A traffic break was conducted by California Highway Patrol (CHP) after a two vehicle collision with one car blocking the #3 lane and another car was pushed off to the right shoulder.
I ran out of fuel on the highway once with my sleeping child in the car. Seconds later a trooper shows up. He casually pushed my car with his bull bar almost 6 miles to the next exit and strait into a fuel station.
“…and straight into a fuel station.” I pictured the officer sending your car crashing into the pumps after giving you a helping hand. I know that’s not what you meant, but my misinterpretation made me laugh.
@@anyone150 This...I know from experience because I'm not from SoCal so I wasn't familiar with it. I was in the far right lane when he started going back and forth but I didn't get it and kept going. Pulled over, no ticket, but he was pissed!
I ran out of gas once on interstate 5 while crossing the top of a steep hill. You probably won’t believe this, but I coasted approximately one mile downhill, down the off ramp, through a green light, turned into a gas station, and parked at the pump. I never touched the brakes until I stopped at the pump! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to pull off a feat like that again!!!
I believe you 'cause I've done it myself, I think in the Carquinez Straits area many years ago, over a bridge...worked perfectly but I did get lucky with the off-ramp, gas station, and lack of traffic. It was all very smooth, if not a bit slow.
There is a hill in Oceanside Ca. you are describing. Highway 101. I used to work there when I was younger. You would be surprised how many people ran out of gas coming down that hill and stopped and pulled over and walked down that hill to get a can of gas instead of doing what you did. I would ask them why didn't you just coast down? Just saying.
This exact thing happened to me too, at the top of a steep hill on the freeway. I had a 200+ pound friend in the passenger seat which I think helped us coast downhill, off the ramp, thru a green light and directly at a pump. He was amazed when I managed to switch from the fast lane to the slow lane and throw my car in neutral.
That was awesome! It was entertaining too. He was Like a conductor, conducting a symphony. I’m surprised they all paid attention and did what he wanted, all at once. The second time he did it, they understood what he was doing and stopped again. He just saved the people in the car by pushing them out of traffic, and saved traffic itsself by clearing the road so they don’t cause hours of backup and more traffic. Well done!!
@@reccemdownI mean. When an officer is blocking every lane like that who would try to pass? I wonder if there were any fender benders in the back of the crowd. In any case, that was a boss move by the officer how he pushed one car, kept traffic stopped, and guided the other one to safety
@@reccemdown You obviously haven't been to Ohio. The land where everyone thinks they know how to drive, everyone is entitled, and yet only a few are actually competent enough in situational awareness, especially in a situation like this video.
@@dubz5149 driving comes down to one thing only and thats awareness. If nurtured properly then you can know how to drive and not be entitled at the same time
@@tpminty9142 nO fAlSe. You're lying. Anyone who is actually from America and doesn't have a political line to sell knows you're full of it. Your preprogrammed opinion isn't fact and your feelings don't matter.
@@CrawDad1131 Yo that's cool and all but you sound racist 💀 keep bootlicking the big men who keep the scary icky brown people away from you, just don't get mad when your son & daughter get gunned down in kindergarten and they don't even try to help them 😁😁🤞
For people wondering, the driver was not being pulled over. Their car died on the interstate and couldn't be moved. The officer stopped traffic to prevent any accidents or even a death. He then pushed the car to the shoulder so that traffic could safely move again, and the driver and vehicle were now in a safe space to wait for a tow
Thanks. Interesting way to be late for something instead of I had car problems it’s someone else had car problems Either way that driver pissed off a ton of people
30 years ago I was a new driver and this happened on a freeway. I had no idea what was going on. I thought the cop was drunk or someone stole the patrol car and was having fun with it. I realized what it was after a minute or so. We didn't really have the internet back then and it wasn't taught in drivers ed. I guess sometimes you just experience things unexpectedly.
Standard operating procedure. I have seen it many times. I am sure every CHP (california version of state trooper) is taught this maneuver and uses it often.
@@mckenziekeith7434 Yep. Literally all the time. It's simply meant to spread out traffic when its highly congested and make accidents that would make traffic even worse less likely.
It is totally routine in California. They will do it to get debris off the road, somebody broken down like here or for a tow truck. Everyone waits and stops are as brief as possible. It may be for an accident ahead or something else unseen but they never waste time. Go CHP. Anybody who wants to work with great police, be a pro, help and respect all drivers they are hiring!
I have to say that considering the Trooper was on his own he did a great job of getting the traffic to stop, and then get the stranded vehicles cleared to the side with the minimum of fuss. Here in England, the authorities would have completely shut the highway for at least an hour whilst they all stood around discussing it. Well done, Trooper!!!
@@lylestavast7652 Most of the hour is spent discussing exactly where they will go to have the cup of tea. 5 minutes to call the towing service, 55 minutes to talk about tea...
This is a VERY common move in the western US. Our cities are built on big highways like this, and have been for over 60 years. I commute about 20 minutes on the highway each day for work (each way) and I see cops doing this somewhat regularly. Usually it's a disabled vehicle needing to get to the shoulder or a suicidal person on an overpass
@@Ih8nine Pushing a car with another car is not something you rush. On top of that, only two seconds into the video you see a car swerve to avoid the stopped car, only to hit another. They probably stopped just off camera on the left, which is why the cop stopped there. He stopped traffic to get those vehicles over to the right.
I remember when I was a witness to a minor collision on a significant city-bound freeway in Melbourne, Australia. I witnessed one police officer use the force. To cross the lanes of traffic safely, he stretched his arm and hand out to give a stop gesture, to which all the cars responded by slowing down. It was pretty epic to witness.
Once, on the main intersection in town while they were doing maintenance on the lights. A cop went and stood in the middle and directed traffic with hand signals. Even had special gloves with colors on them. Was really cool seeing the cars start and stop with a wave of a hand.
@@coachmcguirk6297 Well, yes. But the scale is quite different. I understand that it's simply red light green light on the road, with a person instead of the actual lights. And that not everyone will find it interesting. But at the time, I guess it just struck me as really cool to see so many people working together and traffic flowing so well. And when I think back on it, it's still a cool memory.
I think it takes real courage and strong inner confidence to achieve this. You have to believe people will respond and obey. It takes more than just the uniform.
It's referred to as a "Rolling Roadblock" It's performed to create distance between an incident, or to make an area clear for Landing a LIFE-FLIGHT Helicopter for a Critically Injured Person / Medical Emergency. I've performed several in My Career, and they can raise Your Blood Pressure for certain. God Bless those Life-Flight Pilot's and EMT's... It's really something to see a Helicopter Landing on a Freeway in Rush hour. They do a Hell of a Job, putting the Live's of the Public, ahead of their own !
Yeah thats GREAT and everything. What does it have to do with stopping traffic for a stalled car? You dont stop busy freeway traffic for that. You shut down the lane the car is in and all lanes to the right of them. Push the car as he did, then at MOST keep the right lane closed till the car is removed. But nobody is going to shut down even the far right lane for a stalled car unless they are a tyrant. This tyrant shut down the whole freeway. Also, what was he gonna do? Leave the car in the road and start chasing people down who ignored his rolling powertrip? Even if it WAS the emergency it wasnt. What coukd he do? Abandon the injured or sick driver to chase down the pizza guy in the far lef5 lane who really wants that effing tip?
