Why do the police get to speed?
I see cops speeding (20-30 mph over the limit) all the time. When a cop doesn't have his lights on, should he be allowed to speed? If the lights aren't on, he's not in a hurry. This follows by definition of when lights are required. So we know that the cop isn't in a hurry. The argument for defensive driving is: even if you're a safe driver, other people might make mistakes, causing an accident. And the argument against speeding is that the consequences of an accident are worse at higher speeds. Then, it follows that cops, by speeding when their lights are not on, are putting the public at risk for reasons that wouldn't even warrant lights. I've had people say that they're trained. If that's so, then they could just make this training available to the public at a charge and they could be "certified" to speed. I'd pay a good bit for that. Since we don't have that option, it can't be training. If only I could pull cops over when they speed...