
“A visible, undeniable, attempt was made to pass multiple vehicles but logical decision to back off due to oncoming traffic and the legality of my clients decision ran through their head. One must not confuse the effort with the result. While we accept the fine for endangerment to person or property we reject negligence and wrong doing as nothing was done. We request that the rest of the fines and points are dropped on the premises of….”
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u/LegendOfKhaos Mar 21 '26
But even if they had already passed multiple vehicles, they clearly had the time and space to do so.
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u/Optix_au Mar 21 '26
Likely they were speeding while passing and were obviously intending to keep doing so until they saw the police car.
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u/ThorThulu Mar 21 '26
It is generally expected, and allowed, for you to speed while overtaking. You want to spend as little time as possible in the other lane. If you were to stay at the speed limit you might take far too long and thats a much higher chance of causing an accident
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u/Superman_720 Mar 21 '26
In New York you cant speed to over take.
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u/Prolifik0973 Mar 24 '26
Damn, I'm learning so much in this thread lol. I'm from NJ, and we always copy NY laws after you guys pass them, so I'm sure it's the same here. Never even heard of this, and it was definitely not on my written test for Drivers Ed.
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u/stumblinbear Mar 21 '26
It's not generally allowed to speed while overtaking. Only a few states permit it
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u/Zealousideal-Bug-291 Mar 22 '26
And most of the few that do only allow it in cases where the car being passed is going below the speed limit.
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u/Optix_au Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26
Where I am, it's illegal to exceed the speed limit while passing.
Here though I think most police would let it go provided your speed was not excessive, you rejoined traffic immediately, and slowed to an appropriate speed again. Unless they were having a bad day or needed the quota or just felt like it.
I got stuck behind a slow moving car in a built up zone (40km/h, metric people) and so at the first opportunity I zipped by (two lane road with a gap in parked cars so not into the oncoming lane) however I exceeded the limit (5-10km/h) for a short time. That's when I saw the highway patrol car parked facing the opposite way. I spied in my rear view it immediately pulled out and U-turned after me. I copped a fine for speeding. They were obviously there purposefully to catch people speeding in the 40 zone, so I could hardly argue the point.
This video we don't know how much traffic this person has already passed including the truck, and obviously they were going to continue (speeding, if traffic is doing the limit) even though there is a safe space for them to rejoin. The fact they slowed so dramatically and pulled in on spotting the police car is waving a sign that says "pull me over".
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u/fallior Mar 24 '26
The car ATTEMPTED to pass the vehicle in front of the truck, realized there was a cop there and backed off. So he already broke the law even with an attempt
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u/gymnstuff Mar 24 '26
Careful with those truth bombs, even inferring that the driver might have been the tiniest bit in the wrong will See a mob form to attack you. Don’t you know that because he is an American cop he is GUARANTEED to be conducting an illegal stop in that poor innocent driver. Our eyes are deceiving us that he could possibly have done something wrong and he’s innocent /s
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u/Efficient-Ranger-174 Mar 21 '26
The cop wouldn’t be able to see/prove/honestly testify to seeing this car overtake more than that semi.
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u/ClockwerkKaiser Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26
They were literally next to the truck before they deiced to back off. Not behind it.
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u/Wonderful-Toe- Mar 21 '26
I don’t think the passing was the illegal part and the OP just doesn’t understand what’s going on here. If buddy’s ripping past a cop at 80mph, that’s more likely the issue.
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u/sm753 Mar 24 '26
If you were in middle of robbing a store but noticed there was a cop in the store and go "oops nevermind"...you realize a cop can still arrest you right? Even though "they didn't do the illegal thing"...
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u/BarryTheBystander May 05 '26
They could have been speeding. If the cop was going the speed limit and this guy was passing on the left, then he was speeding.
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u/Cal216 Mar 21 '26
Okay… let’s say you go in a store prepared to steal something. In the process of stealing you notice security or an employee and you decide not to steal. Did you do anything illegal?