@@natecloe8535 you’re replying to a retired cop, and now you’re hearing from a guy who spent many years doing maintenance and responding to incidents on the freeway in large US city. When you don’t get cars (and debris) out of traffic more crashes happen. Entitled people that treat the public roads like a right and a playground injure and kill people every day because they fail to recognize the risks they are taking.
I remember seeing a cop in front of us do this at night coming home from Santa Monica maybe 10-11 years ago. I didn’t really comprehend what was going on since I was 10ish so thanks for the insight! Does this also happen for maintenance work for the freeway? I don’t remember what I saw exactly but I just remember there was a lot of lights towards the median but no accident was visible (according to my parents).
@@bigred1247 I meant by hiccup that he got the cars aside without any other uninvolved vehicles getting damaged or anyone else hurt. That is all I meant by hiccup. What happened is terrible. All accidents are terrifying. I was not at all belittling the event. I was just surprised and proud of the officer. That is hard to do by yourself, to control the situation and keep people safe. I meant no harm at all. None.
@@nameless-og They are trained to do this in CA. CHP does it all the time to clear debris or an accident or to give Caltrans time to do quick road repairs.
That’s their job to protect those who need help and also to prevent crime but when it comes to crime it can’t be how they want it to be their suppose to do their job of how they’re department wants them to do their job nothing else.
@@dustinlerch9272How long do you think the traffic would be backed up if this wasn’t done and an accident happened? Some things can’t be helped, lesser of 2 evils and so on.
Could've blocked only a few lanes, but decided to completely stop traffic. Aren't yall the same ones always huffing and puffing when stop oil blocks the road, but literally doing nothing when a pig does it?
@@MaximillionBucks Protest in the street = Illegal, pointless, and dumb. Cop stopping traffic to move 2 vehicles off of the highway = Safe, clear road, and smart decision. There were 2 cars stopped on the highway. He quickly moved them to the side so everyone could carry on with their day. Blocking all the lanes was the best option considering the middle lane and fast lane had cars stopped in them. Do you want the tow truck to play frogger in traffic to go get them? How much traffic do you think that would cause? Comparing this to people blocking the road for a protest, is incredibly stupid.
Yea thats San Bernardino on the 215 if im not mistaken. Thats the exit to get to the Inland Center Mall. I was just in California and a CHP did this maneuver to get a big peice of debris off of the travelling lane. Good thing too cause if someone hit that debris they would have definitely had a bad day.
I’ve seen cops do this is in LA. I go visit sometimes. It’s pretty common I guess. Most people know what’s going on. I didn’t but everyone else did lol
This section of the freeway is about a 5ish minute drive from the CHP Office for this particular area. Most likely someone called 911 when the first car became disabled and they dispatched someone to go take care of it before it got worse.
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
@@hustla818 Nobody said it wasn't dangerous. However, your reasoning is wrong; the maneuver is not the cause of the collisions in those cases. Unsafe driving practices and prolific inattention are the causes of those collisions. If people actually paid attention while driving and drove with respect for the destructive power of ~2 tons of vehicle moving at highway speeds those collisions would not occur. People simply do not leave enough room in front of them to recognize that the drivers in front of them are stopping and come to a halt themselves. Leaving enough room to safely stop is routinely taught in all driver's ed courses and DMV materials, people just don't do it most of the time.
@@hustla818 I used to live in la. It’s not dangerous. People wouldnt get in wrecks if everyone out there wasn’t an insane driver. The tailgating bro. Almost made me move by itself. You can’t rear end someone if your paying attention, not speeding. And not tailgating. Tied with Miami for worst drivers.
If you've ever been the benefactor in the CHP creating a break like this, you'll be grateful forever. There is SO much traffic in some areas that you literally cannot cross the road if you're stuck on the wrong side. Thank you California Highway Patrol.
When I was kid, a semi began merging into us quickly when my mom was passing it in the farthest left lane, right into the center divider. My mom managed to avoid getting crushed between the divider and semi, but lost control of the car in doing so and we spun on the highway, stopped facing oncoming traffic. I don't remember if it was LAPD, LASD, or CHP but they weren't too far behind us and began doing that snake maneuver almost immediately as we stopped spinning. Saved us from being hit by traffic, my mom turned the car around and got off the freeway safely.
@FarhanNaufal-nx1cl I thought that a "rolling roadblock" is when they have a row of troopers, one in each lane, all of them obeying the speed limit. They used to do that in Maryland a long time ago, then the state police had a wave of layoffs.
Troopers do that to create a safer environment for other drivers by slowing down traffic, they'll also do that if there's a wreck ahead, I just call it traffic breaking, and I don't recommend trying to pass the trooper
I don’t know why I was so impressed like a little kid when I saw this happen one time, just an awesome person doing an excellent operation and just like that it made my day
Had CHP do this in front of me about a year ago. Scared the hell out of me because I’d never seen anything like it. 3 lanes of traffic stopped and he jumped out got a couple of smashed up pallets across two lanes. I wish they would make public service tv ads to to let us know what this is about. I’m sure a lot of people quickly figured it out but I did not.
Once upon a time, they used to. Among other things, the maneuver is called a "Round Robin" I saw a Louisiana State trooper do that maneuver on a causeway when it was raining *very* hard once.
Safety for all first. Sorry for your inconvenience. 27 years as a firefighter I know first hand the dangers of responding to any call on a highway. Don't be selfish and inconsiderate. It very well could be your life or situation at any moment. ❤❤
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
@hustla818 cop almost ran directly into the side of my car doing this. And there was absolutely no reason at all either. There was no emergencies, hazards or anything. It was crazy as hell to witness!
@@hustla818 In Germany people usually activate their emergency lights when they near a congestion at high speeds to signal to the people behind them that they need to stop. Do people in America not do that?
They need to teach about this in driver's Ed and all DMV Handbooks. I've driven in every West Coast state for 35 years and never even heard of this until now. Something needs to change.
@@suzannegray840 wikipedia says the titles mean the same thing; and that different states use different names but the role and jurisdiction is the same. Your comment just seemed like a trivial difference to bring up in light of the first guys response.
Wow respect to that Trooper. I meant they could have been an accident, they're almost was an accident. Absolutely amazing. Not one, but two cars. He's a hero
There was an accident. When the van behind the disabled car tried to go around, another car driving fast behind him had to go left to avoid the van and he hit another car.
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
I've seen it a few times in the Austin area when a trooper had to remove a big chunk of debris from a collision from the road. Of course being the Austin area, traffic was already crawling along at 25 mph.
Ive seen this type of maneuver done a few times by LAPD, CHP & LASD on the 5, 110 & 710 freeways. Mostly at night on the weekends. Mad respect for this effective method.
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
@steevee4658 how do I have to pay attention if it's the guy behind me that rear ended me? I paid attention and stopped on time. The dude behind me is the problem. You need to pay attention and actually read what someone said before commenting
@@hustla818 I hear you...getting rearended is nof fun (has happened to me aswell). I guess it´s different from country to country...but, one thing i noticed & liked was when driving in Germany on the Autobahn (som parts of it has suggested speedlimits) & a few times i´ve also experienced sudden trafficjams...which is´nt very fun when/if you´re at 100 miles/h or more (warped my front rotors once due to hitting the brakes because of a full stop ahead). However...what i saw in Germany was that when a sudden stop happened on the Autobahn....all the cars ahead hit their hazard button (flashing turnsignals). Something that wasn´t common practice in my homecountry in Europe). I´ll do this anytime there is a full sudden stop.....just to try avoiding getting rearended.
