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Freeway accident traffic jams are intentional

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When the police and fire units arrive they block more than one lane to allow the personnel space to assist the injured, clear the wreckage and write up the report. I'm cool with that, but why does a police cruiser sit in a traffic lane after all of the other vehicles have left?

I'm sure that they'll tell you the officer is writing up the report and might have to get back out to document skid marks or something, but I wonder why they continue to tie up traffic after everything appears to be cleaned up. If they would pull over to the side there would still be slowdowns and looky loos, but the lane would be open.
 
what pisses me off is when a cop pull over a person and parks multiple feet from the shoulder. Really? Are you trying to cause an accident?
 
'Cause they're the motherfucking police, they can do anything and everything they want, if it's legal or off the tape.
 
I hate it when you're in three lanes of bumper to bumper traffic and you're waiting to see an accident only to find out the accident was on the other side of the road and traffic is backed up because everyone wants to slow down and look. Mind yo bidness and drive the fucking car you pricks.
 
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LookBehindYou said:
I hate it when your in three lanes of bumper to bumper traffic and you're waiting to see an accident only to find out the accident was on the other side of the road and traffic is backed up because everyone wants to slow down and look. Mind yo bidness and drive the fucking car you pricks.
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This. Stupid rubbernecker.
 
Oh, another thing that bugs me is when a car breaks down in a traffic lane and the driver gets out and lifts the hood. If you are in a middle or inside lane you are risking your life, but if you in a an outside lane then at least try to get to the breakdown lane and out of the way. I've seen patrol cars actually pull up behind these cars and they're all standing around waiting for AAA or something. The officer should just push the damn car off the highway.
 
LookBehindYou said:
I hate it when your in three lanes of bumper to bumper traffic and you're waiting to see an accident only to find out the accident was on the other side of the road and traffic is backed up because everyone wants to slow down and look. Mind yo bidness and drive the fucking car you pricks.
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this this this so much in my area.

military base nearby? lots of stupid fucking drama queens, or nelsons that like to go HA HA but they need to MOVE THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY BC IDFC.
 
I love it when ppl slow down because they didn't see the sun comin and all of a sudden it's right in their face.
 
Gibson486 said:
what pisses me off is when a cop pull over a person and parks multiple feet from the shoulder. Really? Are you trying to cause an accident?
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Police officers park like that to protect themselves when they are standing beside your car. They park their car far enough away that if someone happens to be too close to that side of the lane or slightly across the lane marker they will strike the cruiser, and not them.
 
RGUN said:
Police officers park like that to protect themselves when they are standing beside your car. They park their car far enough away that if someone happens to be too close to that side of the lane or slightly across the lane marker they will strike the cruiser, and not them.
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This. That is the exact reason we were told to park that way if we pulled someone over.
 
Here's another rant about the strobe lights that are popular with law enforcement. I think they steer your eyes toward the cruiser, and in the darkness it can actually aim you into the police vehicle as your car follows your eyes.
 
I just saw this last night, but on a local 4 lane road I was running a quick errand on. The accident was fully cleared away and all of the pieces of the car were swept off of the road, yet the cop's car was still fully lit in the accident lane for about 20 minutes longer (on my way back from the store he was still there). Rush hour traffic was backed up for miles.
 
LookBehindYou said:
I hate it when you're in three lanes of bumper to bumper traffic and you're waiting to see an accident only to find out the accident was on the other side of the road and traffic is backed up because everyone wants to slow down and look. Mind yo bidness and drive the fucking car you pricks.
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This. If I'm behind someone and I see them look to the side as they go by, I lay on the damn horn. Gets their attention pretty quickly.
 
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