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This evening I was on a ride with a fellow board member who shall remain nameless. We were cruising down a fairly busy street with a 35 - 40 speed limit following 2 cars. Towards the end of the street I look into my shitty rearview mirrors and saw the blue lights flashing (the other board member was in back of me). He pulled over, I pulled over and the car in front of me pulled over, however the car in front of me and myself didn't completely stop and when we realized the police officer was stopping the other board member the car kept going as did I (I figured the cop would want me to pull over as well but I didn't). The cop asked the other member if I was with him and he said no.
Now, my question is this. What would be the correct thing to do? I always assumed it was an unspoken rule that when the popo lights up a group of riders, or just 2, the others should keep on going. This is the way I've always thought and I would hope if I was the one being pulled over everyone else would keep going (why let the cop issue 2 tickets or 4 or 8 or whatever when, if everyone else leaves, he's stuck issuing just 1 ??? Correct?). My only problem with the thinking above is this: After I left I felt like shit! Like I was leaving my buddy behind. I did call him on the cell and text him from down the street asking if he was ok and if he needed me to come back. (I ended up waiting for him a few miles down the road because he told me to leave the area) Am I correct in feeling this way or is it just the Marine in me who doesn't like to leave a buddy behind??
I'd like to know everyone else's thoughts on this because I honestly feel like a piece of shit right now. Even though we weren't driving like maniacs and the ticket was only 100 bucks, it's the principal of leaving a friend.