Sometimes cops will do this to create a break in the traffic to let something like a truck with construction equipment on it get onto the highway. That's probably why you don't see it during rush hour.
Seen another video similar to this & the whole comment thread was hating on the officer, calling him an asshole for holding up traffic when there was no apparent accident (in sight). People are disgusting
Once you’ve been in a cruiser, on an interstate or freeway, and try to control traffic you really learn which people drive scanning ahead and those that aren’t paying attention. Too many close calls to think about.
@@GreatBirdOfHope I used my turn signals all the time and even wrote a lot of tickets for it. But ironically Police are allowed to break traffic laws unlike when they are in their own vehicles. Personally it was one of the things that drove me crazy so your complaint doesn’t apply to all officers.
Outstanding. Officers need to be appreciated for their reaction to being forced into situations by individuals or, in this case incidents. Well done sir/ma'am.
If you drive Southern California freeways daily you will see these traffic breaks a lot. It's very common. They usually are very well executed. I would say the majority of the ones I've seen are usually done to remove a dangerous object in the road.
Accurate. I live in SoCal and have seen this maneuver my entire life. I believe that's the 215 North in the Inland Empire. That's the California Highway Patrol.
Yeah, they are done for various reasons. Anytime that spreading out traffic would make accidents less likely. Clearing objefts from the road being common. Overly congested high speed traffic or other issues far, far up ahead on the highway can be the cause.
@@er7586 That is the Orangeshow exit on the north bound I 215 right where the I10 east and west interchange to the north I 215 merge. I drive this on a daily bases. It is a dangerous interchange trying to get to the off ramp. Drivers don't like to let you over because they only think of themselves. I drive a truck and they don't want to be behind a truck no matter what.
Small sliver of hope for humanity here. I thought for sure someone was gunna pull out. Im proud of them for waiting and for the cop actually being a help. This is that serve part from protect and serve most of them forget about.
It's a rolling road block . In this case to stop a pile up and possibly deaths. Or they can do thins a few miles down the road from a wreck to stop traffic for lifeflight etc
@@johnelkins4250 I drove a semi for many many years and we got caught in a couple of those when they blocked the whole highway but it was because up head of us there was a really bad accident and they had to get everybody in one lane
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
Very well done! Respect is EARNED. Thank you to *this* professional for showing the world what "Smart" looks like! Great find, so, thanks for making it available for others to see. It sure made *ME* smile! 👍
Ive had an incident similar to this. Radiatior blew along the city high-traffic highway and I overheated and starting losing power. Foolishly, I pulled my truck over in the interior emergency lane closest to the highway divider. After maybe 3 or 4 minutes of sitting there a 2wheeler CHP pulled up to investigate. Told me to get my vehicle and myself out of there asap because its a dangerous spot to be. Truck was a trooper and still started and got me over to the next exit while he performed this move, on a bike. In pretty decent traffic.
I saw this recently on my local highway ....they were stopping all traffic on every off and on ramp from 3 different directions to let an extremely large funeral persession for a fallen police officer killed in the line of duty. They did a very good job stopping all traffic safety.
Lololol Lord xango Where have you been They do that all the time in California It is to say people's lives and to slow people down or when there is an accident they always use that maneuver and they do it very well That's a great job done by the CHPs and also there are sometimes sheriffs on the freeway that when they see something that go wrong they do the same thing and then the CHP arrives and then sometimes you will see both doing it That's California Great job on job well done It's saved a lot of lives
I don't think he is saying he died from what the cop is doing, but rather a car stalled on a freeway and that led to their death. I've seen this tactic used a few times to inform drivers of a huge accident that was ahead. The accidents involved multiple lanes of traffic and had occurred recently.
That man is true cop. Thats something you learn in training. One of them small notes on the guidelines 😂. That was awesome to watch and perfect use given the scenario.
I've seen that a few times in my lifetime and just assume I cannot pass him up. Later to realize it's to slow down traffic for something up ahead of us on the freeways. I always wonder if that was ever in the dmv pamphlets to make people aware of what they're doing
Not sure what they call them in other states but here in CA. we call them traffic breaks. And that's a perfectly executed traffic break by the officer. FSP driver here if you don't know what that is look it up.
Many people will see this officer doing this and think the guy is out of his mind. I love to see how everyone closest to the officer had enough brains to even stop. Some people live their lives as if since they have never seen or heard of a maneuver or a tactic then it must not exist or its abusing power.
I or should I say, we, as in my daughter, sister-in-law, my grandsons and myself, had just arrived in California heading to San Leandro from the midwest, that very morning. When suddenly this cruiser drove right across in front of us then zigzagged back and forth just as this cruiser is doing. I was driving and glad of it, I stopped, relieved knowing that my daughter and my sister-in-law, would not have. The patrolman did this several more times, then stopped in the middle of the roadway, got out of his vehicle, reached down and picked up an object, got back in his vehicle and took the exit which was just a few yards further on. I'm used to it now, that will be 13 years ago this June. But it was definitely an unforgettable experience.
@@burtvhulberthyhbn7583 well tbf it depends on what state you live in. And the supreme court has told them, several times. In most states You have to have a dang good reason to impede someone's right to commerce, and most of the time these instances don't meet that criteria, and run afoul of the 4th amendment.
@@A_Stereotypical_Heretic dude? Your 4th amendment rights preserve your rights to drive through anything like crime scenes or fatality collisions? You need to tell the police quickly. They don't know this.
@@burtvhulberthyhbn7583 yes. They do. Traffic isn't supposed to be halted but redirected if at all possible. My life and business doesn't end nor should be put on hold because someone else's does/is. Again, the supreme court has told the police this many times. I don't need to.
This is pretty standard for Highway Patrol in California. Grew up in MN, then in TX, and now in CA, and hadn't seen it until CA. But, it gets the job done
Yeah relatively new tactic. Works great. Don't know where it originated but I've only seen it once up here in the Midwest. But I'm retired fire/rescue you'll have to ask one of the leos.
I personally was involved years ago when a California highway patrol did this it's called a Round Robin .although it was over 30 years ago I can remember it very clear I was driving home northbound out of National city ca I remember seeing THE CHP drive up the fast lane and got up ahead of traffic and started to do this maneuver even though I had only been driving a few years at this time I had heard one of my school friends talking about this so I knew what he was doing so everyone started to slow down and come to a complete stop. He then got of his vehicle and then we could see the reason for why he did this unfortunately there had been a very large German Shepard hit and killed and laying inthe second from right lane had it not been the quick response of that chp officer by stopping traffic and removing that poor unfortunate deceased dog.this at the same time could have caused a major collision on the freeway.
I would have been pissed . But after seeing this I have a new found respect for how they’re handling things on a busy freeway with tons of clamoring metal.
It's amazing how much power a cop really has if you think about it. I've been through this before on a major highway, and all lanes come to a complete stop or go inch by inch until the cop drives off, it's crazy. I lol when the cars stopped then drove a little bit then stopped then drove, etc.
This happened while I was driving in Phoenix on the 51 on Superbowl Sunday and I was at the front. I thought "gee there must be a nasty wreck ahead." After we finally came to a stop, coming onto the highway were police vehicles and hummers escorting 3 tour busses w the Eagles team! It was really neat to watch!
