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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:39:58 PM EDT
[#1]
Because that's what the policy manual and state law says. No one said it had to make sense.,
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:41:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:41:49 PM EDT
[#3]
Rear only? They were on a stop or with a disabled vehicle and forgot there on. Happens all the time. Whoops
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:43:23 PM EDT
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Making their presence more visible. Whether it actually serves as some kind of deterrent to criminal action or just to calm Karen's panties down, they've been told to do it.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:44:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Rear only? They were on a stop or with a disabled vehicle and forgot there on. Happens all the time. Whoops The one today was front and rear. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:45:23 PM EDT
[#6]
Its the steady burn or cruise mode.
Use it when the turd begins touching cloth. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:50:52 PM EDT
[#7]
Im here citizen you will feel safe now
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:52:40 PM EDT
[#8]
Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way?
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:54:52 PM EDT
[#9]
OP,
I don’t know why the specific officers you are seeing do that, but in bigger cities, having the steady mode on helps incoming officers find you at a scene (especially after dusk). As to why you would drive around with them on.. I don’t know. I try not to attract attention to myself. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:55:02 PM EDT
[#10]
I’ve driven in the daytime with them on by accident.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:55:26 PM EDT
[#11]
Did said cop happen to merge onto 495? Because that's exactly what I saw when I left work today. I've never seen that before.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:55:51 PM EDT
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Are the lights solid but on at a much lower intensity than if they were flashing?
Those are cruise lights. Where I live, they are there so marked cruisers can better identify themselves after dark. There is a large snowbird population here. If requested, the local PD will make sure your home is secure daily. They check your doors, windows, garage, and wave to your Ring cameras. It would be pretty disconcerting to see a man dressed in black with a flashlight on my neighbor's property at 2AM. Hence, cruise lights 
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:57:00 PM EDT
[#13]
Forgot to turn off the light bar. Happens all the time. Cops be humans yo.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:57:44 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:59:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP, I don't know why the specific officers you are seeing do that, but in bigger cities, having the steady mode on helps incoming officers find you at a scene (especially after dusk). As to why you would drive around with them on.. I don't know. I try not to attract attention to myself. At my agency, the cars that have it use it in this manner. ^ |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:59:53 PM EDT
[#16]
They have to have the solid blue lights on at all times in Hawaii. I like it because I'm usually speeding and it alerts me to their presence so I can slow down until they're out of sight.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:00:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. 
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:02:52 PM EDT
[#18]
Well, we only have blue lights around here. Ours also don't have an option for a steady non flashing light.
Therefore, I can only assume that the addition of a red light freezes up lightwaves. Or you are traveling so fast that your mind doesn't register the flashing. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:03:23 PM EDT
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Because I goddam near spilled my coffee and in the process of saving it I bumped my lightbar knob one position over.
Then my phone slid off the armrest and bounced off the console. That's why my left alley light's on. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:11:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. I was once stopped at a light behind a cop who had left his traffic directors on, I knocked on his trunk to let him know I was approaching and told him :-) |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:12:55 PM EDT
[#21]
Pick up that range brass citizen
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:16:00 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was once stopped at a light behind a cop who had left his traffic directors on, I knocked on his trunk to let him know I was approaching and told him :-) Shit happens I guess. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:17:11 PM EDT
[#23]
Doughnuts get stale after 20 minutes.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:18:59 PM EDT
[#24]
I think it’s a state law here, it’s about visibility.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:43:04 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Making their presence more visible. Whether it actually serves as some kind of deterrent to criminal action or just to calm Karen's panties down, they've been told to do it. Some Israeli consultants brought the practice to DC Metro and the silliness spread from there. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:50:17 AM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: , but in bigger cities, having the steady mode on helps incoming officers find you at a scene (especially after dusk). I cant stand it when guys do that crap. There are other ways to accomplish that goal without turning on the bullet magnets The officer in question likely forgot to turn the light bar off after leaving a call or security gig |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:02:28 AM EDT
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In SC, a rather large SO makes their deputies ride with cruise lights on to signify that they are in service and not on a call. I’ve also heard this same SO can have its supervisors activate/view body cameras of subordinate deputies in real time...
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:03:37 AM EDT
[#28]
My department’s vehicles are flash pattern only. Can’t lock on solid.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:22:35 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. In those exact words. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:27:43 AM EDT
[#30]
It's probably a community policing initiative to show the community you are in the neighborhood. It actually is a very nice signal for everyone to scatter a few blocks away, which reduces chances for encounters, which reduces arrests, which reduces crime stats.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:49:55 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. The depressing thing is the couple of times I've accidentally done it, and traffic around me didn't react at all. ZFG. I swear, it's amazing how many people react to lights and siren by just slowing down and trying to block you from passing. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:52:52 AM EDT
[#32]
That means that they just turned on the "Hot Donuts" sign at Krispy Kreme.
