Driving question for the LEOs on here...

[Ronin13]

No, NO squeeling tires. No chirping balls out launches. For sure not when there's another car that wants to race. Just accelerating with some authority and stopping before passing the limit. Having a hard time putting words to it. Basically where a lot of people will take a scary 10-12 seconds to hit 40, I'd do it in say 6. (As opposed to all out is 0-60 in 5.9.)

So, yes I'm getting out ahead of the pack, but not breaching posted limit, and not burning rubber or redlining it making a spectacle.

I do the same thing all the time- it's mostly just my way of driving... I don't accelerate to show off, or race or anything like that, I just get up to the speed limit a bit faster than everyone else. Must be that old Army training kicking in or something. I'm pretty sure, and please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but within the confines of safe driving, there is no law dictating how long you have to take to get to speed, as long as you don't commit exhibition of speed or racing.

[tmjohnson]

To Ronin 13
I was passing thru Castle Rock today and was pulled over by CHP. I was doing 54 in a 45
I received 100.00 ticket.
I was speeding, so your 1thru 9 mph is forgiven didn't fly for me.

[KevDen2005]

No, NO squeeling tires. No chirping balls out launches. For sure not when there's another car that wants to race. Just accelerating with some authority and stopping before passing the limit. Having a hard time putting words to it. Basically where a lot of people will take a scary 10-12 seconds to hit 40, I'd do it in say 6. (As opposed to all out is 0-60 in 5.9.)

So, yes I'm getting out ahead of the pack, but not breaching posted limit, and not burning rubber or redlining it making a spectacle.

I would take notice to it for sure, but couldn't really say I would stop you, I would probably follow you a bit to see what your deal was. "Rapid Acceleration" is a part of the statute, 42-4-1105, but unless it was blatent racing, or squealing tires, etc., I think Officers may leave you alone....depending on how fast your "rapid acceleration was.

[KevDen2005]

Okay, I'm not bashing, and don't intend for this thread to go that way, but what's the best COA to take for a marked patrol unit that commits a blatant oversight of laws such as coming to a complete stop while turning at red lights, illegal U-Turns (and no emergency lights before, during or after) and other things that would warrant a traffic stop if it were a non-LEO? Should I write down their vehicle number? Write a letter to the department reminding them that LEOs should "lead by example"? Let it slide?

You could, that is your right to do so. Keep in mind that my job is to drive in circles for 10 hours at a time in about 20 square miles. I am not in a hurry to get anywhere unless I have to. Lots of times these officers are responding to a call that requires a degree of hurrying, however their department policy says they can't run emergent (lights-sirens/Code 3 in most agencies). You as the citizen that called us have a reasonable expectation of our response to be quick. There are many times that I as an officer believe we should run emergent to a call because a life may be in danger, etc, and my supervisor "shuts me down."

Those officers aren't just having fun, usually, and probably responding to a citizens call for service. Often times family disputes that could erupt into something bad any second are things that I go to that we can not run emergent for. But for obvious reasons we probably should.

[KevDen2005]

To Ronin 13
I was passing thru Castle Rock today and was pulled over by CHP. I was doing 54 in a 45
I received 100.00 ticket.
I was speeding, so your 1thru 9 mph is forgiven didn't fly for me.

I think municipalities are different. The joke is that CSP would pull me over, in a marked unit, and give me a ticket.

But in reality that is what their job is, traffic and traffic related things.

[tmjohnson]

I just thought it was ironic that this thread was posted after getting a ticket today
I am on the road all over this state, I drive 4,000 to 5,000 miles per month and see lots of CSP. I see them drive 95 to get to office in Durango. Screaming over roads just to get to office and it appeared to me unload the vehicle and go home for the day. Who polices them?

[Ronin13]

To Ronin 13
I was passing thru Castle Rock today and was pulled over by CHP. I was doing 54 in a 45
I received 100.00 ticket.
I was speeding, so your 1thru 9 mph is forgiven didn't fly for me.

That 1-9 forgiveness is usually based on the fact that you're not going that fast, error in speedo, etc. and potentially could be dismissed in court, so yeah not every agency goes by that, and not every officer does that, especially in Morrison, where 2+ over is a ticketed offence. They're judge in the municipality never gives leniency for anything over the posted limit, even if your speedo is off by 1-3 mph- like mine, but it shows 3 faster than my actual speed. Getting that fixed could be very costly so I don't.

[Irving]

I got into a traffic accident today on I-25 and the Denver traffic cop was very nice and didn't even bat an eye at my CCW. Didn't even ask me if I was holding or anything.

[KevDen2005]

I got into a traffic accident today on I-25 and the Denver traffic cop was very nice and didn't even bat an eye at my CCW. Didn't even ask me if I was holding or anything.

That's cool.

I almost always tell people how appeciative I am that they told me.

[Irving]

I told him I appreciated him not freaking out. His response was basically "Meh."