I ran out of fuel on the highway once with my sleeping child in the car. Seconds later a trooper shows up. He casually pushed my car with his bull bar almost 6 miles to the next exit and strait into a fuel station.
did it leave any scratch on the bumper?
“…and straight into a fuel station.”
I pictured the officer sending your car crashing into the pumps after giving you a helping hand. I know that’s not what you meant, but my misinterpretation made me laugh.
@@TomatoTomato911 probably did.. but better a few scratches than someone crashing into the back of your car at 70mph..
@@TomatoTomato911 Scratches are Better than being rear ended and die or getting someone else killed.
@@rerun626 😂😂😂😂
I can't believe everyone stopped..there is usually that 1 person who can't be bothered to help anyone. Nicely done.😊
Just one? 😂
That one person can be arrested or cited.
There is the one biker.
Too much debris on the shoulder for the bmw.
@@anyone150 This...I know from experience because I'm not from SoCal so I wasn't familiar with it. I was in the far right lane when he started going back and forth but I didn't get it and kept going. Pulled over, no ticket, but he was pissed!
I ran out of gas once on interstate 5 while crossing the top of a steep hill. You probably won’t believe this, but I coasted approximately one mile downhill, down the off ramp, through a green light, turned into a gas station, and parked at the pump. I never touched the brakes until I stopped at the pump! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to pull off a feat like that again!!!
I believe you 'cause I've done it myself, I think in the Carquinez Straits area many years ago, over a bridge...worked perfectly but I did get lucky with the off-ramp, gas station, and lack of traffic. It was all very smooth, if not a bit slow.
There is a hill in Oceanside Ca. you are describing. Highway 101.
I used to work there when I was younger. You would be surprised how many people ran out of gas coming down that hill and stopped and pulled over and walked down that hill to get a can of gas instead of doing what you did.
I would ask them why didn't you just coast down? Just saying.
This exact thing happened to me too, at the top of a steep hill on the freeway. I had a 200+ pound friend in the passenger seat which I think helped us coast downhill, off the ramp, thru a green light and directly at a pump. He was amazed when I managed to switch from the fast lane to the slow lane and throw my car in neutral.
Did the same thing, it was so satisfying 😂
I have done that so many times it’s scary. Just more affirmation that God is helping .
That was awesome! It was entertaining too. He was Like a conductor, conducting a symphony. I’m surprised they all paid attention and did what he wanted, all at once. The second time he did it, they understood what he was doing and stopped again. He just saved the people in the car by pushing them out of traffic, and saved traffic itsself by clearing the road so they don’t cause hours of backup and more traffic. Well done!!
As long as the vehicles in the front of each lane know what to do, everyone behind them wont have a choice. Education is what makes this happen
@@reccemdownI mean. When an officer is blocking every lane like that who would try to pass? I wonder if there were any fender benders in the back of the crowd. In any case, that was a boss move by the officer how he pushed one car, kept traffic stopped, and guided the other one to safety
He was like Arturo Toscanini that day!
@@reccemdown You obviously haven't been to Ohio. The land where everyone thinks they know how to drive, everyone is entitled, and yet only a few are actually competent enough in situational awareness, especially in a situation like this video.
@@dubz5149 driving comes down to one thing only and thats awareness. If nurtured properly then you can know how to drive and not be entitled at the same time
A trooper using his authority, training and some common sense to do his job. We need more of you. Good job officer.
There are more of this type of officer than bad. Like any occupation
@@lindamichigan5471 no. false. the police system in the united states cannot foster "good" policemen.
@@tpminty9142 nO fAlSe.
You're lying. Anyone who is actually from America and doesn't have a political line to sell knows you're full of it.
Your preprogrammed opinion isn't fact and your feelings don't matter.
@@CrawDad1131 Yo that's cool and all but you sound racist 💀
keep bootlicking the big men who keep the scary icky brown people away from you, just don't get mad when your son & daughter get gunned down in kindergarten and they don't even try to help them 😁😁🤞
His "authority" lol
For people wondering, the driver was not being pulled over. Their car died on the interstate and couldn't be moved. The officer stopped traffic to prevent any accidents or even a death. He then pushed the car to the shoulder so that traffic could safely move again, and the driver and vehicle were now in a safe space to wait for a tow
Got it, that's what it looked like but not obvious ! And what about the 2nd stop?
@@hugopelland told the Prius to get to the right side of the road.
Thanks. Interesting way to be late for something instead of I had car problems it’s someone else had car problems
Either way that driver pissed off a ton of people
No MAGDUMP? Lame
Doesn't explain why he still wanted traffic halted even after the car had been removed from the lanes.
30 years ago I was a new driver and this happened on a freeway. I had no idea what was going on. I thought the cop was drunk or someone stole the patrol car and was having fun with it. I realized what it was after a minute or so. We didn't really have the internet back then and it wasn't taught in drivers ed. I guess sometimes you just experience things unexpectedly.
😂😂😂😂😂😂I can't imagine the shock..
I thought the same thing 😂
"I thought the cop was drunk or someone stole the patrol car and was having fun with it."
You shouldn't have a license to drive. Fool.
I don't think it's taught in drivers ed still. I guess it's effective enough that it doesn't need to be taught to drivers.
@@ericsw03 it should be though 🤷🏽♂
This trooper might have saved a few lives that day with this brilliant move. Thanks for your service.
Standard operating procedure. I have seen it many times. I am sure every CHP (california version of state trooper) is taught this maneuver and uses it often.
@@mckenziekeith7434congratulations
cops doing their job, HA!@@mckenziekeith7434
@@mckenziekeith7434 Yep. Literally all the time. It's simply meant to spread out traffic when its highly congested and make accidents that would make traffic even worse less likely.
It is totally routine in California. They will do it to get debris off the road, somebody broken down like here or for a tow truck. Everyone waits and stops are as brief as possible. It may be for an accident ahead or something else unseen but they never waste time. Go CHP.
Anybody who wants to work with great police, be a pro, help and respect all drivers they are hiring!
I have to say that considering the Trooper was on his own he did a great job of getting the traffic to stop, and then get the stranded vehicles cleared to the side with the minimum of fuss. Here in England, the authorities would have completely shut the highway for at least an hour whilst they all stood around discussing it. Well done, Trooper!!!
did the hour include tea, or is that extra ?
Damn idiots in the UK
@@lylestavast7652 Most of the hour is spent discussing exactly where they will go to have the cup of tea. 5 minutes to call the towing service, 55 minutes to talk about tea...
This is a VERY common move in the western US. Our cities are built on big highways like this, and have been for over 60 years.
I commute about 20 minutes on the highway each day for work (each way) and I see cops doing this somewhat regularly. Usually it's a disabled vehicle needing to get to the shoulder or a suicidal person on an overpass
CHP officers aren't perfect but they are among the best trained in the U.S.
This trooper was very efficient and quick. Less than 2 minutes, the traffic could flow normal again. Wow.
Quick but that wave of traffic will probably travel down the road for miles lol
@@Ih8nine vs someone potentially getting killed? Yeah. I can see where your drive is way more important than someone getting hit
@@Ih8nine lol. Ok
@@Ih8nine Pushing a car with another car is not something you rush. On top of that, only two seconds into the video you see a car swerve to avoid the stopped car, only to hit another. They probably stopped just off camera on the left, which is why the cop stopped there. He stopped traffic to get those vehicles over to the right.
