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PARK CITY — "Why'd you pull me over?" the driver of an SUV emphatically asks a Utah Highway Patrol trooper as he approaches the window.

"Those guys in front of me were pulling away. How am I a horrible driver? That's freaking crazy, dude," he continued. "Dude, everybody in front of me was pulling away from me, and you pulled me over."

"Yep, I did pull you over — for multiple reasons," the trooper responds before beginning his list of reasons, which included speeding, failing to signal, failing to stay in a single lane and tailgating.

The interaction can be found on YouTube and other social media platforms in episode 16 of "Ride with the Hive," a video series produced by the Utah Highway Patrol. Each video shows a day in the life of a trooper patrolling different parts of the state.

The department has released 20 videos since July last year. The first few videos are under 10 minutes long. Due to their popularity, later episodes have increased to 20 minutes and some up to 30 minutes. In one episode, a woman passes a trooper going 24 mph over the speed limit in San Juan County.

In episode 16, a trooper patrolling Summit County pulls over an SUV on I-80 near Silver Creek.

"I'm just keeping up with the traffic, bro," the driver tells the trooper, noting he is originally from southern California. "If everybody's on the road going 90 mph, if you're not going 90, you're the one who gets the ticket. I'm just keeping up with the traffic."

"Ok, well, we're not in California anymore," the trooper replies.

"I understand that," the driver replies. "It makes sense, though, doesn't it? I was keeping up with traffic."

"Do your turn signals work?" the trooper continues. "How come you chose not to use them for the first several lane changes once you got off Highway 40?"

After returning to his patrol car to run the man's information, the trooper discovers the driver has been pulled over for speeding in the same area.

"Looking at your driving history, this is not your first rodeo," he tells the man.

The trooper tells the driver he will give him a break and cite him for careless driving instead of reckless driving, for which he could have been arrested. But the man continues to be argumentative with the trooper.

"I'm living day-to-day right now, dude," he says. "I didn't do anything that nobody else did. That's OK. I hope that made your day. Ruined my week, my month."

The man then says he will challenge his ticket in court.

"I will be there to testify, as well as my dash cam and body camera," the trooper responds.

UHP Lt. Cameron Roden told KSL.com that the "Ride with the Hive" series started as a way to give the department more public exposure and give citizens a chance to get to know their agency. He said the feedback from the public has been "fantastic."

New episodes are uploaded every two weeks.