Emergency services - Peace Officers and Road Safety

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Peace Officers and Road Safety

Raymon

2005-05-29, 5:54 pm

Hello

I am not sure if this is the right group to post this in but I figured
if it isn't you folks could direct me to the correct group or at least
give me some guidance.
My question is who or what agency should I contact in my area if I
wanted to bring attention to a public safety issue, that has to deal
with peace officers and Emergency responce, I will go into more detail
only if you want me to. Also just to let you know I am not trying to
get any 1 agency in trouble I just want to make them aware of the
problem
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Raymon

Jerome Senturia

2005-05-29, 10:54 pm

Raymon wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am not sure if this is the right group to post this in but I figured
> if it isn't you folks could direct me to the correct group or at least
> give me some guidance.
> My question is who or what agency should I contact in my area if I
> wanted to bring attention to a public safety issue, that has to deal
> with peace officers and Emergency responce, I will go into more detail
> only if you want me to. Also just to let you know I am not trying to
> get any 1 agency in trouble I just want to make them aware of the
> problem
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Raymon

Raymon,

Give it a try. If your post is way off topic, or belongs in another
group, someone will let you know.

Jerry

Raymon

2005-06-02, 10:57 pm

My problem that I have seen way to many times is that I will see a
peace officer heading towards me wether it be in the same direction or
the opposite, at a speed that is faster then the speed limit at times
well above the limit, and it is only until they pass me that I see red
lights showing from the rear and absolutely no lights at all from the
front, I was in Oregon about a month ago and I was the lead car headed
south and there was a group of cars heading north and about 6 car
lengths ahead of me a peace officer pulls out in to my lane, forcing
me to swerve to keep from hitting him it is then that I noticed AGAIN
from the back the red lights showing.
I find this to be a VERY BIG public safety issue, and we/ I need to
bring attention to it. because according traffic codes it is against
the law for ANY emmergency vehilce to be responding to a call with out
at least 1` red light showing from the front of the vehicle visible
from 500 feet.
Mind you as I said before I am not looking to get any one Agency in
trouble I just want them to be aware of this and stop this very
dangerous act.
Thanks again
Raymon

Lyle

2005-06-27, 10:02 am

On 2 Jun 2005 19:15:33 -0700, "Raymon" <nomyar@gmail.com> wrote:
>My problem that I have seen way to many times is that I will see a
>peace officer heading towards me wether it be in the same direction or
>the opposite, at a speed that is faster then the speed limit at times
>well above the limit, and it is only until they pass me that I see red
>lights showing from the rear and absolutely no lights at all from the
>front, I was in Oregon about a month ago and I was the lead car headed
>south and there was a group of cars heading north and about 6 car
>lengths ahead of me a peace officer pulls out in to my lane, forcing
>me to swerve to keep from hitting him it is then that I noticed AGAIN
>from the back the red lights showing.
>I find this to be a VERY BIG public safety issue, and we/ I need to
>bring attention to it. because according traffic codes it is against
>the law for ANY emmergency vehilce to be responding to a call with out
>at least 1` red light showing from the front of the vehicle visible
>from 500 feet.
>Mind you as I said before I am not looking to get any one Agency in
>trouble I just want them to be aware of this and stop this very
>dangerous act.

Sure is. Seems quite reckless, are you sure it was an actual officer?