@@Ih8nine you're absolutely right, he should've left that car sitting in the middle of a busy highway for people to crash into
Hats off to the trooper and all drivers who obeyed.
To be fair, if you didn't stop, you would have hit the trooper. lol
they might have been half expecting a shoot out
Hats off for being normal people? The bar is so low for you lol
I'm surprised that a few idiots didn't just go around and keep going without stopping.
Why? Ruined everyone’s day because some idiot doesn’t know how to maintain a car or keep fuel in it?
I remember when I was a witness to a minor collision on a significant city-bound freeway in Melbourne, Australia. I witnessed one police officer use the force. To cross the lanes of traffic safely, he stretched his arm and hand out to give a stop gesture, to which all the cars responded by slowing down. It was pretty epic to witness.
Once, on the main intersection in town while they were doing maintenance on the lights. A cop went and stood in the middle and directed traffic with hand signals. Even had special gloves with colors on them. Was really cool seeing the cars start and stop with a wave of a hand.
@danwoo101 you can do the same thing with a group of kindergarteners and the words "red light" and "green light". Its quite a fascinating phenomenon.
@@coachmcguirk6297 Well, yes. But the scale is quite different. I understand that it's simply red light green light on the road, with a person instead of the actual lights. And that not everyone will find it interesting. But at the time, I guess it just struck me as really cool to see so many people working together and traffic flowing so well. And when I think back on it, it's still a cool memory.
I imagine him like Magneto, and the cars slowly stop before him.
I think it takes real courage and strong inner confidence to achieve this. You have to believe people will respond and obey. It takes more than just the uniform.
It's referred to as a "Rolling Roadblock" It's performed to create distance between an incident, or to make an area clear for Landing a LIFE-FLIGHT Helicopter for a Critically Injured Person / Medical Emergency. I've performed several in My Career, and they can raise Your Blood Pressure for certain. God Bless those Life-Flight Pilot's and EMT's... It's really something to see a Helicopter Landing on a Freeway in Rush hour. They do a Hell of a Job, putting the Live's of the Public, ahead of their own !
Yeah thats GREAT and everything. What does it have to do with stopping traffic for a stalled car? You dont stop busy freeway traffic for that. You shut down the lane the car is in and all lanes to the right of them. Push the car as he did, then at MOST keep the right lane closed till the car is removed. But nobody is going to shut down even the far right lane for a stalled car unless they are a tyrant. This tyrant shut down the whole freeway. Also, what was he gonna do? Leave the car in the road and start chasing people down who ignored his rolling powertrip? Even if it WAS the emergency it wasnt. What coukd he do? Abandon the injured or sick driver to chase down the pizza guy in the far lef5 lane who really wants that effing tip?
@@natecloe8535 he did exactly what he was supposed to do. Tyrant? Go to bed kid.
I was about to mention emergency up ahead as well.
@@natecloe8535 you’re replying to a retired cop, and now you’re hearing from a guy who spent many years doing maintenance and responding to incidents on the freeway in large US city. When you don’t
get cars (and debris) out of traffic more crashes happen. Entitled people that treat the public roads like a right and a playground injure and kill people every day because they fail to recognize the risks they are taking.
I remember seeing a cop in front of us do this at night coming home from Santa Monica maybe 10-11 years ago. I didn’t really comprehend what was going on since I was 10ish so thanks for the insight! Does this also happen for maintenance work for the freeway? I don’t remember what I saw exactly but I just remember there was a lot of lights towards the median but no accident was visible (according to my parents).
I don’t know how else a single officer could stop four lanes of traffic. That was very effective, both times the officer performed that maneuver.
They do that all the time in California to slow down the traffic when it is very light and people are flying at 90mph plus.
It happened to me before. I was off a major freeway at night, and he helped pushed me off the on ramp up a hill with he’s vehicle
5 lanes
@@darrena4163 thanks for the correction.
Especially since there had already been one accident because of them being stopped.
Wow!! I have never seen that before, but it worked. Everyone is safe and he got the cars on the side without a hiccup. Very nice job.
Hiccup? Thd right front wheel broke z ball joint or tiered end very lucky they didn't get killed from that breaking.
@@bigred1247 I meant by hiccup that he got the cars aside without any other uninvolved vehicles getting damaged or anyone else hurt. That is all I meant by hiccup. What happened is terrible. All accidents are terrifying. I was not at all belittling the event. I was just surprised and proud of the officer. That is hard to do by yourself, to control the situation and keep people safe. I meant no harm at all. None.
@@YahRiYah_Ahava777 right. This would never work in my state. I wonder if he just came up with that on the fly, or if it was trained.
@@nameless-og I wondered the same thing!!!
@@nameless-og
They are trained to do this in CA.
CHP does it all the time to clear debris or an accident or to give Caltrans time to do quick road repairs.
I’ve been a part of this procedure twice and both times all motorists behaved properly. Great job everyone.
Faith in humanity give this person a raise. This is what i would call a protect and serve moment!
more like "protect and swerve" heh?
You got that right, Dodge City.
100%
That’s their job to protect those who need help and also to prevent crime but when it comes to crime it can’t be how they want it to be their suppose to do their job of how they’re department wants them to do their job nothing else.
Give em a raise for doing his job? Lmao shit I need a fkn raise then too
That was really outstanding, for the trooper and the drivers obeying him.
It's the rule of the road when the squads are doing that that means there's something wrong ahead
very common in California from what I've heard. Traffic break is what it's called; there are entire compilations on RUclips of them.
If that was FL....everyone would be flying by
@@Mnkypd
So I've heard......
@@Mnkypd alaska too lmao doesn't matter if the road is icy either
No one injured, traffic restored quickly; this guy is a “legend”👍
The quotation marks suggest sarcasm jsyk
@kingti85 well yea, he created 2 more accidents down the road. I hope it was sarcasm
The balls to stop 5 lanes of traffic. Good on ya, everyone felt proud to be apart of that.
teamwork makes the dream work, everyone chills for a minute, man does his job and clears the road super fast, everyone gets on their way.
Still probably a 4 mile back up. Every 30 seconds is another quarter mile
fr everyone in the front got to keep moving but traffic was fucked for hours
@@dustinlerch9272How long do you think the traffic would be backed up if this wasn’t done and an accident happened? Some things can’t be helped, lesser of 2 evils and so on.
Could've blocked only a few lanes, but decided to completely stop traffic. Aren't yall the same ones always huffing and puffing when stop oil blocks the road, but literally doing nothing when a pig does it?
@@MaximillionBucks Protest in the street = Illegal, pointless, and dumb.
Cop stopping traffic to move 2 vehicles off of the highway = Safe, clear road, and smart decision.
There were 2 cars stopped on the highway. He quickly moved them to the side so everyone could carry on with their day. Blocking all the lanes was the best option considering the middle lane and fast lane had cars stopped in them. Do you want the tow truck to play frogger in traffic to go get them? How much traffic do you think that would cause?
Comparing this to people blocking the road for a protest, is incredibly stupid.
This is just a few miles from where I used to live. They've done this for years, and is very effective. Kinda cool to see this.
What city is this in?
@@KeepPrayingCA San Bernardino, Ca. It appears they have since widened the road since I've been there.
I've never seen that maneuver before. I'd obviously stop if I did. Interesting.