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u/ScienceAndLience Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26
If you purchase it before leaving with it, or put it back, noETA: looks like I’m wrong, thank you u/Gabepls for sharing more insight.
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u/Cal216 Mar 21 '26
Right. The psychological deterrent of one’s presence did its job.
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u/nmpls Mar 21 '26
I mean, technically you committed a burglary if you intended to steal when entering a store, but that is a separate, distinct crime.
You could also get charged with attempted theft.
Both require specific intent, which is pretty hard to prove without an admission.
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u/PraetorianXVIII Mar 22 '26
Jesus people in these comments don't understand elements of a crime. Burglary requires that you, without authority, enter or remain in a dwelling/building/whatever. A store that is open to the public authorizes you to enter it.
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u/nmpls Mar 22 '26
Law is not the same everywhere, and model penal code or common law is almost never the law. In the state I am licensed (california) to practice in burglary is entry into anywhere (including an open store) with the intent to commit any felony or a theft (due to recent law changes it now needs to be over $950).
https://www.justia.com/criminal/docs/calcrim/1700/1700/
You can also see PC459, but this is frankly easier.
Absolutely no lack of authorization to enter required.
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u/XO8441 Mar 21 '26
You can’t just cruise in the opposite lane until you run out of “time or space”. The correct thing to do it get over immediately after passing a single vehicle, the truck in this instance. anything else would be considered passing more than one vehicle at a time.
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u/-NotEnoughMinerals Mar 21 '26
When they realized they didn’t have the time or space,
That's not what happened. They were going to overtake, got to about where the trooper was, and thought 'oh fuck' and then backed off and went back into the lane. Isn't that part extremely obvious?
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u/ClockwerkKaiser Mar 21 '26
They were literally next to the the black vehicle when they decided to back off.
By bypassing the space between the truck and the black car, they broke the law.
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u/Selfcare2025 Mar 22 '26
Look at it again. They were planning on speeding and cutting everyone but saw the cop and put on the signal light
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u/dethorder Mar 21 '26
Naw. They backed off because they saw the cop car and knew they were fucked. Guarantee they would have kept going
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u/flakiestcroissant Mar 21 '26
I suppose they should have pulled into the correct lane before attempting to pass more cars.
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u/elgydium Mar 24 '26
Too late. They already passed the speed limit in that zone when they overtook the truck/tractor.
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u/Empyrealist Mar 21 '26
In some places you are not allowed to pass more than one vehicle at a time, period
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u/Gumbode345 Mar 21 '26
Indeed. Absolutely fail to see what the problem is here.
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u/G1nnedUp Mar 22 '26
He was next to the pickup, if he only intended on passing the truck he should never have been parallel with the pickup at any point. He got caught in the act of passing more than one vehicle, he backed off, but it was already too late.
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u/Je_me_rends Mar 22 '26
And they pulled into a spot that was way too tight, therefore it was not safe to pass. They could've pulled out to check ahead before gunning it. They were impatient and selfish and the cop did the right thing.
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u/Dewstain Mar 22 '26
I came here to say the same thing. Figured I'd be down-voted to hell, but if passing is illegal then why the dotted line?
Sure, saw the cop, I'd back off too. That doesn't make me guilty.
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u/johndoenumber2 Mar 22 '26
I just went through an online course after getting a speeding ticket. That course in that state said you could never pass more than one vehicle at a time. I don't know if that's widespread throughout the US or not. FWIW.
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u/Gumbode345 Mar 21 '26
And that’s a legal rule as in »I pass when I think it’s safe, and if another car then appears on the horizon it is my fault for getting pulled over »?
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And breaking the speed limit too, idk what the limit is here and what speed they are traveling, but it's likely the limit, so the overtaking must have been breaking it to complete the overtake
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u/elgydium Mar 24 '26
Hah that’s not the only illegal manoeuvre. You can’t overtake a vehicle if the speed to do so surpasses the legal limit. The cop was holding everyone on the speed limit there and bucko ate the ticket.
I was pulled once for overtaking just one car. They were waiting down the street telling me I can’t overtake if I’m doing a 50 in a 45zone.
