Its not a civil law, but it is one of the rules they have to follow. Basically its there to keep police officers from attempting to intimidate drivers into doing something illegal. Just as I'm not allowed to pull out my handcuffs off my belt in front of an inmate. Its not "against the law" but it WILL get me suspended for intimidation.

 

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A majority of states, it's illegal to just make random u-turns Chogram.

Indiana is one of the few that allow it. Some don't allow any, others allow them in certain areas.

its not that they can't, it's that they didn't even bother trying. They don't investigate break ins here unless there is a lot of them with the same M.O.

 

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From the CA drivers handbook

Illegal U-Turns

Never make a U-turn:

At or on a railroad crossing.
On a divided highway by crossing a dividing section, curb, strip of land, or two sets of double yellow lines.
Where you cannot see clearly 200 feet in each direction because of a curve, hill, rain, fog, or other reason.
Where a "No U-Turn" sign is posted.
When other vehicles may hit you.
On a one-way street.
In front of a fire station. Never use a fire station driveway to turn your vehicle around.
In business districts. Areas with churches, apartments, multiple dwelling houses, clubs, and public buildings (except schools) are also considered to be business districts. Turn only at an intersection, unless a sign prohibits it, or where openings are provided for turns.

it's just a normal two lane road he turned on.

I don't care, really, but I do like to mentally note every time I see a cop break a traffic law.

 

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This is true here too. Break-ins barely get attention in my suburb.

However, in my neighborhood, we have cops all over the place. Police Chief lives two doors down, and the County Sheriff lives across the street. If anything happens, we'll have cops ripping apart the neighborhood.

Three weeks ago, someone called in a suspicious car parked in front of their house. 5 cop cars showed up in 5 minutes. The dude was trying to get his GPS to work so he could find his way home. lol.

Reality check.

Complain about a cop and you will be hassled for years.

 

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Because they have nothing better to do . I live in a small town and they are really bad here. I feel like I am being stalked here and I never do anything wrong

In Portland I am pretty sure you would be killed.

 

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No cop would dare harass me.

 

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I got pulled over the other day for racing, which carries the same penalties as driving under the influence. Cop informed me that it's punishable by up to a year in jail, loss of license, and a pretty hefty fine.


I didn't even get a written warning.

 

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