- Jurisdiction
- Florida
Several years ago, I had the police tailgated me for ~7 minutes before pulling me over (bad taillight). Last week, the police tailgated me for several minutes at 55 mph. I slowed gradually to 45. they tailgated me still for a short time before pulling me over (expired tag).
A few days ago, another cop tailgated me at 55 MPH for several miles -- I slowed gradually slowed to 45 and he continued tailgating me another 5 minutes. Finally, he turned off to go to the police station (I was not stopped).
When I say tailgating, I mean they were following me at perhaps 1 or 1.5 seconds. I consider that reckless driving. Tailgating. All three of these incidents have occurred with the Sheriffs Dept in a N. Florida County nationally known for fubar law enforcement. That's no exaggeration.
I've got camera equipment coming that will allow me to document this behavior with day/date/gps/speed and I'll be able to calculate following distance with no problem. It's obvious these cops are defectively trained -- how much protection will they have if a lawsuit is filed? My position is that there is zero legitimate reason for police to tailgate for extended periods.
What are your thoughts? Criticism, pointers and ideas appreciated.
A few days ago, another cop tailgated me at 55 MPH for several miles -- I slowed gradually slowed to 45 and he continued tailgating me another 5 minutes. Finally, he turned off to go to the police station (I was not stopped).
When I say tailgating, I mean they were following me at perhaps 1 or 1.5 seconds. I consider that reckless driving. Tailgating. All three of these incidents have occurred with the Sheriffs Dept in a N. Florida County nationally known for fubar law enforcement. That's no exaggeration.
I've got camera equipment coming that will allow me to document this behavior with day/date/gps/speed and I'll be able to calculate following distance with no problem. It's obvious these cops are defectively trained -- how much protection will they have if a lawsuit is filed? My position is that there is zero legitimate reason for police to tailgate for extended periods.
What are your thoughts? Criticism, pointers and ideas appreciated.
