Saw a CHP Motorcycle cop do this several years ago. No one even got close to him as drivers did in this video. He stopped and picked up three sheets of plywood off the highway. Moved them off the highway. Once he got done, got back on his motorcycle and took off so did everyone else.
In this case, the workers seem to the right side of the video were setting up whatever tbey were doing. He was pulling over so they could have time to set up. The driver in front was already getting ahead and obviously didn’t know. It’s usually safe just to stop until he lets you go
Usually traffic breaks are performed by highway patrol in order to create a less hazardous driving environment. Essentially, a traffic break is the creation of traffic separation by a traffic patrol officer slowly swerving back and forth across all lanes of a highway, not allowing other vehicles to pass. This is usually implemented to protect drivers from hazards on the road
There can be a lot of reasons for that. Oftentimes it is to safely remove objects from the street that might be a danger for causing accidents. Other times it might be because of wrong way drivers coming towards traffic (and the police obviously). Here is an example where the German highway patrol clears the Autobahn with its Mercedes-Benz (point of view) to make it safe for a helicopter to land next to an accident: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4w15WX-_Ggg.html Example of removing objects from the street: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n3kvkMeP01A.html
@@jamesburton1050 I just realized that the description of this video even explains "Traffic breaks in the California Highway Patrol are used to slow down traffic due to debris, highway cleanup, or a traffic collision ahead." So yeah, probably. And my first assumption was right. Watch the second video I linked in my first comment, and you see how officers throw debris to the side. In this video I found, I like how they opened the doors before stopping to be extremely obvious...
I've been the car right behind the chp several times. If the lights are on don't pass. Slow down stay behind. The specific law says,"It is against the law to follow within 300 feet of any fire engine, law enforcement vehicle, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle when their siren or flashing lights are on."
I remember this happening as well but plot twist. He did cause of me, lol. I had ran out of fuel on my bike (fuel gauge stopped working on brand new bike) and I was on the shoulder of the number 1 lane (fast lane side). He must’ve seen me from the opposite side. He had to of started a mile back or so, I didn’t know until I heard him in his loud speaker to push it to the other side. But by that time my wife had already arrived with some extra fuel.
It's also possible someone called 911. As a general rule of thumb if you call 911 and tell them that there is a hazard or a vehicle in traffic or something similar, they will generally run the traffic break about a mile before that incident so the only way you know that somethings going weird is all of a sudden the traffic is not there lol which is a very strange feeling to have
THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT ON MY WITTEN DRIVER TEST!!! IM 42 AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS! I WOULD HAVE ASSUMED SOME IDIOT STOLE A COP CAR AND DROVE AS FAST AS I COULD TO GET AWAY FROM IT!!!😂
honestly i love these. at least when im at the front. i rarely ever see them anymore. last time i did i had some asshole honking at me for driving slow. cop yelled at him over the loud speaker lmao.
"When the CHP car is zig zagging ALL lanes of traffic must stay/stop behind until directed" Some informational billboards strategically placed are in order. Drivers not from SoCal get so confused by this sometimes. It's crazy how it's only three lanes and he's doing the break super cautiously yet someone tries to go by...I did the same thing one time, but he wasn't so nice. In contrast, there is another traffic break video but all drivers understand what's going on. 8 or 10 lanes stopped way faster too.
Yeah, my wife got her first ticket in like 10 years from this a few years back because she had no idea what it was. From Chicago originally and had never seen it before.
@@circlePulse I've seen stops in other states where the obstruction is not on the shoulder, but the road itself with hwy patrol trying to navigate through cars whizzing by... so it seems not. In any case CHP method is superior...much safer
I have lived in 7 different states and travelled all over and been driving for 28 years. I have never seen a traffic break in person. If it weren’t for RU-vid I wouldn’t know what this is.
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No, its because if there is a hazardous thing ahead, the chp will cause a break in traffic, allowing space for emergency responders to go through as a clear path.
