I remember this video doing the rounds a while ago. Lets put it into perspective, the Police Officer is doing his job in stopping someone who has commited an offence. The officer unfortunately does't conduct himdelf very well and allows himself to be bamboozled by someone that appears to have a little bit of legal knowledge.
The majority of us moan about the way the vehicle users tend to treat us when we are on the highway conducting ourselves properly. Why should we give them ammuniton to condem us further, motorists need educating about cyclists and also horse riders who also suffer at their hands.
As a driver I give consideration to cyclists because I know what it is like, but it really hacks me off when you see cyclists acting stupidly, so it is no wonder non cyclists get the hump with us in general.
When myself and my group ride, we communicate and as my friends are all ex racers they are obviously experienced, so we will single out correctly, inside man up first etc and hopefully try to keep the motorist happy. In turn they may be more considerate to cyclists in the future so it hopefully becomes an education exercise. I am also not that foolish to believe every motorist is considerate, there are many idiots out there that should be banned.
It would be good if a lot of Police Officers were to ride bikes on a regular basis, they would appreciate the situation and would also be on our side more.