Unless you gotta be somewhere
Yea thats San Bernardino on the 215 if im not mistaken. Thats the exit to get to the Inland Center Mall. I was just in California and a CHP did this maneuver to get a big peice of debris off of the travelling lane. Good thing too cause if someone hit that debris they would have definitely had a bad day.
This was actually super legit by that cop. And its amazing that he was even there to stop the crazy pileup that was about to ensue.
I’ve seen cops do this is in LA. I go visit sometimes. It’s pretty common I guess. Most people know what’s going on. I didn’t but everyone else did lol
This section of the freeway is about a 5ish minute drive from the CHP Office for this particular area. Most likely someone called 911 when the first car became disabled and they dispatched someone to go take care of it before it got worse.
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
@@hustla818 Nobody said it wasn't dangerous. However, your reasoning is wrong; the maneuver is not the cause of the collisions in those cases. Unsafe driving practices and prolific inattention are the causes of those collisions. If people actually paid attention while driving and drove with respect for the destructive power of ~2 tons of vehicle moving at highway speeds those collisions would not occur. People simply do not leave enough room in front of them to recognize that the drivers in front of them are stopping and come to a halt themselves. Leaving enough room to safely stop is routinely taught in all driver's ed courses and DMV materials, people just don't do it most of the time.
@@hustla818 I used to live in la. It’s not dangerous. People wouldnt get in wrecks if everyone out there wasn’t an insane driver. The tailgating bro. Almost made me move by itself. You can’t rear end someone if your paying attention, not speeding. And not tailgating. Tied with Miami for worst drivers.
If you've ever been the benefactor in the CHP creating a break like this, you'll be grateful forever.
There is SO much traffic in some areas that you literally cannot cross the road if you're stuck on the wrong side.
Thank you California Highway Patrol.
Props to the patience of the people, as well.
I haven't noticed any patience there
@@superwelder24 Like yer stupid and stuff, Contrary Mary.
For what? Stopping and watching?
yes
When I was kid, a semi began merging into us quickly when my mom was passing it in the farthest left lane, right into the center divider. My mom managed to avoid getting crushed between the divider and semi, but lost control of the car in doing so and we spun on the highway, stopped facing oncoming traffic. I don't remember if it was LAPD, LASD, or CHP but they weren't too far behind us and began doing that snake maneuver almost immediately as we stopped spinning. Saved us from being hit by traffic, my mom turned the car around and got off the freeway safely.
@FarhanNaufal-nx1clchatgpt bot?
@@Lagger625for sure
@FarhanNaufal-nx1cl I thought that a "rolling roadblock" is when they have a row of troopers, one in each lane, all of them obeying the speed limit. They used to do that in Maryland a long time ago, then the state police had a wave of layoffs.
Cop = 🐍
@@mclovinfuddpucker We were passing it on the left, not lingering in the blind spot.
Troopers do that to create a safer environment for other drivers by slowing down traffic, they'll also do that if there's a wreck ahead, I just call it traffic breaking, and I don't recommend trying to pass the trooper
I don’t know why I was so impressed like a little kid when I saw this happen one time, just an awesome person doing an excellent operation and just like that it made my day
Wow! That trooper has His job down to a tee! Great job! I watched that a few times I was so impressed.
Gotta love how the entire highway starts inching along as soon as he starts moving, even though he never gestured to them that they could.
I don't blame them, it's not like they can read minds, and he does move off the road.
It's almost like they've done this before.
Zero patience in CA 😂
Impatience at it's finest.
disrespectful attitude is the default setting
Good on him! He dealt with the problem at hand and everyone went home to supper that night.
I've been involved with three of these on California highways and it is quite effective and easy to understand.
Had CHP do this in front of me about a year ago. Scared the hell out of me because I’d never seen anything like it. 3 lanes of traffic stopped and he jumped out got a couple of smashed up pallets across two lanes. I wish they would make public service tv ads to to let us know what this is about. I’m sure a lot of people quickly figured it out but I did not.
Agreed, they really need to include things like this at the DMV.
Sounds like you did figure it out though
Once upon a time, they used to. Among other things, the maneuver is called a "Round Robin" I saw a Louisiana State trooper do that maneuver on a causeway when it was raining *very* hard once.
I remember when I first saw that. The cop was behind me doing that. I was like, what the hell is doing? 😂
What did you think was going on, though?
I have not seen this before. Now I know what to do if it happens in front of me. Thanks for sharing this valuable information
Glad it was helpful!
Would you really not know to not pass the trooper while he was doing this maneuver?
@@willbaack7997 anyone with a brain should be able to figure it out. You think he’s warming up his tires like a NASCAR or something?
@@willbaack7997 , It is the waiting after they were done I did not know about. It is called learning something new. Don't need to sound so rude
Just keep driving. You have no obligation to stop
Safety for all first. Sorry for your inconvenience. 27 years as a firefighter I know first hand the dangers of responding to any call on a highway. Don't be selfish and inconsiderate. It very well could be your life or situation at any moment. ❤❤
What was the car that came from the left side? How? Why?
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
@hustla818 cop almost ran directly into the side of my car doing this. And there was absolutely no reason at all either. There was no emergencies, hazards or anything. It was crazy as hell to witness!
@@positivelynegative9149 i think is the guy that hit the other car in the begining of the video
@@hustla818 In Germany people usually activate their emergency lights when they near a congestion at high speeds to signal to the people behind them that they need to stop. Do people in America not do that?
They need to teach about this in driver's Ed and all DMV Handbooks. I've driven in every West Coast state for 35 years and never even heard of this until now. Something needs to change.
Hey he got the job done and got everyone involved out of harms way! Kudo's to the Trooper!!!!
Not Trooper, that was Calif Highway Patrol Officer.
@@suzannegray840 isn't State Highway Patrol the same thing as a State Trooper?
@@j.f.6072 yes, same thing. Different title.
@@suzannegray840 wikipedia says the titles mean the same thing; and that different states use different names but the role and jurisdiction is the same. Your comment just seemed like a trivial difference to bring up in light of the first guys response.
Officer: “Do you know why I pushed you over?”
Wow respect to that Trooper. I meant they could have been an accident, they're almost was an accident. Absolutely amazing. Not one, but two cars. He's a hero
There was an accident. When the van behind the disabled car tried to go around, another car driving fast behind him had to go left to avoid the van and he hit another car.
You believe in participation trophies don't you? Bootlicker
I like your sarcasm.
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
Anyone else noticed the car crazily crossing loads of lanes at the start, bumping into another car, then they both casually carry on!? 😂😂
It happens all the time in Los Angeles.
I've seen it a few times in the Austin area when a trooper had to remove a big chunk of debris from a collision from the road.
Of course being the Austin area, traffic was already crawling along at 25 mph.
Ive seen this type of maneuver done a few times by LAPD, CHP & LASD on the 5, 110 & 710 freeways. Mostly at night on the weekends. Mad respect for this effective method.
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
@@hustla818whaaaaa pay attention huh
@steevee4658 how do I have to pay attention if it's the guy behind me that rear ended me? I paid attention and stopped on time. The dude behind me is the problem. You need to pay attention and actually read what someone said before commenting
@@hustla818 I hear you...getting rearended is nof fun (has happened to me aswell). I guess it´s different from country to country...but, one thing i noticed & liked was when driving in Germany on the Autobahn (som parts of it has suggested speedlimits) & a few times i´ve also experienced sudden trafficjams...which is´nt very fun when/if you´re at 100 miles/h or more (warped my front rotors once due to hitting the brakes because of a full stop ahead).
