Local Law Enforcement: Are They Above the Law?
by Have you seen local law enforcement ignore minor traffic infractions which the public are given citations for breaking?
Should law enforcement follow traffic laws?
We as public citizens are obligated to comply to the local and state traffic laws as stated on the driver’s exam and on posted road sign’s. Although, have you seen the blue lights in your rear view mirror and ticketed only later noticing a police officer violating the same infraction. Doesn’t it make you furious asking yourself why the police can violate these traffic laws when public driver’s would be given a citation.
As stated by the enforced traffic codes anyone behind the wheel of a motor vehicle is liable to comply with all traffic laws to give you a better idea listed are some minor traffic violations; Stop and roll at a stop sign, running the yellow/red light, speeding in posted speed limit, parked in a no parking or media zones and failure to provide a turn signal are just a few traffic violations which have been violated by police and reported to police headquarters.
The accident seen in the photo is one where a public driver who was already exceeding the speed limit five mph over reported a police car pass by at an estimated seven to eight mph faster which is thirteen mph over the posted speed limit without any notification of emergency. These types of incidents are rare but the ignorance of violating minor traffic code by law enforcement does not go unnoticed by public drivers. Although, in some instances it is required for police to proceed traffic law violators without accordance to some traffic codes.
So, do all traffic codes apply to everyone behind a wheel of a vehicle? Next time your on the road and notice any type of violated infraction by law enforcement record the county, city and car or license tag number reporting it to the local police headquarters.
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Post CommentML Sheldon
On April 1, 2009 at 11:03 am
I completely agree with you on how infuriating it is to see authorities breaking the law. The other day I was approaching a red light, and the cop in front of me threw on his siren, went through the intersection, and turned off the siren as soon as he got through.
Grr.
Reporting is a good idea, except not always possible if you don’t have a pen and paper handy.
Good article, but you have some spelling and grammar problems that made it a little bit difficult to follow.
Betty Carew
On April 8, 2009 at 8:05 am
Yes G it was just yesterday that a police car passed us on the highway , it had no emergency lights on and soon left us far behind. We were doing the posted speed limit. Police do have some issues when they are on the road but there is nobody there to monitor them. So unfair. Great topic.
Evelyn Moore
On April 12, 2009 at 4:08 am
The problem has to be – who is going to enforce the rules for them. They are unlikely to willingly stop each other and it is only when something goes very wrong that cannot be covered up that any action might be taken.
I guess that there are some instances when they need to be getting somewhere very quickly – but other than that they should behave like everyone else.
It cannot be impossible to fit the cars with some sort of device that tracks their speed/routes – that might concentrate the mind.
ladybaby
On April 25, 2009 at 8:15 pm
They break the laws because they know they can get away with it. Who’s going to stop them? They all live under a blue code, and none of them will tell on another. When they are given absolute power, they abuse it absolutely.