I could only waych the first couple minutes. All I seen was 2 cop cars screwing up traffic on an interstate with the one on the right being a crappy driver and passing on the right and the right shoulder.
Not at the point where you were watching, they were moving with traffic. When there's a police car around, you know from personal experience you're aware of their activities. The officers were likely confirming the gold Pontiac was indeed the car the ABP was referencing, and trying to get 'eyes on' a suspect for further confirmation. Watch the video, the lights do come on.....
I could only waych the first couple minutes. All I seen was 2 cop cars screwing up traffic on an interstate with the one on the right being a crappy driver and passing on the right and the right shoulder.
The first few minutes they are waiting for the vehicle from the armed robbery, they follow/ keep up with it until the vehicle goes to take off.
They were being logical and not turning on their lights and sirens. Seeing what, and how many they were dealing with, and matching descriptions, and not messing with traffic, which would have caused more accidents.
It might have been that they were waiting on other police vehicles to respond to the area and get into positions. It's common for all emergency vehicles to drive on the breakdown lanes in the event of heavy traffic if in pursuit or when responding to an emergency. Wen they wing the car, everyone ahead was running the same speed. Probably the speed limit, so it wasn't screwing up traffic. Do I sense that LitebulbwithaFiero may have had some past issues with Police?
My son-in-law is a paramedic and at one time worked for the #1 trauma center in Georgia. He has untold number of stories about motorists in Atlanta refusing to get out of the way of their ambulance. Driving side by side, blocking intersections, turning in front of them then poking along. In Atlanta traffic, the shoulders of the interstates are often the only way through traffic, even though some think it's just another travel lane.
If you aren't aware of the program "Live PD", tune into A&E at 9PM Eastern, every Friday and Saturday night. It's Channel 118 on Dish Network and 265 on DirecTV. Six jurisdictions have camera crews riding along on every type case you could imagine. Real time as it happens. Chases, crashes, fights, drugs, hostages, prostitution, DUI. The shoulders of the roadways are often used in order to be able to get to a hostage, domestic situation, robbery or burglary in progress, or a big fight in the streets.
Originally posted by fierofool: ... My son-in-law is a paramedic and at one time worked for the #1 trauma center in Georgia. He has untold number of stories about motorists in Atlanta refusing to get out of the way of their ambulance. Driving side by side, blocking intersections, turning in front of them then poking along. In Atlanta traffic, the shoulders of the interstates are often the only way through traffic, even though some think it's just another travel lane.
If you aren't aware of the program "Live PD", tune into A&E at 9PM Eastern, every Friday and Saturday night. It's Channel 118 on Dish Network and 265 on DirecTV. Six jurisdictions have camera crews riding along on every type case you could imagine. Real time as it happens. Chases, crashes, fights, drugs, hostages, prostitution, DUI. The shoulders of the roadways are often used in order to be able to get to a hostage, domestic situation, robbery or burglary in progress, or a big fight in the streets.
Really? Maybe you can find out something for me. The flyover entrance ramp, from Boulevard to 75-85 South... Several times, in rush hour traffic, I've seen ambulances from that same local trauma center entering the expressway, lights flashing and sirens screaming. They'll go right up the middle of both lanes of stopped traffic, forcing both lanes of cars to clear the way by diving to the shoulders. Why in the hell would they do that, instead of using the vacant right emergency lane? Seems like even if they had to avoid a stalled car in the emergency lane, it would still take less time to go around that, than to force every car on the ramp to dive out of the way.
We're talking about Grady, right. He was always in back instead of driving, but I'll ask him.
Edit: My Son-In-Law said the shoulder is too narrow for the box on the Dodge 3500 chassis and because of other merging ramps or streets. Additionally, Parting The Way is what EMOS specifies as SOP because when running the shoulder only one lane tends to try to make room.
[This message has been edited by fierofool (edited 03-25-2017).]