However...what i saw in Germany was that when a sudden stop happened on the Autobahn....all the cars ahead hit their hazard button (flashing turnsignals).
Something that wasn´t common practice in my homecountry in Europe).
I´ll do this anytime there is a full sudden stop.....just to try avoiding getting rearended.
Sometimes cops will do this to create a break in the traffic to let something like a truck with construction equipment on it get onto the highway. That's probably why you don't see it during rush hour.
WOW...amazing job by the trooper and it was amazing to see motorists following his direction and keeping everyone safe!!!
Because its southern california
they did not follow his direction perfectly.
Are you kidding me, everyone trying to go before he even left the lane, forcing him to quickly go back. You've got bunch of lunatics over there
It’s amazing how he controlled traffic all by himself. I was hoping backup would’ve came in time but he managed it on his own. Good job!
I think this should be implemented in every law enforcement department across the country hands down 💯
This is, it's a procedure called a round Robin. It is taught as part of the evoc training driving school.
It is. Now whether or not they use it, and or-if traffic responds is another story 😁
Seen another video similar to this & the whole comment thread was hating on the officer, calling him an asshole for holding up traffic when there was no apparent accident (in sight). People are disgusting
This standard practice in the UK. They will bring the freeway to a total stop or slow it right down depending on what the situation is.
@@AuntieStephInAZ definitely something that should be on the drivers exam!!! though it’s a logical thing. Many don’t function in logic anymore.
Once you’ve been in a cruiser, on an interstate or freeway, and try to control traffic you really learn which people drive scanning ahead and those that aren’t paying attention. Too many close calls to think about.
As a tow truck driver I see distracted people every day. My truck has like 50 flashing lights on it and people still don't notice me. Scary.
Truckers have an even better sense of it and unlike police truckers actually USE TURN SIGNALS 😉
@@GreatBirdOfHope I used my turn signals all the time and even wrote a lot of tickets for it. But ironically Police are allowed to break traffic laws unlike when they are in their own vehicles. Personally it was one of the things that drove me crazy so your complaint doesn’t apply to all officers.
@@pierredelecto7069 omg sorry i didnt see you!
… did. You. Look?!
@@indiamitchell9833 oh aight!
First time I saw a copper pull that maneuver on the freeway, but it was pretty cool. Everyone complied, no issues. It worked perfectly!
Must of been no black drivers that day.
@@nctrnlmjsty8719 Or no one trying to outrun the cops in a stolen vehicle. LOL
@@nctrnlmjsty8719tell me you're racist without telling me you are 🤔
@@nickovdub6131 ..that guy only says stuff like that in the comments cuz he wouldn't dare say that to a black person's face!
@@nickovdub6131 Noticing patterns isn't racist and never will be...
That trooper may have saved many lives with that response. Fantastic work!
Outstanding. Officers need to be appreciated for their reaction to being forced into situations by individuals or, in this case incidents. Well done sir/ma'am.
This officer saved a 10 car pile up!!! Great work Officer!!
..and a few lives coz both drivers were still in their cars...yikes!!
No he didn't. Those cars were on the road for a long time before the cop arrived, and there was no 10 car pile up.
If the officer didn't stop the traffic before they reached that car, and if he had to double back, they never would have got that car out of the road.
If you drive Southern California freeways daily you will see these traffic breaks a lot. It's very common. They usually are very well executed. I would say the majority of the ones I've seen are usually done to remove a dangerous object in the road.
Accurate. I live in SoCal and have seen this maneuver my entire life. I believe that's the 215 North in the Inland Empire. That's the California Highway Patrol.
After moving to SoCal I was confused and terrified the first time I saw this, now I don’t even blink when I see a traffic break 😂
Yeah, they are done for various reasons. Anytime that spreading out traffic would make accidents less likely. Clearing objefts from the road being common. Overly congested high speed traffic or other issues far, far up ahead on the highway can be the cause.
@@er7586 That is the Orangeshow exit on the north bound I 215 right where the I10 east and west interchange to the north I 215 merge. I drive this on a daily bases. It is a dangerous interchange trying to get to the off ramp. Drivers don't like to let you over because they only think of themselves. I drive a truck and they don't want to be behind a truck no matter what.
Hats off to the trooper and major kudos for the motorists who obeyed the trooper’s actions to save other motorists on the road. 👏👏👏👍👍👍
Oh the joy of watching a Police Officer do his job and so professionally, Our Plod in the U.K. need to see how it is done.
Thanks to you and everyone else out there willing to do some crazy stuff to get the job done!
Excellent.. And much respect for the trooper and drivers
This is definitely not a rookie! Owned the road as he should!
Small sliver of hope for humanity here. I thought for sure someone was gunna pull out. Im proud of them for waiting and for the cop actually being a help. This is that serve part from protect and serve most of them forget about.
Solid work from all involved 💪
When there's a squad going back and forth over all the lanes you do not pass
What does it mean
Can you clarify this some more?
Sure you do. They're not going to chase you, they're trying to stop traffic
It's a rolling road block . In this case to stop a pile up and possibly deaths. Or they can do thins a few miles down the road from a wreck to stop traffic for lifeflight etc
@@johnelkins4250 I drove a semi for many many years and we got caught in a couple of those when they blocked the whole highway but it was because up head of us there was a really bad accident and they had to get everybody in one lane
*Common Sense and a police 👮♂️ officer with brains, preventing more accidents from happening well done* 👏
Mad respect!
Serve and protect on full display.
Officer: Excuse me, ma’am. Did you know you were going zero in a 65?
The police don’t have a constitutional duty to protect and serve. Only an obligation in some manner to their employer as a contract of their job
This is actually a very dangerous maneuver. I live in LA and have seen this done many times. It causes accidents all the time further down the freeway where people can't see the cop car swerve. You're driving 70 and all of a sudden the traffic is at a complete stand still. Lots of hard braking and rear ending happening. I've been rear ended twice personally
When you don't want anyone to overtake you during a final lap/corner in a racing game 😂
Very well done!
Respect is EARNED.
Thank you to *this* professional for showing the world what "Smart" looks like!
Great find, so, thanks for making it available for others to see. It sure made *ME* smile!
👍
This is about stopping traffic, not earning respect.
Bless this trooper for saving many people's lives this day❤.
Very nice
Congratulations to that fine officer
And of course, to all those who show respect for the situation
Faith in humanity!!!!!
This trooper did an awesome job.
This trooper fixed the problem, helped people and got the traffic going quickly.
Just what a cop is for. NICE JOB.
Where was this?
The 215 in San Bernardino California
Ive had an incident similar to this. Radiatior blew along the city high-traffic highway and I overheated and starting losing power. Foolishly, I pulled my truck over in the interior emergency lane closest to the highway divider. After maybe 3 or 4 minutes of sitting there a 2wheeler CHP pulled up to investigate. Told me to get my vehicle and myself out of there asap because its a dangerous spot to be. Truck was a trooper and still started and got me over to the next exit while he performed this move, on a bike. In pretty decent traffic.
I saw this recently on my local highway ....they were stopping all traffic on every off and on ramp from 3 different directions to let an extremely large funeral persession for a fallen police officer killed in the line of duty. They did a very good job stopping all traffic safety.
