Police - Railfans

[DT&I]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrtGuPc2HUs
Guys out at 1 AM stopped by police. But look at both sides of the ball here folks.

[AARR]

Seems like both sides handled themselves ok too me. Let's face it, to the average person what we as railfans do looks odd so I am not surprised the police officer asked some tough questions.

[Tom]

A simple "yes sir" and moving his bicycle to the sidewalk would have sufficed. Trying to "teach" the cops about property boundaries or railfanning was a bad decision. If the guy had kept talking more and more cops would've showed up. Keeping his wallet in his pocket (not in a bag on the ground and laminated) would have done a lot to reinforce his claim of normalcy.

Two chatty adults on bicycles at 1 am would have me more concerned for their safety than anything else.

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

A simple "yes sir" and moving his bicycle to the sidewalk would have sufficed. Trying to "teach" the cops about property boundaries or railfanning was a bad decision. If the guy had kept talking more and more cops would've showed up. Keeping his wallet in his pocket (not in a bag on the ground and laminated) would have done a lot to reinforce his claim of normalcy.

Two chatty adults on bicycles at 1 am would have me more concerned for their safety than anything else.

Exactly!

[M.D.Bentley]

" Trained Monkeys " I'd like to compare pay checks with that guy.

[hoborich]

The cops seemed reasonable enough. There is no point in trying to educate cops about train watching. The guy sure has a whiney voice.