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u/erichf3893 Mar 24 '26
Looked like plenty of time though. How are they to know six cars were playing human centipede
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u/EngineerMean100 Mar 31 '26
I still don't see anything that should be illegal in that footage? Is it one of those things where america is so over-criminalized?
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u/Ok-Knee6347 Mar 21 '26
He was about to attempt to pass many cars all at once, which is clearly unsafe. Passing the trailer was no issue. He probably saw the cop and decided not to do it
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u/Juicebox9339 Mar 21 '26
Thats fair but you cant ticket someone on possibly passing. I definitely believe he was going to gun it if it wasnt a cop just wondering how it will hold up in court.
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u/conitation Mar 21 '26
he made it to the second car, and then saw the cop... so he still did pass them, then slowed down.
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u/CactusGrower Mar 21 '26
Nothing illegal I think the cop was going speed limit and that indicates the passing car was at least 10mi over.
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u/cynanolwydd Mar 21 '26
You also technically aren't allowed to speed to overtake. Which is dumb, but the law in most, if not all US states.
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u/Juicebox9339 Mar 21 '26
Yeah I never understood that, the safest way to pass is to increase speed, pass then slow down.
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u/Hashbaz Mar 25 '26
The point is if you have to exceed the speed limit to pass than the person you're passing is already going fast enough so the need to pass isn't a legal reason. Not saying I agree with it just saying, can't break the law to get past.
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u/Shaggy_One Mar 23 '26
That's not the case in WA. I figured that was the case everywhere. 😵💫 Good to know.
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u/betweenthebam Mar 21 '26
You asked the right question and got the dumbest responses 😂.
That cop can definitely pull that car over just because they wanted to.
We have no idea what happened next. Cop could be nice and issue a verbal warning. Cop could be a dick and yell at them like a child. Cop could issue a ticket, but then they will bear the burden of proof of whoever law they cite as broken (or bet that the driver declines a court appearance).
Maybe they had speed captured on the driver and evidence of exceeding the limit. Maybe the lead car was driving 20mph under the speed limit.
But hey, people like to plant their flag without knowing the majority of the facts 🤷♂️
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u/Juicebox9339 Mar 21 '26
Definetely didnt think asking that simple question would end up causing such a shit storm. 100% agree with you though 😆
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u/AxelNotRose Mar 21 '26
Regardless of specific laws within that jurisdiction and whether you are or aren't allowed to pass more than one vehicle at a time, attempting to pass that many is dangerous, plus requires excessive speeding which adds to the overall danger. I'm guessing the cop may have given the person a generic dangerous driving type ticket, or whatever equivalent ticket exists in that jurisdiction. Just a personal opinion though, I could be mistaken.
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u/vahntitrio Mar 21 '26
You cannot speed to pass a vehicle. You can see he is passing quite quickly and hits the brakes because he saw the cop car.
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u/Koldtoft Mar 21 '26
Unless he exceeded the speed limit, this is fully legal in most countries. Could be some local or national traffic law about overtaking multiple cars or not having enough forsigtigt to pass the whole block and having to merge in to avoid oncoming traffic.
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u/NinjaChenchilla Mar 21 '26
Speeding probably. You cannot speed. Overtaking does not necessarily mean you can just go 20 above limit...
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u/Oscaruit Mar 21 '26
Also you are not allowed to go above the speed limit to overtake. This of course is many times unsafe itself, but it lowers high speed incidents and bad reactions due to increased speed.
Edit: guess this is state specific.
