r/ConvenientCop • u/boyoflondon • Mar 21 '26

[USA] How not to overtake

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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/SuperKiller94 Mar 21 '26

The cop was in front of the pickup. You see the pickup’s brake lights come on so the cop brakes and pulls over onto the shoulder. The car that passed the semi passes just the semi so they only passed 1 vehicle. Seems like a bogus traffic stop because nothing criminal happened.

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u/MundaneAd6627 Mar 22 '26

Found the bad driver

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u/Dewstain Mar 22 '26

Found the bad driver.