Passing Emergency Vehicles in Texas

[P01IC3M4N]

we play leap frog. one will make a stop for whatever reason and the other gets in front about 1/8 mile down and clocks cars passing by or not moving over. that officer flags them over and when the first officer is done, he'll get in front of that officer and do the same. we leap frog all the way down one side then turn around and do it on the other side.

i've almost been hit a few times. once, if it hadn't have been for my passenger side approach, i would certainly have been hit and killed.

here are some very good examples of violations...
http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/newsroom/video.htm

there is also a video of a TXDPS t-stop. the trooper stops the car and proceeds to pull well off onto the shoulder. the violator car stopped with the left tires almost on the white stripe of the shoulder. about the time the trooper is heard saying, "man, you better get over " on his camera (referring to the car he was stopping), a truck-tractor and trailer runs right into the center of the violator car. the lady in the car was killed instantly and the semi went sideways crossing the median into the oncoming lanes. fortunately, the cars in the oncoming lane only clipped the semi. it could have been much worse.

so if your husband believes it is a stupid law and fails to obey it, tell him he better start networking with some awfully good defense attorneys.

so you can see that not only does it apply to help people like me, it keeps whomever i have stopped safe too.

[Johninaustin]

Ooooh, I never thought of doing that, great idea. I have to give it a try next time I get the chance.

Following school buses as they drop off kiddies is productive as well. ;)

[ChesCopPodz]

I work 3-midnight so by the time I get out of roll call and fuel up, the buses are empty and returning to the garage.

[P01IC3M4N]

i was at work today fiddling with the camera time. it rewound some so i saw some of a traffic stop from the previous officer who drove my car. you see him standing at the window of the car he had stopped and a car goes whipping a foot or so from him. it was clearly going faster than the rest of traffic.

the best part was about 3 seconds later a DPS car goes by in the center lane with overheads on. it made my day to see yet another turd get tagged under that law.

[LilyMac]

Lily, Your husband and sister sound like real selfish, obnoxious people.

I drive 30k plus miles a year on Texas roads, and I have noticed more people moving over.

Believe it or not, they are nice, intelligent, law abiding people which made their ignorant responses all the more perplexing.

Thank you to all who responded.

Lily

[txinvestigator1]

Believe it or not, they are nice, intelligent, law abiding people which made their ignorant responses all the more perplexing.

Thank you to all who responded.

Lily

You love them so you don't think of them as selfish. Thats OK.

[ChesCopPodz]

I had the pleasure of nailing one of these people last night for buzzing the trooper i was out with.