My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Minnesota
This morning I was driving on a street known for it's speed traps - and sure enough the local police had one set up.
This occurred on a 4 lane road - officer was on the southbound side of the street - in a driveway - I was going northbound in the far right lane.
Speed limit is 35 - I was going right around that - maybe a little faster
There was a car in the left lane - passing me - so he / she must have been doing 45-50 (the limit goes up to 45 about 1/4 mile from where the cop was)
I see the cop and tap my brakes - which makes the guy passing me look like he's going even faster.
The cop doesn't light up right away - there were several cars going southbound - blocking him.
As I continue on the road - careful to stay at or below posted - I see the cop in my RV mirror - with lights on - at this point he is in right lane (my lane)... I slow down and he whips around me - and turns lights off. The car that was passing me when we passed the trap is now visible 1/2 mile ahead. Cop speeds up - doesn't motion or wave to me - and tails the other vehicle. After about 30 seconds of following - he lights up and pulls him over... I catch up to them (cop is getting out of car at this point, and pull into left lane - slow down and pass (per MN Law) -
Question - If the officer had me - he would have either a) pulled me over when he had me or b) motioned for me to pull over as I passed - right?
Question 2 - Can he send a ticket in the mail in MN?
My assumption is that he had to wait for traffic to clear before he could come across the road, and that he was going to get someone, but as he got close to me - he saw the other vehicle still on the road - and went for him/her because he had a better case and that vehicle didn't try to slow at all.
Thanks for reading this long post and any answers...