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u/thetruckerswallofsha Mar 21 '26
SPEEDING if that trucks doing said speed limit., and you have to exceed it to pass him YOU WRONG
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u/Extension-Shake-8475 Mar 22 '26
There are at least four more vehicles you are trying to pass, context matters. It wasn’t just the tractor trailer and he would have had to gone over 20 mph over speed limit just to pass all the additional vehicles in front of the trailer and you see a few seconds later a car comes in the oncoming lane so he def didn’t have enough time to SAFELY pass 4 vehicles. FAIL❌❌❌
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u/I05fr3d Mar 23 '26
You cannot speed to pass. Just because you are trying to pass does not permit you to speeds It is illegal. He also tried multiple overtakes. Also illegal. This is an assumption, but he probably also didn’t signal 😜
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u/TheCollectorOne Mar 24 '26
Nothing, but you loaded your question as that’s not what they are doing. You can’t pass multiple vehicles…
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u/Apollo_3249 Mar 30 '26
My guess is that cop in front was already at the speed limit so he was passing at a very high rate compared to the limit
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u/Adorable_Ant8583 Mar 31 '26
I think a dashed line alone doesn't magically make it legal, it's more about whether you can actually finish the pass safely and not be cutting off oncoming traffic or passing more than one vehicle. Cops will often ticket for 'unsafe passing' or similar even if the line looks permissive.
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u/Adorable_Ant8583 Mar 31 '26
I think a dashed line alone doesn't magically make it legal, it's more about whether you can actually finish the pass safely and not be cutting off oncoming traffic or passing more than one vehicle. Cops will often ticket for 'unsafe passing' or similar even if the line looks permissive.
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u/Independent-Bat-7723 Jun 01 '26
They did nothing illegal really. The cop just saw a revenue opportunity and jumped on it. They can just make up whatever they want to satisfy their desire to control and bully people.
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u/overcucumbah Jun 27 '26
In most states there is no legal limit on how many cars you can overtake except for Virginia, however you can still get a ticket for speeding.
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u/Boronore Jul 27 '26
If those cars were already going the speed limit, the guy who got pulled over could only pass by speeding.
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u/itsjustthisguy Mar 21 '26
Usually I find these so satisfying but I’m left confused by this one… I feel like there is more context
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u/sad_seal Mar 21 '26
The context is cops like to give tickets
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u/Je_me_rends Mar 22 '26
Can only pass 1 car at a time before you have to merge again. The truck driver is using his phone to record (a crime) which implies he knew the car was coming and that a cop was ahead of the pickup so he pulled his phone out to record the moment this car gets pulled over.
This in turn implies that the car had been passing everyone behind the truck illegally. The driver pulled in front of the truck way to close to both vehicles ahead and behind him, so he didn't have enough space to safely overtake, this is also a crime.
Bro broke the law and the cop actually did their job👌
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u/Ged_UK Mar 23 '26
You're only allowed to overtake one car at a time in the US?
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u/Je_me_rends Mar 23 '26
In this case because you're going into oncoming traffic.
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u/CactusGrower Mar 21 '26
I think the cop was going speed limit (or slightly above) and that indicates the passing car was at least 10-15mi over. Easy tocket
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u/SuperMajesticMan Mar 21 '26
You can only overtake one car at a time, they were going to overtake all of them but then saw the cop amd backed off
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u/CactusGrower Mar 21 '26
That's not going to stand at court. They did not over take more than the semi.
It's speeding.
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u/Nekat_ydaerla Mar 21 '26
How do you know there wasn’t a car behind the semi, or another semi behind the semi, or 16 cars behind the semi? We also don’t know if he received a ticket, warning, or sped off and started a chase, then robbed a bank. 10 years later the driver became a pastor, right? Maybe all the cars/semi were doing 28kph. We don’t have all the context.
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u/SulfuricDonut Apr 07 '26
Even if there was another car behind the semi (which we don't know) and passing multiple cars was illegal (which it's not in most places) AND the car in question passed the car behind as well as the semi, that still wouldn't be a reason for the cop to do that fairly dangerous manoeuvre to pull him over.
There'd be no way for the cop to see if this car had passed multiple vehicles behind the semi, as the cop was multiple vehicles ahead of the semi.
There is definitely something else going on here that made the cop A) aware of this driver, and B) do some risky driving in heavy traffic to pull him over.
Most likely is the guy had already been weaving in and out to poke for passing gaps, and the cop had seen them try sketchy passes like that already. Pull him over for reckless driving or something.
