Well there are only a couple of things that I pointed out in my original posting that have me upset.
- The CSP came up from behind me closing at a speed well over 25MPH greater than other traffic. It scared the hell out of me and would anybody else who pays attention to what is going on.
This is a Colorado tactic that I have seen used when I was in a car as well. They sit on the side of the road and if they see somebody who appears to be going fast, they take off in pursuit. They rush up on the supposed speeder and get right on his ass. I guess they have to be THAT close to pace the car to see if it is in fact speeding before they turn on the lights so you know whats going on.
Don't these guys have Radar, VASCAR, LIDAR, Laser or some other tool at their disposal? Once a guy is found to be speeding then turn on the lights and let other traffic know you are in pursuit. If the car is going to run, he's going to run either way and being on his ass is only a slight advantage.
- The guy had an attitude problem. A serious ATTITUDE problem.
I don't want to sound like the habitual speeder or anything but just a couple of weeks ago after coming back into the country from Canada I got going a bit over the speed limit in Montana.
It was at night, same as here. He clocked me from his vantage point in the center median hidden in the bushes (the CSP officer was on the right shoulder instead). He pulled out on the freeway and turned on his lights. I saw him and imediately pulled over.
Yes I got a ticket, no he was not condisending or even impollite. He gave me the ticket, I paid him on the spot (that's the way it works in Montana), and he gave me a receipt. We chatted for a few seconds and I was on my way (thinking to myself I should turn the radar detector back on).
I firmly believe that the CSP is trained in techniques that really arn't required 99% of the time. It must be the Cheney theory, if there is a 1% chance then every and extreeme step must be taken and the public should be treated as if they were going to kill you.
Lastly, yes lets keep it clean and fair. I don't hate police, I just haven't seen them do anything good for me in many years. This one had a problem. Yes, to file complements or complaints: http://csp.state.co.us/compliment_concern.cfm.html