Am I correct in thinking that there are laws for civilians not to interrupt a moving convoy on the road?

2017-08-15T14:57:12-04:00

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2017 2:58 PM

2017-08-15T14:58:38-04:00

Please add more information what laws are you talking about?

Response by SGT David T. made Aug 15 at 2017 3:18 PM

2017-08-15T15:18:42-04:00

There is no law preventing that I am aware of. Your reactions will need to vary based on location. If you're in theater, ROE would apply. If in the states or Europe, probably not much you can do except simply be careful. On a public road outside of a combat zone, you are simply traffic, convoy or not.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Aug 15 at 2017 4:43 PM

2017-08-15T16:43:25-04:00

Stateside? No. Stateside we are all governed by the same set of laws on the road. Downrange however...

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Aug 15 at 2017 5:50 PM

2017-08-15T17:50:15-04:00

Honestly, you would think so, but most of it is based on common courtesy which is sorely lacking these days. The same thing could be said about funeral processions, but I've seen more than one person interrupt a funeral procession because "they had places to be".

Response by PFC Jonathan Albano made Aug 15 at 2017 9:51 PM

2017-08-15T21:51:32-04:00

No such law exists in the Civilian world. It's up to your CoC to brief you on the ROE which should include how to handle civilian traffic on the same roadway. Generally these instructions include staying calm, keeping a safe following distance, and basically use common sense.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 16 at 2017 7:44 PM

2017-08-16T19:44:12-04:00

You are not correct. Once on a public road in this country (most countries, I suspect) you're just traffic.

Response by MSgt Wayne Morris made Aug 17 at 2017 10:11 AM

2017-08-17T10:11:53-04:00

Depends if the convoy is marked National Security Movement, Unlawful to Break In. Break into a convoy moving nukes and see what happens.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 17 at 2017 2:47 PM

2017-08-17T14:47:58-04:00

just block them in. They won't do it again.

This is a Soviet Military Liaison Mission Team car caught cutting into a military convoy in Germany. It was always a cat and mouse game with these guys.