I appreciate the info, thanks Carl.
I would add the officer said he was satisfied that I was not the guy with the record "for now".
This kid was pretty young and gun-ho, what if he starts tailing me again? I am going to have both the lights and the windshield fixed today and get the car...
It was around 12:30 pm. So it was broad daylight.
I called the Orinda police dept to ask about the legality of the brake light and they said "all lights on the car must be working". So it looks like I don't have anything :(
But the thing I don't like is he tail-gated me 5 miles until he...
Orinda CA, USA
I had this cop tail-gating me for about 5 miles, finally I make a right hand turn off an exit ramp from the freeway, and he pulls me over.
So he tells me he pulled me over because I have a tail light out. At this point I know this is just an excuse to check me for warrants...