Follow them if you want a good donut. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:56:19 AM EDT
[#33]
left on by accident... happens all the time shit happens
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:10:32 AM EDT
[#34]
It’s a way to stop cars without activating the body worn cameras or squad camera. Used by shady POs when fishing for stuff. Said POs more than likely have stickers like this on their lockers as well.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:01:48 AM EDT
[#35]
They use solids when they're off duty and moonlighting as an Uber driver.
Or delivering pizza. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:27:09 AM EDT
[#36]
Quoted: What is the reason / purpose of driving with your red and blue lights on solid (not flashing)? Ive seen it a couple times lately and dont recall seeing it before. No one pulled over, and not driving fast, just normal. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:27:26 AM EDT
[#37]
Quoted: What is the reason / purpose of driving with your red and blue lights on solid (not flashing)? Ive seen it a couple times lately and dont recall seeing it before. No one pulled over, and not driving fast, just normal. No clue, ours don't even have that capability (that I know of) and have never seen that in Michigan where I've been a cop for 26 years. Must be a regional/state/dept mandate? J- |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:32:46 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's probably a community policing initiative to show the community you are in the neighborhood. It actually is a very nice signal for everyone to scatter a few blocks away, which reduces chances for encounters, which reduces arrests, which reduces crime stats. This.....oh, I did half a midnight shift with an empty holster in a high crime area. These things happen..... |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:38:30 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. The waters parted for you everywhere you went too 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:48:45 PM EDT
[#40]
Real answer- it is done by Euro cops and everyone knows that Europeans are the gold standard for all things....
So, enlightened leaders wanting to show how European and civilised they are, do what euro cops do. It is stupid and reduces officers ability to catch criminals. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:47:49 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. LOL, this. I was issued a new patrol car at the same time we were transitioning from strobes to LEDs. First gen LEDs were shitty and had a convoluted switch panel. I was trying to get used to it at the beginning of my shift and left them on. Driving around I was thinking "Wow! People sure are being polite on the road today." But the moment you put the siren on, the motoring public vapor locks. A couple hours later I was heading to get some more gas and passed my Sgt. He got on the talk-around channel and asked me where I was going and why was I out of my zone. I told him I needed gas. He then asked if I was about to run out or something, because getting gas doesn't require blue lights. Ah, being a rookie was so much fun. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:50:43 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Why are they not proceeding? That's odd. What is going on? -looks down and see the light switch is on- |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:51:19 PM EDT
[#43]
I’ll do it to slow people down in lieu of pulling them over..pull behind them...hit them with the solid red/blue until they slow...then I turn them off and drive away.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:52:58 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They have to have the solid blue lights on at all times in Hawaii. I like it because I'm usually speeding and it alerts me to their presence so I can slow down until they're out of sight. So funny to watch the local hooligans stash their hard drugs when they see the blue light coming down the coast road towards a beach park at night. They see the blue light coming, stash their shit, cop tells them to leave the beach parking lot so he can lock up. They pull out, wait for him to lock the parking lot gate and leave, they then park on the side of the road, walk back into the park and keep doing whatever it was they were doing. From what I have seen, very little law is enforced on some of the islands. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:53:36 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's probably a community policing initiative to show the community you are in the neighborhood. It actually is a very nice signal for everyone to scatter a few blocks away, which reduces chances for encounters, which reduces arrests, which reduces crime stats. Like leaving the siren on all the way to the fight call so that everyone is gone by the time you get there? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:54:17 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Its the steady burn or cruise mode. Use it when the turd begins touching cloth. 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:56:31 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Like leaving the siren on all the way to the fight call so that everyone is gone by the time you get there? Yes. Like never beating the ambulance to a medical call unless it's something serious. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:57:04 PM EDT
[#48]
Fishing expedition. It's a trick to see if you'll accidentally create joinder.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:36:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like leaving the siren on all the way to the fight call so that everyone is gone by the time you get there? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It's probably a community policing initiative to show the community you are in the neighborhood. It actually is a very nice signal for everyone to scatter a few blocks away, which reduces chances for encounters, which reduces arrests, which reduces crime stats. Like leaving the siren on all the way to the fight call so that everyone is gone by the time you get there? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:51:19 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sometimes cops forget to turn their lightbar off or off all the way? I once drove a whole patrol shift with the lights flashing and didn't notice. "Why the fuck is everybody driving all weird? Oh. Fuck." Not that I've ever done it. Joys of day shift.
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