This is a little bit of a story but I was wondering what the possibilities are.
On my way out of Baltimore this morning I saw a guy in a Porsche 911. Tags said FLT SIX so I figured, he was an enthusiast. We were sitting at a traffic light. When the light went green, he made the left turn (at Camden Yards) and takes off up I-395. This guy was really getting on it! I thought; OK, that's strange for a Porsche guy to play around like that, but all the power to him. I was in my Trailblazer sitting behind a bus at the time so he wasn't trying to race me.
OK.. so here's where things get wierd. I didn't think anything else of it and drove down I-95 like normal. Granted, I don't exactly do the speed limit either, but I figured this guy was long gone. About 15 - 20 miles down the road, there's a back up. I thought... construction... maybe an accident that they didn't report on traffic radio... stupid people in the slow lane doing 55. Anyways, everyone is creeping along at about 10-20mph. Finally I get up to where a Fire and Rescue Van is blocking the fast lane with his lights on. Then I see the Porsche. The Porsche had NO damage on it but it was directly behind the van and stopped at a 45 degree angle, half on the shoulder. It appeared as if the driver of the van talked to the driver of the Porsche.
Now what I was wondering is if he got busted for speeding somehow by this Fire and Rescue van. Or maybe a police officer was in the van. Do the Fire and Rescue Depts have any type of authority like that?
Sure enough, the van started driving again and the Porsche followed suit, but wasn't going any faster then the speed limit. Yes, it could have been some type of medical emergency, but it didn't seem like it. When the van left, his overhead lights were off. The driver of the Porsche didn't look to happy.
Anyways.. just seemed wierd. Thought maybe someone here could shed some light.
On my way out of Baltimore this morning I saw a guy in a Porsche 911. Tags said FLT SIX so I figured, he was an enthusiast. We were sitting at a traffic light. When the light went green, he made the left turn (at Camden Yards) and takes off up I-395. This guy was really getting on it! I thought; OK, that's strange for a Porsche guy to play around like that, but all the power to him. I was in my Trailblazer sitting behind a bus at the time so he wasn't trying to race me.
OK.. so here's where things get wierd. I didn't think anything else of it and drove down I-95 like normal. Granted, I don't exactly do the speed limit either, but I figured this guy was long gone. About 15 - 20 miles down the road, there's a back up. I thought... construction... maybe an accident that they didn't report on traffic radio... stupid people in the slow lane doing 55. Anyways, everyone is creeping along at about 10-20mph. Finally I get up to where a Fire and Rescue Van is blocking the fast lane with his lights on. Then I see the Porsche. The Porsche had NO damage on it but it was directly behind the van and stopped at a 45 degree angle, half on the shoulder. It appeared as if the driver of the van talked to the driver of the Porsche.
Now what I was wondering is if he got busted for speeding somehow by this Fire and Rescue van. Or maybe a police officer was in the van. Do the Fire and Rescue Depts have any type of authority like that?
Sure enough, the van started driving again and the Porsche followed suit, but wasn't going any faster then the speed limit. Yes, it could have been some type of medical emergency, but it didn't seem like it. When the van left, his overhead lights were off. The driver of the Porsche didn't look to happy.
Anyways.. just seemed wierd. Thought maybe someone here could shed some light.