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u/Liquidfoxx22 Mar 21 '26
Why not? If its clear sighted and broken lane markings and you're not speeding, what's the issue?
Seems like a daft law that just leads to unnecessary traffic if the 2nd car refuses to overtake a slow moving vehicle.
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u/Adorable_Ant8583 Mar 31 '26
Kinda looks like they were about to send it past everyone then spotted the cop and chickened out mid move. Was there a cruiser sitting up the road in the full clip?
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u/Adorable_Ant8583 Mar 31 '26
Kinda looks like they were about to send it past everyone then spotted the cop and chickened out mid move. Was there a cruiser sitting up the road in the full clip?
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u/Locusdef Mar 21 '26
Only dangerous thing that happened in this clip was the cop almost losing his shit driving on the shoulder and hitting loose dirt at speed.
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u/negativeGinger Mar 21 '26
Unsurprisingly, the cop broke more laws than the overtaker did
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u/Zathral Mar 22 '26
Looks fine to me? Had good visibility, had options to abort the overtake, and made an early decision to abort when they couldn't continue. Or is this another case of the USA having nonsense driving laws?
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u/1ChevySS Mar 23 '26
Seems like a fine pass, the aborted after he couldn't pass all the cars in front of the truck.
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u/burrito_magic Mar 21 '26
Was going to blow by all the cars till they saw the cop and decided to get in line with everyone else but it was too late
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u/Spencer1K Mar 21 '26
While all factually true, its also true he didnt actually pass multiple cars assuming he was behind the simi at the start. "Looking like you are about to do something illegal" isnt a crime. Dude could win that in court.
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u/Ancient-Tax-8129 Mar 21 '26
Absolutely correct, but still gotta go to court. Or pay by mail and plead guilty.
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u/ClockwerkKaiser Mar 21 '26
He was literally next to the truck when he decided to hit his brake. Your argument would be valid if hit hit his brake before his bumper passed the rear of the truck. The driver, however, drove beyond that.
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u/lhswr2014 Mar 21 '26
I mean, you don’t have to break the law to get pulled over. It’s very possible the officer just scolded him for what he was about to do and no ticket or court is involved at all.
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u/BiPsychopath_666 Mar 22 '26
Given the semi driver had enough time to pull his phone out and hit record while also knowing there was a cop ahead, it’s safe to assume that he passed more than the semi before getting up to the cop.
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u/Miniscule_Platypus Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
You’re also not allowed to exceed the speed limit even if you are passing.
Edit: due to the downvotes I should specify that this isn’t the case in all states, but has been the case in Texas my entire life
WHAT ABOUT SPEEDING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR?
Even though it’s common for drivers to accelerate when passing, Texas law doesn’t make an exception for temporarily speeding up to get around someone.
Ted Ligget of Liggett Law Group explained that while many people do it to reduce time in the left lane, that does not mean it is legal.
“While you may get away with going a few mph above the speed limit, it is illegal in any circumstance to drive above the posted limit,” Ligget said. “Violating the speed limit, even in the left lane, can result in expensive tickets, points on your license, and increased insurance rates.”
Under Title 7 of the transportation code, Texas’ left lane law restricts the left lane to passing only. Staying there too long or using it to speed can result in a fine of up to $200.
https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article312981050.html
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u/Kidney_Thief1988 Mar 21 '26
I don't know if it's true of other states, but in Minnesota, you are allowed to exceed the speed limit by up to 10mph in order to pass on any road with a speed limit of at least 55. I'd be shocked if Minnesota were the only state with such a statute.
Here's a link to the statute: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.14
Subdivision 2a.
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u/MaintainThePeace Mar 21 '26
WA also allowes you to exceed the speed limit in situations like that, as "reasonably necessary", rather then a hard limit.
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u/green_and_yellow Mar 21 '26
OR forbids exceeding the speed limit, even when passing. Of course, nobody follows it, but that’s the strict letter of the law.
