Cop in the rearview - what do you do?

We all know the feeling – seeing a white Charger in our rearview, and then realize that he might be running your plate as you contemplate your next move. Am I going to fast? Did he see that erratic lane change? You mind fills with questions, but mostly, you wonder what to do next. Usually the best answer is to slide to the right and let them go by, but the people over at Kelly Blue Book actually went and did a survey on this. ( See below)

I think they must have polled in California, where all the high speed chases happen, because 4% of respondants actually said that their initial reaction was to speed up to put distance between them and the officer.

I once spoke to a NY State Trooper about this - He said specifically it really pisses him off when he is doing the speed limit, and someone passes him. That’s a really good way to get pulled over.

Actually, KBB is full of amazing surveys, which can all be found here:  http://mediaroom.kbb.com/driver-input



I love me a good pie chart – courtesy KBB.com