While there is significant overlap between driving lawfully and driving safely, they are not identical, so please do not use them interchangeably. When a cop i

While there is significant overlap between driving lawfully and driving safely, they are not identical, so please do not use them interchangeably. When a cop is doing that pace car thing, the safest thing to do is just get off that road, at least for a few minutes, because all of those drivers will be paying more attention to their legality than to their safety. For 20 miles, that example cop kept a dozen cars bunched up together, afraid to pass. It is likely that a pace car cop will pull someone over eventually anyway, so don't even spin that wheel of chance. There are different theories of what "safe driving" is, and the one you subscribe to will affect your opinion of pace car policing.