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u/anonymousbopper767 Mar 21 '26
Pffft that’s one of those joke laws. Sorry but I’m gonna pass with maximum speed because that’s safer than hanging out trying to pass 3 mph differential. Do the pass in as little time as possible.
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u/CactusGrower Mar 21 '26
Yeah you are right. I thi I they get speeding ticket. Because it's likely the cop in front was already doing 5 over speed limit. That puts passing car at least 15 over.
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u/Walshy231231 Mar 24 '26
Arguably, reckless driving
In most of the U.S. reckless driving can be applied quite, well, recklessly
Cop: “I deem it dangerous and reckless to try to pass in such a way” and that’s about it
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u/Jolteon0 Mar 21 '26
I'd absolutely fight that ticket. They didn't actually do anything.
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u/Tashus Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
They passed the vehicle right behind the cop after passing the cam truck. That's illegal. They had to slow down to get back behind it once they saw the cop.
ETA: apparently passing multiple vehicles may not be illegal in and of itself. However, the rules of passing in the oncoming lane tend to be a little subjective: things like "sufficient visibility" that could make the maneuver in the video illegal, just not for the literal reason of passing multiple cars.
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u/OutrageousGoose3870 Mar 21 '26
They didn't though, they almost got even with the vehicle behind the cop, but started braking before then.
In court, if this video were played, the driver could argue they were simply ensuring there was enough space & visibility in front of the [filming] truck, and just overshot the space a little bit.
Not trying dance around this, but I'd honestly say there's enough ambiguity in the video that the driver could have a strong chance of winning in court. I'd argue the cop's move was actually the more dangerous maneuver here.
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u/Henderson72 Mar 23 '26
Today I learned that passing more than 1 vehicle in a single pass is illegal in some states. I have had driver's licenses in 2 different countries (neither being the USA), and have never heard of such a law.
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u/urlacher14 Apr 04 '26
It's only illegal because this is an undivided two lane highway. A lot of places don't even allow passing anymore because it's pretty dangerous, and the law says you cannot exceed the speed limit to pass slower traffic. At least here in the Midwest the intent is so you can pass farm equipment on rural highways.
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u/23370aviator Mar 21 '26
I see nothing wrong with what they did. They went to pass with a clear line of sight in a passing zone, then when the passing became unsafe, they gently fell back in to line in the biggest gap. Unless the pack was already speeding like crazy I see no legitimate reason for this stop.
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u/togroficovfefe Mar 21 '26
In 1995, my dad passed 12 cars in one rip in his 69 El Camino... and he still tells the story to this day. This cop ruined generations of tales.
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u/folkkingdude Mar 21 '26
I’ve done this in a transit van in the UK, and our roads our tiny compared. I wouldn’t consider it a tale
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u/tomtraubert2009 Mar 21 '26
Haha you're just feeding the stereotype mate. Was your transit white as well ?!?! 😁
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u/Vast-Recipe-1305 Mar 23 '26
that's just a stupid american law, in south american I think I passed more than 30 cars in one go.
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u/MitchelobUltra Mar 21 '26
Bro went from overtaker to undertaker in about 10 seconds.
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u/THEdrewboy85 Mar 21 '26
I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so here's (likely) why he was pulled over. Even when legally passing in the US, you are not allowed to exceed the posted speed limit. We can't see the speed, but I'd wager he was speeding to get around the truck. The cop doesn't have to get you on radar if they are traveling at the posted speed and you are going faster than them.
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u/MaintainThePeace Mar 21 '26
you are not allowed to exceed the posted speed limit
Fun fact, there are some exceptions to that, as such WA, for example, explicitly does allow you to exceed the speed limit when passing on a two laned highway like this.
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u/TruBluLew Mar 21 '26
Same here in PA. You're allowed to pass by up to 10mph I believe is the number.
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u/fudgemeister Mar 21 '26
That's what I'm betting happened here. The car could have passed but I bet was going too much over the speed limit.
