Police Reveal Top Reasons to Pull Over a Driver

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Wondering why you have so many tickets? What is it that makes you a target? Well get it straight from the source, 3 police agencies and 2 independant traffic experts have compiled a list of violations that traffic police typically keep an eye out for.

Speeding: The real reason to follow posted speed limits besides it being a law is that when you are traveling at a high speed your response time is slower, so if a pedestrian crosses in front of your vehicle or the car in front of you stops suddenly, you will have less reaction time to respond.

Illegal cell phone use: We all know that cell phone use while driving has become common, and can cause serious distraction. Yet only a few states actually uphold laws banning cell phones entirely while driving, there are about 30 states that do ban texting. Cell phone use has really become a huge problem on the road as Sgt. Jeff Wiles, head of the Santa Monica Police Department's traffic division points out, “the really horrific stories about texting make the news, but we see accidents and even just fender-benders from it every day,” (Top 5 Ways To Get Pulled Over by the Cops: What Catches the Attention of Traffic Police?, Philip Reed, Senior Consumer Advice Editor, Edmuds, http://www.edmunds.com/driving-tips/top-5-ways-to-get-pulled-over-by-the-cops.html).

Hazardous driving: this category covers it all. Sgt. Wiles listed his top offenses in this category as stop sign and stoplight violation, improper lane changes, illegal U-turns, failures to yield and unsafe speeds,” (Top 5 Ways To Get Pulled Over by the Cops: What Catches the Attention of Traffic Police?, Philip Reed, Senior Consumer Advice Editor, Edmuds).Not to mention performing other activities while driving like changing clothes, shaving, applying makeup, eating, etc. The violation here besides being distracted from the road is speed, as CHP Officer McElroy states, “there is no safe speed for pulling a shirt off over your head while driving.”

Equipment violations: the top offenders here are tinted windows, burned-out headlights, broken windshields, expired tags, loud exhaust modifications and the lack of a front license plate (in California and a few other states).

Following too close and improper lane change: both of these violations cause accidents daily. Failure to signal, cutting someone off, or tailgating are always on police radar. Although the failure to signal is so common, it typically is not the sole reason for being pulled over, but can be added to the ticket.

These remain to be at the forefront driving violations on the road, but be caught in the act of two of these violation and it's pretty much a given you'll be getting a ticket. Make sure to do the one thing you're supposed to do in the car, drive! Although it can be hard, it is better than getting a ticket and having to pay out of pocket.

Posted in Uncategorized, Legal, News by Jason Waechter, Esq.

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