Going the Speedlimit There are many approaches that we humans use to weasel out of a speeding ticket. This is not an easy task, but it has been mastered by a select few. The very reasonable way of just not speeding is used quite often. The method of lying is frequently used. This is sometimes effective and usually safe. The flirtatious approach (which usually is used only by females) is tried numerous times on male officers. Finally, there is the method of "outrunning the cops". This method quite often ends in arrest. Not speeding is probably the best bet of not getting a ticket. If you aren't speeding then you have removed yourself from the situation of ever getting a ticket. Although this is the most intelligent and …show more content…
Lying out of a ticket is a very commonly used approach. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they fail miserably. A few examples of the commonly used lies are: "but officer, I was running really late for work today", and "I'm sorry officer, there is a family emergency", and we can't forget the often used "but officer, I didn't realize I was speeding, my speedometer must be off". People have tried to pull off countless other lies on policemen. The list goes on. The flirtatious method is one of great skill that has been perfected by females across the country. When an officer pulls over a female, the female will do one or two things. She will either put her lips, bat her eyes, and turn on the charm (usually done by women who think of themselves as somewhat attractive), or cry (usually done by women who find it easy to make themselves to look innocent). Both of these methods are highly recommendable (speaking from personal experience). Last but not least, there is the "outrunning the cops" method. I would not recommend this to anyone who has a vehicle with a 4 cylinder. More than likely if this method is used, the person getting pulled over is either intoxicated or just stupid. Many who try this wind up being arrested which is something most of us try to avoid. Not only will this get you a speeding ticket; you will receive two more for driving while intoxicated and failing to yield to a police officer. If this were to happen, you probably wouldn't
Scenario 1: An police officer pulls over a vehicle that did not have a license plate. The officer approaches the car. The officer asks the driver for their license and registration for the vehicle. At this point the police officer has surpassed the officer presence level to the verbalization level. The driver tells the officer that he does not have a license so he gives the officer his name. The officer uses non-threating commands and tells the driver to stay put while he goes back to his vehicle to look up the individual on his patrol car’s laptop. The officer returns and tells the individual to get out of the car
There are a lot of the same problems that occur repeatedly when dealing with police pursuits. Most of the time (around ninety percent of the time) police pursuits are generally triggered by a traffic violation. These violations could be running a red light, driving without stopping at a stop sign, or a speeding violation. Most likely, the driver in the pursuit is a young male, generally, under the age of twenty-four. They usually have very poor driving records. In more than half of the cases of attempted fleeing drivers, alcohol and driving under the influence plays a major role. Also, in most fifteen percent of all pursuit cases, the drivers did not have a valid driver’s licensee. Another interesting reported fact is that “approximately half the offenders had at least one prior licensee suspension on their records”(Nugent 6). Only three
Police have the authority to pull over individuals that are breaking the law or are participating in suspicious behavior. These incidents include, but are not limited to speeding, impaired driving, safety concerns, and
The officer can also ask for pat-down (stop and frisk) of the driver and the occupants of the car, or if any sniffer dogs smell through the vehicle to find out if there are any drugs being carried or sometimes they may stop on highways without any suspicion as well.
Some parts of the United States have made laws that have police officers to avoid using racial profiling at traffic stops. They are to only pay attention to the possible crime that is beginning and they are not allowed to be pull over due to race. Although it is not allowed, there are loopholes for the law enforcements use in racially profiling; if police have information on a subject, racially profiling is found to be “efficient and logical”.
When an officer stops a person, yet has no legal reason to believe criminal activity is taking place, this is referred to as a consensual encounter. The citizen involved in this stop can either allow the questioning and search to take place or he or she may legally walk away with no repercussions. Questions that may be asked during this encounter include a person's name, address and where they are going. The law enforcement officer cannot prevent the individual from walking away at any time.
Come to a complete stop at a stop sign. Do not just slow down or roll almost to a stop and then take off when you see there are no cars coming.
On the days I practiced my driving norm-violation, I found that people became frustrated when they were unable to pass me. In one instance, after a man began to tailgate me, I realized he was irritated that I was traveling 30 miles per hour. As I was traveling on a no pass road, he waited until no car was in the
ridiculous, might just let a speeding car go by if no harm is being done. On the contrary,
It has become a common issue today, where police officers will use a ticket worthy incident to pull people over on the road and search them to find an object worth arresting them for. They treat the law like a game, as if finding illegal objects as innocent as beer in the back seat of a sober driver, is more important than keeping their eyes out for the real criminals. Once they pull someone over to inspect their car for no important reason, they are wasting time they could have used to catch someone that was speeding, which puts people in danger. People have been put in situations where they cannot say no, otherwise they will seem guilty of something, even if they are not. The police are using their authority figure and intimidating look
Let’s face it; police officer’s can’t make an arrest for every law violation, so that’s where discretion comes into play. Ways in which an officer can use police discretion in positive ways are : An officer clocks a driver who is driving 10 mph over the set speed limit while it is raining , which can be very dangerous given the current weather conditions. The officer pulls the car over and asks the driver for their driver’s license as well as their registration. The officer then conducts a check on the driver’s information, checking for any warrants or issues that the driver may have. The driver of the vehicle comes back with a clean record. It is now up to the officer to use their discretion as to whether or not they should give the driver of the vehicle a ticket for driving 10 mph over the speed limit while it was raining or let them go with a warning. The officer decides not to ticket the driver and instead decides to educate the driver on the hazards of driving too fast during rainy conditions and lets them off with a warning. Another example of a police discretion would be an officer letting someone who has illegal tint on their windows off with a warning, instead of issuing a citation. In most states like Hawaii for example. Having tint on your windows that allows less than 35% of light in can cost a person $1,000
One of my duties as a patrolman is enforcing traffic laws. During my shift, I may stop five cars for speeding, two cars for light law violations, and one car for a seatbelt violation. It is up to me to decide whether or not the drivers I stop will be issued a citation for the infractions, be given a verbal or written warning, or if I want to request consent to search the vehicle. Some of the factors involved in making those decisions are: what law was violated, the attitude of the offender, the driving history of the offender, and my department policies.
Second, police officers are caught in a dilemma when making a traffic stop. Chances are that drivers stopped try to injure or even kill the officer. Yet, officers are expected to maintain friendliness at best or neutral at worst. Police officers lower their guard when they approach the driver in a friendly manner. If the officer adopts a continuous friendly approach, they may find themselves attacked by hostile citizens or worst, killed because of losing one's guard. Though, the friendly approach has its risks, the defensive approach has its consequences. When a police officer approaches the driver with a guarded attitude, the officer will most likely forget the goal of cooperating with the driver. Instead
Agencies normally choose locations for checkpoints from areas that statistically reveal crashes or offenses (Green, 2003). Officers stop vehicles based on traffic flow, staffing, and overall safety. They must stop vehicles in an arbitrary sequence, whether they stop all vehicles or a specified portion of them. Checkpoints offer a visible enforcement method intended to deter potential offenders, as well as to apprehend impaired drivers. Sobriety checkpoints must display warning signs to approaching motorists.
"I try to get where I am going as fast as I can." Speeding-related deaths nationwide account for nearly a third of all traffic fatalities each year, taking close to 10,000 lives. Many drivers feel as if the are too rushed to make it to their destination and spend less time on the road. Many drivers feel as if everybody should follow the speed limits posted on roads and highways. There are many contributing factors to why people speed.