Trust me, had he been watching before my 'out' corner to a left-lane straight he would have had more to talk about. I wasn't complaining. At the time I had only driven in the Bay Area a year or so and was very conscious of the cursed left lane bandits. In no way did I want to be lumped with them.
I'd prefer officers round off the traffic corners by warning/educating people about simple things like lane choice, signals, etc. For me it carries more weight than just collecting revenue since they aren't getting any trackable compensation. If only they had the time & flexibility to worry more about preventative measures.
It was about that time that bumping into a few troopers mellowed my stereotypical negative image of police. After growing up in a small town listening to the depressing radio gossip of Mayberry's finest, I didn't have a great attitude. Speaking to prefessionals made all the difference. They aren't all bad, they aren't all good. It has the same spread as any other job. With this profession though, best to get to know them in a good way first.
A simple change of approach can make all the difference to a cop who's having a crap day and deciding your fate.