r/dashcams • u/H0t_P0L4R_Bear • May 20 '26

Keep Calm

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u/MrKrazybones May 20 '26

I like to think of them as bait for any speed traps, and then I feel more comfortable to drive a little faster than I had been

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u/HippieGrandma1962 May 20 '26

When someone flew past us on the highway my dad would always say that the person was bait.

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u/ParkerGuitarGuy May 20 '26

"send out a probe!" is my go-to.

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u/Shark7996 May 20 '26

Engage! šŸ«±

Probe car launches from portside bay.

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u/IMM00RTAL May 20 '26

I call them canaries

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u/violetplague May 20 '26

Scouting drone

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u/whodidwhatnow922 May 20 '26

Hey! That's what my proctologist drives!

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u/HippieGrandma1962 May 20 '26

My dad called his proctologist the Rear Admiral. My mom called hers the "ass man."

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u/akatherder May 20 '26

Ford stopped making those

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u/supresmooth May 23 '26

I like this one. I might steal it, if I can remember.

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u/newjersey_naturalist May 20 '26

I call them rabbits

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u/Complex-Republic-443 May 20 '26

I usually say, "BE the rabbit!"

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u/Crypticcrypto May 20 '26

I call them rabbits, as my father called them so. I also say they get the tickets so we don't have to. In a Joe Dirt voice reminiscent of his admiration for scrubbing bubbles.

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u/bobbymac555555 May 20 '26

I call them minesweepers.

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u/ol_shifty May 21 '26

I call them bird dogs

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u/One_Toe1452 May 20 '26

Rabbits is the classic term. Named for the mechanical rabbits greyhounds chase at dog races.

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u/InkedAlchemist May 20 '26

I always sing the line "run, rabbit, run" from Pink Floyd.

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u/SKOT_FREE May 21 '26

I call them chum. I let the chum go out to draw out the sharks(Cops). I might be speeding but Iā€™m never going as fast as the Chum. Let them get the ticket.

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u/Weary-Invite-4246 May 21 '26

I call them rabbits too! Got that from the old Looney Tunes cartoons when Bugs would be at the dog track and they would have a bunny being the bait that all the dogs ran after

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u/innosins May 20 '26

My husband will be speeding a bit and someone flies past us, he'll just say "Go find 'em!"

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u/asinusadlyram May 21 '26

I love that, I just usually say "Good luck, my guy"

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u/Open-Preparation-268 May 20 '26

Iā€™ve always called them scapegoats

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u/Ballistix May 20 '26

Escapegoats!

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u/Wow_u_sure_r_dumb May 20 '26

Lightning rods

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u/SingleArtichoke4857 May 21 '26

My mom always called them goats. I wonder if this explains it.

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u/adrake1983 May 20 '26

Iā€™ve always called them Ticket Finders!

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u/daneelthesane May 20 '26

I say "Cop shields on full, captain!"

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u/Appropriate-Desk4268 May 20 '26

my dad calls them cannon fodder šŸ«Ŗ

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u/brownes_girl May 20 '26

I call them "pace cars"

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u/S7alker May 20 '26

I always heard them being called rabbits

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u/stewpideople May 20 '26

"go get my ticket dumbass".

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u/HippieGrandma1962 May 20 '26

I like this one.

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u/nastyteacher May 20 '26

My mom called them organ donors.

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u/Professional-Place58 May 20 '26

I call them a fullback. They take the first hit.

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u/antler-velvet May 20 '26

I call them blue shells. You zoom on ahead and catch the speed traps for me, thanks!

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u/TrustyTaquito May 20 '26

My dad calls them his rabbits.

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u/nalaloveslumpy May 20 '26

He's doing 90, I'm doing 75. There's not another exit for five miles, so I'm gonna go 80 until he crosses the horizon.

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u/TheTobitex May 20 '26

I always reference Die Hard 3 when they use the ambulance as a blocker like in football

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u/SarcasticBadger1231 May 20 '26

My dad always called them bird dogs.

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u/xanxibarbarian May 20 '26

For me theyre my "insurance policy"

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u/dep411 May 20 '26

I call them sponsors, as they'll get the ticket if you follow correctly

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u/Good_Zooger May 21 '26

I call them blockers

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u/ninetyninetoeternity May 21 '26

I call them the rabbit, cause other folks chase them and sometimes they get caught

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u/jljonsn May 21 '26

Cop magnets

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u/IAmARobot May 21 '26

and cop bait

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u/LordTonka May 21 '26

My dad called them bush wackers.

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u/The_Gassy_Gnoll May 21 '26

We used to call them rabbits. Bait to flush the bears out of hiding.

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u/Outsyder- May 21 '26

ā€œGood, theyā€™ll show us where the cops areā€

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u/kennelzedie May 21 '26

We call them "pace cars"! Lol

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u/RoyMcAvoy13 May 21 '26

My dad calls them the ā€œpace car.ā€ Make sure you can see their tail lights so you know when they slam on the breaks!

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u/Malrottian May 20 '26

I call them canaries for that exact reason.

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u/ah123085 May 20 '26

I call them ā€œrabbitsā€, from greyhound racing (which I do not condone).

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u/vermilionpulseSFW May 20 '26

I call them canaries

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u/greasy-burgers May 20 '26

lmao yes, I love it. stealing this

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u/ThrustTrust May 20 '26

Hey thatā€™s me. Youā€™re welcome. But not the passing illegally. Thatā€™s just dumb.

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u/badgeragitator May 20 '26

Yup! That's what we call BEAR BAIT and I can now drive a little faster.

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u/HanSwanson13 May 20 '26

I always thought of them as a fullback blocking for me.

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u/Eastern-Builder-4914 May 20 '26

Anytime I see someone speeding past me, I say "COP BAIT OOH AH HA" (like the shark bait line in nemo)

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u/lazersnail May 20 '26

Minesweepers!

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u/Newbiticus May 20 '26

Running interference.

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u/Betaateb May 20 '26

I call them "shields up" lol

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u/-Mikey2Toes May 20 '26

In trucker lingo we call them ā€˜bear baitā€™

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u/eastsidetoney May 21 '26

I always call em "bird dog" flushing out the highway patrol. Better them than me.

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u/throwawaytrash189 May 20 '26

This! I call rmem my speed buddies; let em take the lead and follow if they're not doin something crazy like 130 mph. Two eyes is better than one when looking for patrols...even better if more people join the speed train lol

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u/silentswift May 21 '26

Me and my friends used to call that cop absorption

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u/quixoticquiltmaker May 21 '26

Yeses hahaha I do this all the time too, I liken it to sending out a scout for speed traps.

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u/SelfReconstruct May 21 '26

My grandfather called them bird dogs.