Another officer struck :(

Several states now have laws to move left whenever possible for any road-side hazard (police, tow truck). Seems common sense, but I have to argue with my wife whenever she is driving. If an idiot is speeding in the left lane, I just pull in front of them anyway. If they rear-end me, automatically their fault.

Another stupidity is drivers who are pulled over and stop right at the white line so the officer's butt sticks out in traffic. There is usually room to leave 6 ft for the officer. Ditto for changing a flat tire. I always pull way over and keep an eye on traffic. You see some real dunces changing tires. Natural selection at work.

The other hazard is idiots who cut thru the gore area (white lines) to pass before they have even merged on a freeway. A tow truck driver was killed in the I-75/I-285 gore in Atlanta ~2000 so others demonstrated by parking their trucks in the gore for a week to train the moron drivers. In most states it is illegal to cross a solid white line except in emergencies. Surprisingly, not illegal in CA, though one can still be faulted if it causes an accident.