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piercehawkeye45 · 02-24-2010, 09:24 AM

Makes sense. It seems many ambiguous laws are written just so the police can prosecute something if they feel necessary. Unless you get a cop with a stick up his ass, common sense should be the correct decision. If a police officer is standing on the drivers side of a car pulled over to the right, then it is probably more conservative to slow down, especially if the shoulder is narrow. If the police officer is on the passenger side or standing off to the side, then maintaining speed might be safer because of the possible gawker (sp) behind you.

02-24-2010, 09:24 AM	#14
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Makes sense. It seems many ambiguous laws are written just so the police can prosecute something if they feel necessary. Unless you get a cop with a stick up his ass, common sense should be the correct decision. If a police officer is standing on the drivers side of a car pulled over to the right, then it is probably more conservative to slow down, especially if the shoulder is narrow. If the police officer is on the passenger side or standing off to the side, then maintaining speed might be safer because of the possible gawker (sp) behind you. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.