I had an interesting experience, and wanted to see what you would do. It turned out ok, but still I can't stop thinking about it...
First let me preface with that I have been pulled over a few times by cops, always the same, a marked car and a uniformed cop. He identifies himself, and tells me what he says I did etc. Very simple and clean actually. Well yesterday was different. I was driving about 3 blocks from my home and I was at a stop sign in an intersection, I see a motorcylist go by the other direction and when I see he is exiting the intersection I think I am in the clear and start to go into the intersection, when the motorcyclist starts to turn left into my lane and I abruptly stop. Motorcylist swears at me, but we move on, moments later I hear a quick siren sound, see the red light go on inside a white car. At first I just keep going cause I wasn't sure what was going on. Then the siren again, I pull over and a man in a suit gets out. He *doesn't* identify himself, and starts to yell at me "Well that was close" I say I sincerely didn't see the motorcyclist signal. The guy asks for my ID, still not idenitfying himself. Asks me if it's a "valid drivers license" I mean of course it is, but he doesn't call it in. Then he says "Well be more careful" and I apologize. We move on.
So no harm done. But then it hits me, who was this guy? Is he a cop? I mean he had a siren but shouldn't he identify himself? Especially if he is going to yell at me? I hear stories about women getting abducted by men pretending to be plain clothes cops, so shouldn't this guy be more consciencious? I mean it wasn't dark, and I was near home so I felt safe, but I don't feel right about what happened. Should I call the police station to complain?
Or at least ask if that was normal?
First let me preface with that I have been pulled over a few times by cops, always the same, a marked car and a uniformed cop. He identifies himself, and tells me what he says I did etc. Very simple and clean actually. Well yesterday was different. I was driving about 3 blocks from my home and I was at a stop sign in an intersection, I see a motorcylist go by the other direction and when I see he is exiting the intersection I think I am in the clear and start to go into the intersection, when the motorcyclist starts to turn left into my lane and I abruptly stop. Motorcylist swears at me, but we move on, moments later I hear a quick siren sound, see the red light go on inside a white car. At first I just keep going cause I wasn't sure what was going on. Then the siren again, I pull over and a man in a suit gets out. He *doesn't* identify himself, and starts to yell at me "Well that was close" I say I sincerely didn't see the motorcyclist signal. The guy asks for my ID, still not idenitfying himself. Asks me if it's a "valid drivers license" I mean of course it is, but he doesn't call it in. Then he says "Well be more careful" and I apologize. We move on.
So no harm done. But then it hits me, who was this guy? Is he a cop? I mean he had a siren but shouldn't he identify himself? Especially if he is going to yell at me? I hear stories about women getting abducted by men pretending to be plain clothes cops, so shouldn't this guy be more consciencious? I mean it wasn't dark, and I was near home so I felt safe, but I don't feel right about what happened. Should I call the police station to complain?
Or at least ask if that was normal?