The official "Ask a cop/deputy anything!" thread

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Just pinch my butt and I'll turn to mush. Lol!!!

Question. Wouldn't the officers telling her any information about the charge against the driver be considered an infringement of his privacy rights?

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

We need a dislike button. I hope I'm long gone before the time comes that we can't drive anymore. An open road on a beautiful day is my happy place.

I'm with you kid. I don't like the thought that very near in the future we won't be able to buy a car that doesn't have all sorts of automatic "driver assist" garbage on it. When I drive I want to be in control, not some software that was programmed by someone young enough that they don't even know what crank windows are(were).

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Murf993

Most of that stuff distracts drivers, I think when you get into reading text or sending text the distraction seems to be much worse. I remember driving in the Scout Car and typing on the work station to run a plate or reply to the dispatcher or other car....it was on a full size keyboard so was easier but clearly my focus wasn't on the road.

Over here stopped at the lights and drinking water/soft drinks at the wheel technically is an offence..so I have a good look first before taking a swig

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Hang up and drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

My nephew bought me these handheld signs a few years ago for Christmas. Best gift ever. There were a bunch of them - A few examples are It's called a blinker, Nice wheels, It's a merge, not a contest. The below are appropriate here.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

My nephew bought me these handheld signs a few years ago for Christmas. Best gift ever. There were a bunch of them - A few examples are It's called a blinker, Nice wheels, It's a merge, not a contest. The below are appropriate here.

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So are you distracted while searching for the sign you want to use? Asking for a friend.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

So are you distracted while searching for the sign you want to use? Asking for a friend.

I never even put them in the car, except for the one that said Nice Wheels. I just thought they were a riot.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I never even put them in the car, except for the one that said Nice Wheels. I just thought they were a riot.

Cool. I remember my father having similar signs way back in the late '70s or early '80s. It was the same kind of thing you have except the signs were bound together with a couple of rings and you just flipped through them until you found the one you wanted.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

Question. Wouldn't the officers telling her any information about the charge against the driver be considered an infringement of his privacy rights?

No! Your arrest record is public.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

No! Your arrest record is public.

Right. Thanks.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Just pinch my butt and I'll turn to mush. Lol!!!

Pretty sure you’d cuff me for assault

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

Cool. I remember my father having similar signs way back in the late '70s or early '80s. It was the same kind of thing you have except the signs were bound together with a couple of rings and you just flipped through them until you found the one you wanted.

I've always wanted to put one of those scrolling LED message boards in my back window, to convey my thoughts/opinions to other drivers.

One thing that I saw driving down I-95 to spring break back in the day was a Porsche 356, with a reverse-image "<--- Slower Traffic Keep Right" windshield banner. No f-in-weigh would I ever put that ticket magnet on *my* car! Keep in mind that I've driven all over the country (and parts of Canada!) in cars covered with legitimate racing/motorsports decal packages, so I'm generally not phased by driving with stickers on my car (as long as the windshield banner is above the magic AS-1 line).....

[mahalom3]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Yep! Lol! That's why I no longer use the Crown Victoria. I stick to Explorers exclusively.

I love the Crown Vics especially when I was working the unincorporated County area. I would be on dirt roads with no problem at all. Now that I'm assigned in a City, we are transitioning to the Hybrid Explorers.

[Fly320s]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I hope I'm long gone before the time comes that we can't drive anymore. An open road on a beautiful day is my happy place.

Same here, but most of the driving I do is on straight, boring roads. Or in traffic. No fun to be had there.

[Littlebear]

Did anyone like the recent Taurus/Galaxy cop cars? They still drive them in NYC.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by mahalom3

I love the Crown Vics especially when I was working the unincorporated County area. I would be on dirt roads with no problem at all. Now that I'm assigned in a City, we are transitioning to the Hybrid Explorers.

When I started in '85 we had Chev Caprices, which were shit, K-Car's (2 of them as an experiment) they were shit and died in less than a year, Diplomats which were really shit and then Crown Vic. I love'd them, they were pretty fast, comfortable, handled well enough and were so much better than everything else I ever had for uniform work.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Fly320s

Same here, but most of the driving I do is on straight, boring roads. Or in traffic. No fun to be had there.

BMW's TJA FTW in those cases.....

[rwheels]

Okay, which one of you guys did this?

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Sara

Pretty sure you’d cuff me for assault

Cuffs yes. Assault no.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by mahalom3

I love the Crown Vics especially when I was working the unincorporated County area. I would be on dirt roads with no problem at all. Now that I'm assigned in a City, we are transitioning to the Hybrid Explorers.

You guys get new cars?!? Lucky!!!!

[mahalom3]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

You guys get new cars?!? Lucky!!!!

I guess Ford is facing out the CV's and with us obtaining the new Explorers when its time for any type of issues or maintenance, it goes direct to a Ford dealership and not the County garage. Like I said I still like the CV's especially rolling code lol..

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by mahalom3

I guess Ford is facing out the CV's and with us obtaining the new Explorers when its time for any type of issues or maintenance, it goes direct to a Ford dealership and not the County garage. Like I said I still like the CV's especially rolling code lol..

Yeah, your department is just better at hooking you guys up with cars. My partners crash CV's and Explorers, but we never get ours replaced despite having a whole bunch of Explorers in fleet.

[mahalom3]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Yeah, your department is just better at hooking you guys up with cars. My partners crash CV's and Explorers, but we never get ours replaced despite having a whole bunch of Explorers in fleet.

Dang! But your department has life time medical which I would rather have than rolling in a 2020 Explorer lol... Plus the 2021's are mostly assigned to the Sgt's.