It seems people out here believe that just because we are in the middle of one traffic stop that we are too busy to stop another vehicle for a speeding violation as well. This is not the case! several days ago people unwisely believed that because we were in the midst of writing out a citation for speeding on one vehicle that we wouldn't stop them as well, much to their surprise (and the dispatcher's i might add as she logged us as being on two traffic stops at once) i stepped out of the cruiser and flagged them down for the officer, we ended up having five cars stopped on the shoulder of the road that were waiting to be written for violations. On arrival back to the station at the end of shift there were several officers teasing us for being 'overachievers' i however simply looked at it as teaching the motoring public a lesson: just because we appear to be busy on a traffic stop does not mean that we are too busy to stop you as well.
Buckle up and drive safe folks, I'll be hitting the road more often this month!
Easy:
ReplyDelete* I waved at the officer and he waved back.
* I didn't see a signal to stop.
* That was a signal to stop? I flashing lights were the universal signal.