[ZIZITOPER]

Was the officer parked there and then moved out in front of traffic, or did they slow down and go off onto the shoulder to make the u-turn?

Laws vary drastically, but here you can make a u-turn anywhere you want unless posted otherwise.

The way that I see this video is the officer wanted to make the u-turn so slowed down, waited for oncoming traffic to pass by, then which he preceded to make the u-turn. Just unfortunate for them, someone wanted to pass up a semi, half semi and a car.

The guy passing up the semi's didn't know that traffic was slow because a copper wanted to make the u-turn.


It is really hard to say imo, especially if they both were performing legal actions. This is why it is always dangerous to perform either action. I have almost witnessed several accidents where someone is going slow, the guy behind decides to pass the slow dude, but then almost hit someone pulling out from their driveway. The copper wouldn't know that someone decided to overtake without sticking their noise out, and the guy overtaking wouldn't know someone wanted to make a u-turn right there unless they hit them. lol


Now if the copper decides to pull out in front of a semi, half semi and two cars without concern of themselves or others, then fail on them.