Car Cuts Me Off

BUT it was a cop. So I can not exactly rev. bomb him or give him the finger.

what would you do?

I would say something to him when stopped safely at a light.  But only if everything on my bike was in order, along with my license and insurance card in case they started to take offense.

With more and more drivers/ riders running cameras recording everything around them now (like me), we are seeing citizens turning in videos of police driving carelessly and even heard of a few suspensions if it was extreme.  They should be held accountable no differently than anyone else.  In their position as they should set the positive example for the public.

Had  it  happen  while  entering  work   last  year , ran  into  the  chief  at  a   lunch  at  the  airport . Told  him  " one  of  your  officer's enter  the road  without  checking  the  ride of  way  and  I  had  to  brake  hard  to  avoid  hitting  him. Now  it  was  04:30 am  and he was doing a  perimeter check   BUT  still  I   almost  hit the  Crown Vic "  His  responds   was " we  don't have any Crown Vic's"  I said  " you  have  one  and  I  have  the video "

He said  " oh  yeah  I  have  one but  not  for  much  longer  and  I  doubt  you will  see him again  " 

So you got cut off, it happens all the time.

People make errors, especially motorcyclists. So really, just get over it.

imho, this would not be the hill I'd want to die on. Being cut off is basically what we all expect and try to plan for.  The fact it happened with a police officer, who knows.  Maybe he had to get to a call.  Bottom line is to do anything about it will most likely take a lot of time and effort to follow through with.  I would be thankful I was able to react accordingly and move on.  My view is the police have a hell of job to do and I'm grateful they are there.  I'd give them the benefit of the doubt.

Dave.

+1   I try to take those events as lessons, because not only can cars cut us off, but so can deer, dogs or other hazards.  It's a good reminder to ride with total presence of mind and keep repeating Maxswell's mantra "I'm invisible and everyone's out to kill me." 

Terry is  my  hero ! He  has  already  killed  more  deer  with a motorcycle  then  most  deer  hunters  kill in a  lifetime  deer  hunting .  :goofy: