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[–] glassdragon 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I was riding my motorcycle on a major highway (rt 75 in florida). 2.5 hour trip, I'm cruising at 5 over the limit with my cruise control on. My right hand wasn't even on the throttle, it was stretch out behind me resting on the right saddlebag. In front of me is a cop. Plenty of distance between us. So much he has enough room to speed up and slow down repeatedly without my ever getting overly close. I was leaving far more distance than typically necessary because he was driving erratically. The sudden speed varying, and nearly drifting off into the barrier (we were in the left most lane) a couple times.

After almost half an hour he pulls one lane over, drops back, looks at me as I pass (no way to miss that I'm not touching the throttle, arm in the breeze behind me remember), slides in behind me and hits the lights. I pull over, shut the bike, take my helmet off and wait for him. He comes up and starts bitching at me for speeding and pacing him.

I keep it polite and friendly and just play confused dumb, asking him to help me understand how I could be pacing him when using cruise control? I always thought pacing meant varying speed to keep, you know, pace? And sorry about the speed, I thought 5 over was acceptable? I've been driving/riding for 22 years, that's what I've always been taught.

After a little back and forth I could see when the light bulb moment hit, where he decided I didn't fit any problem profiles, and he was just being a dick if he continued giving me grief. His demeanor completely shifted to friendly chatting for a couple minutes about bikes and random stuff and then he took off.

Nothing beyond the harassment of dealing with it all happened, but only because I didn't offend him in some way or look like an easy mark. It's incredibly demeaning to have to exercise the same types of skills I use when dealing with angry unfriendly dogs to protect myself from a police officer.

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[–] Orthum 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is what gets even more frustrating. That kind of shit doesn't make sense, its so fucking over the top bullshit.