Dark out side and just forgot. No, they were up to no good.
It's a police tactic called "traffic baiting". Similar to baiting when on foot.
Police will commit an infraction in order to have you commit an infraction in response so you can be pulled over. We see it a lot on the interstate. Officer rides your bumper to cause you to switch lanes or speed up so not to be hit or pull over in too close to the car in the other lane, you then get pulled over.
They drive up behind you so you will turn off your light and then flip them back off to signal them. The police then pull you over for failure to use your lights.
Not every officer does it, but you need to be aware of it. Just be cool, drive safely and blow kisses at him when he passes you giving you the #1 signal.
Besides, if the cop does net something, no way a judge is going to let federal funding fly out the window by ruling against baiting.
Troops are on their own. They do things "differently".Then tell your buddies at ISP to stay off my bumper on I-65. It's like they want to drive into the bed of my pickup truck and hitch a ride.
This reminds me, I need to get a swivel for my car camera.
Mr. J., remember, 1* . . . ours.
You need to get out more and read more police reports and watch more in car cameras.
The craze a few years ago used to be license plates lights. Now, because of increased federal funding and diversion money, they are going to baiting. I think we'll see more it.
It's the driver vs. the cop, guess who the heavily favored pony is.
