Driving in Illinois and passing vehicles with flashing lights

[Bunkster]

Originally Posted by Dave Goob Cook

Both of you guys need to do some ride along time.....

I've done the ride-along thing. I've also been on a county jail board.

What's your point?

[Greg Gay]

This is a great idea, and one that should be taught in driver's education classes. A few public relations commercials and maybe a billboard or two would be helpful, as well. I first saw this done by my cousin while driving tractor-trailer 25 years ago, and it is a habit that I have adopted. In fact, I pulled to left for a pickup truck that I saw stopping on the Interstate just tonight. I don't think it should be a law, however. It is too vague. Maybe you slowed down, but you didn't pull over. Can the officer tell that you slowed down when you are coming directly at him? How much are you to slow down? If you hit an officer on the side of the road, they should throw the book at you, but pulling over and slowing down should be public safety advice.