Awesomely unbelievable! I love how they showed respect!
I saw a cop doing that once. I was mad confused at first, thinking he was drunk.
Wow, I've never seen that maneuver before, but it worked and no one got hurt.
Lololol Lord xango
Where have you been They do that all the time in California It is to say people's lives and to slow people down or when there is an accident they always use that maneuver and they do it very well That's a great job done by the CHPs and also there are sometimes sheriffs on the freeway that when they see something that go wrong they do the same thing and then the CHP arrives and then sometimes you will see both doing it That's California Great job on job well done It's saved a lot of lives
The Z maneuver is used to slow traffic down and avoid dangerous conditions. Sometimes also known as the safety zig zag.
Cops frequently do that. You must still be waiting to be old enough to get a license.
@CooManTunes I've had my license for several years now, I've never seen that where I'm from.
I’m 60 yrs old from Oklahoma - the people here would have likely tried to drive past the cop!
A good friend of mine died this way. Thanks to the officers who help out the community.
How’s he die
@@heydani6678 he is lying.
He has no clue what he is talking about.
@@guillermoperez2750 And we should take YOUR word instead?
@@lolstalgic9602 no, we should take your word instead because you have a higher IQ
I don't think he is saying he died from what the cop is doing, but rather a car stalled on a freeway and that led to their death. I've seen this tactic used a few times to inform drivers of a huge accident that was ahead. The accidents involved multiple lanes of traffic and had occurred recently.
Well done officer. Never seen that before. Pretty impressive. Good on all the drivers for paying attention
Excellent communication skills. He made cars and MCs in four lanes understand him without uttering a word.
It would be hilarious if cars behind the trooper swerved left and right like he did.
Like u see in Nascar😄😄
@@molmer2380 this is why we can’t have nice things… 🤭 🤣
@@molmer2380 NASCAR swearves to help keep the tires warm for Traction.
I’m so glad he was there to help and not just control the freeway 👍🏾👍🏾
Saw that maneuver done on CHIPS back in the 70s 😂🤘
CHiP’s was my favorite show back in the day!
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Everybody's thinking Move get out the way Move.😤
Hats off to this office for his kind work! Glad people didn’t test the waters that day. Things seemed to have gone smooth there.
That man is true cop. Thats something you learn in training. One of them small notes on the guidelines 😂. That was awesome to watch and perfect use given the scenario.
I've seen that a few times in my lifetime and just assume I cannot pass him up. Later to realize it's to slow down traffic for something up ahead of us on the freeways. I always wonder if that was ever in the dmv pamphlets to make people aware of what they're doing
Not sure what they call them in other states but here in CA. we call them traffic breaks. And that's a perfectly executed traffic break by the officer. FSP driver here if you don't know what that is look it up.
I had to replay the beginning a few times to understand what happened.
Good work by the officer.
Many people will see this officer doing this and think the guy is out of his mind. I love to see how everyone closest to the officer had enough brains to even stop. Some people live their lives as if since they have never seen or heard of a maneuver or a tactic then it must not exist or its abusing power.
Good job , congrats !!! I am impressed how in a couple of minutes he solved a dangerous problem on a highway. I loved... 👍💛
I or should I say, we, as in my daughter, sister-in-law, my grandsons and myself, had just arrived in California heading to San Leandro from the midwest, that very morning. When suddenly this cruiser drove right across in front of us then zigzagged back and forth just as this cruiser is doing. I was driving and glad of it, I stopped, relieved knowing that my daughter and my sister-in-law, would not have. The patrolman did this several more times, then stopped in the middle of the roadway, got out of his vehicle, reached down and picked up an object, got back in his vehicle and took the exit which was just a few yards further on. I'm used to it now, that will be 13 years ago this June. But it was definitely an unforgettable experience.
Boss: WHY are you late today
Me: Cop decided to have the zoomies on the freeway 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was the most goofiest shit I've ever seen a State Trooper do 😂🤣😂💯
Lol the zoomies
It's called the "round robin".
No idea why but I've done it a few times to stop freeway traffic in emergencies
And you realize you're breaking the law yourself by doing so right?
@@A_Stereotypical_Heretic really??
Had no idea cops doing this was breaking the law. Shouldn't you tell them?
@@burtvhulberthyhbn7583 well tbf it depends on what state you live in. And the supreme court has told them, several times. In most states You have to have a dang good reason to impede someone's right to commerce, and most of the time these instances don't meet that criteria, and run afoul of the 4th amendment.
@@A_Stereotypical_Heretic dude? Your 4th amendment rights preserve your rights to drive through anything like crime scenes or fatality collisions? You need to tell the police quickly. They don't know this.
@@burtvhulberthyhbn7583 yes. They do. Traffic isn't supposed to be halted but redirected if at all possible. My life and business doesn't end nor should be put on hold because someone else's does/is. Again, the supreme court has told the police this many times. I don't need to.
There is hope for the future. Thank you sir
Highway Patrol ain’t no joke they are tougher then state troopers and sheriffs
This is pretty standard for Highway Patrol in California. Grew up in MN, then in TX, and now in CA, and hadn't seen it until CA. But, it gets the job done
We like it!
So thankful everyone not only stopped but stayed in place thank you
Yeah relatively new tactic. Works great. Don't know where it originated but I've only seen it once up here in the Midwest. But I'm retired fire/rescue you'll have to ask one of the leos.
They have been doing that in California at least since the 80s.
Not new in CA...decades old.
The comments already said it but California cops are known to traffic break
@@sensualeye I remember seeing a PSA about it in the SF Bay Area around the time of the Bicentennial.
We did it in San Diego police in the 80's and I'm sure way before that
Well done. I feel like I need David Attenborough narrating this little snippet of human wildlife behavior
I personally was involved years ago when a California highway patrol did this it's called a Round Robin .although it was over 30 years ago I can remember it very clear I was driving home northbound out of National city ca I remember seeing THE CHP drive up the fast lane and got up ahead of traffic and started to do this maneuver even though I had only been driving a few years at this time I had heard one of my school friends talking about this so I knew what he was doing so everyone started to slow down and come to a complete stop. He then got of his vehicle and then we could see the reason for why he did this unfortunately there had been a very large German Shepard hit and killed and laying inthe second from right lane had it not been the quick response of that chp officer by stopping traffic and removing that poor unfortunate deceased dog.this at the same time could have caused a major collision on the freeway.
I've never heard it called a Round Robin. I've always heard it called a "traffic break".
I would have been pissed . But after seeing this I have a new found respect for how they’re handling things on a busy freeway with tons of clamoring metal.
It's amazing how much power a cop really has if you think about it. I've been through this before on a major highway, and all lanes come to a complete stop or go inch by inch until the cop drives off, it's crazy. I lol when the cars stopped then drove a little bit then stopped then drove, etc.
This is next level. This man has traffic supper powers I do not yet possess. No bs.
This happened while I was driving in Phoenix on the 51 on Superbowl Sunday and I was at the front. I thought "gee there must be a nasty wreck ahead." After we finally came to a stop, coming onto the highway were police vehicles and hummers escorting 3 tour busses w the Eagles team! It was really neat to watch!
Good Job ...
I've done the same things numerous times with NYPD 6 years ago before I retired 💙
Thank you for your service!