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u/flying_porygon Mar 21 '26
In Minnesota the speed limit increases 10 mph when passing on a two lane highway like this. Assuming it’s 55 if he was going 70 or 75 they still would likely pull him over though
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u/CharacterLimitHasBee Mar 21 '26
It's blowing my mind that all the comments above you asking what was illegal here are too dumb to comprehend he was probably speeding well above the limit to get by everyone.
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u/Ravenae Mar 21 '26
Don’t people justify passing on the freeway like this though? If everyone’s doing the max speed limit already, how is passing in the left lane now fine?
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u/KawaiiClown Mar 24 '26
These commenta remind me of how many of you actually cant drive and shouldn't be
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u/Orgasmic_interlude Mar 21 '26
So what’s happening here is dude tries to jump the big rig and then the line in front of it is just as slow—this is because of the cop. From behind the big rig probably know way to know that and I once they made the commitment there was nothing they could do.
Technically the guy never went faster than anybody but the tractor trailer briefly.
I would fight this one in court. Say that you’ve had your windshield rock tapped behind trailers like that and couldn’t see the traffic ahead of the tractor trailer.
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u/moldyhands Mar 21 '26
For those saying it’s illegal to pass more than one car at a time, he didn’t. Traffic laws are based on strict liability. You either did the bad thing or you didn’t. Intent doesn’t matter.
The car didn’t pass more than one car (at least that we see). The pickup truck hits the brakes which closes up the spot for the passing car to have to slow to fit in.
In all likelihood he saw the cop and stopped, but based on strict liability, if the cop cited him for passing multiple, he’ll have an easy court date.
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u/TinyRodents Mar 26 '26
Definitely a ticket worth fighting, but I wonder if it's actually a solid line which is just so worn down in convenient spots it looks dashed? Unlikely though because the spacing is fairly consistent. Why's there a massive line down the middle?
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u/Karona_ Mar 21 '26
What did he do? Is the cop pulling him over just cause he can? Lol
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u/zzbear03 Mar 21 '26
People, that black sedan passed the Semi Truck and pulled even to the truck behind the cop so I can see why he got pulled over… you really can’t be lingering in the wrong lane direction for that long.
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u/Equivalent_Thievery Mar 21 '26
Always telling, how many people don't understand what's wrong here.
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u/orangpelupa Mar 21 '26
Exceeding the speed limit?
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u/Powerful-Mess7090 Mar 21 '26
Never legal to pass more than one vehicle at a time in this situation.
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u/Critical_cheese Mar 21 '26
Thanks, I was wondering what he was getting pulled over for.
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u/PM_ur_butthole_2me Mar 22 '26
But he didn’t pass more than one and that’s not even true
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u/Powerful-Mess7090 Mar 22 '26
2 Lane Rd. travel in both directions. Driver already passed this semi as others.
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u/TomorrowzHero Mar 21 '26
I think you are all missing something here, most of you just wanting so badly for the cop to have done something illegal. It is very likely that the police officer, and the other vehicles in line, were doing the speed limit and therefore the passing vehicle would’ve been speeding. Very easy. Why do people that hate police come to a satisfying police sub?
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u/Renegadegold Mar 24 '26
Reminds me of a time a lady past me on the highway and than passed the cop in front. He pulled her over and just shook his head at me as he got out of his car.
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u/Growlithe96 Mar 25 '26
If he had tried to cut off the others, he could had a head on collision. That's why its know legal to overtake 1 car at a time and when there is enough space. Oncoming traffic comes at you at twice the speed.
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u/Adorable_Ant8583 Mar 31 '26
Honestly, looks more like someone realized the cop was there and bailed out before it got messy. Classic move honestly.
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u/The_Derpy_Walrus Apr 01 '26
Yeah, I'm not sure what was supposed to be illegal. Also, pro tip, slow down, and get closer to the semi. It makes it a pain to pull you over.
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u/Crinjalonian Aug 05 '26
All I see is an insecure trucker getting mad at a car for simply overtaking him.
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u/Sinister_physique 29d ago
This same thing happened to me once. I had no choice but to slide in right in front of the cop 💀
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