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Originally Posted by cvkemp
We have laws that we have to be in the far lane of traffic away from the police vehicles or if there is only a single lane we have to slow to 20 miles per hour to pass a police vehicle. It is to help protect the police.
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We do not have that law here but I always try to move to the far lane when passing a stationary police vehicle (unless it is doing speed traps in which case it will be well off the road) and slow down if single lane (perhaps not to 20mph though if out on the open road). As you say, to protect the police ( I also do the same if someone is changing a wheel, etc.). EDIT: should of added that depending on the situation I would put anything in my hand down too.
It reminds me of the occasion I had an American here working with me for a while and with me driving we passed a stopped school bus so I slowed down (law here is to slow to 20km/hr regardless of which side of the road one is on, but do not have to stop). My passenger asked me why I had not stopped and after I told him he said he had been wondering why when he drove people in cars behind him were getting agitated whenever he stopped for school buses
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