One of the most common questions asked by motorist is, “What am I suppose to do if a police officer pulls me over?” Here is what you, as a motorist can expect.<\/p>\n
THE OFFICER MAY ACTIVATE THE OVERHEAD RED LIGHTS, HORN\/SIREN TO GAIN YOUR ATTENTION.<\/p>\n
ADDITIONAL OFFICERS MAY ARRIVE AS A BACK-UP.<\/p>\n
OFFICERS WILL ADVISE YOU WHY YOU ARE BEING STOPPED.<\/p>\n
THE OFFICER WILL REQUEST YOU PRESENT YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE AND THE VEHICLE’S REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE CARD.<\/p>\n
OFFICERS MAY SEARCH YOUR VEHICLE IF:<\/p>\n
a. You cannot produce proof of ownership or registration for the vehicle.
\nb. Probable cause exists that your vehicle contains evidence of a crime or contains
\nillegal materials.
\nc. You are arrested or your vehicle is impounded.<\/p>\n
OFFICERS MAY ISSUE A TRAFFIC SUMMONS<\/p>\n
MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY, COURTEOUSLY AND IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.<\/p>\n
IF IN AN ISOLATED OR REMOTE AREA, YOU MAY REQUEST THE OFFICER FOLLOW YOU TO A SAFER LOCATION.<\/p>\n
IF YOU ARE PULLED OVER BY A PLAIN CLOTHES OFFICER, YOU MAY REQUEST THE PRESENCE OF A UNIFORMED OFFICER\/VEHICLE.<\/p>\n
WHAT A POLICE OFFICER EXPECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n DRIVER SHOULD SAFELY AND PROMPTLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STOP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR HANDS IN PLAIN VIEW AND STAY IN THE CAR UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE.<\/p>\n DRIVER SHOULD HAVE DRIVER’S LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE CARD READY FOR THE OFFICER.<\/p>\n DRIVER SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENTS. ADVISE THE OFFICER IF YOU NEED TO ENTER YOUR GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO RETRIEVE YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE, REGISTRATION OR INSURANCE CARD.<\/p>\n DRIVER SHOULD NOT DEBATE THE ISSUANCE OF A SUMMONS ON THE HIGHWAY; ANY DISPUTES WILL BE SETTLED IN COURT.<\/p>\n AS A COURTESY AND FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY, DRIVERS SHOULD TURN ON THE VEHICLE’S INTERIOR LIGHTING DURING EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.<\/p>\n One of the most common questions asked by motorist is, “What am I suppose to do if a police officer pulls me over?” Here is what you, as a motorist can expect. THE OFFICER MAY ACTIVATE THE OVERHEAD RED LIGHTS, HORN\/SIREN TO GAIN YOUR ATTENTION. ADDITIONAL OFFICERS MAY ARRIVE AS A BACK-UP. OFFICERS WILL ADVISE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/141"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/campus-police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SAFE DRIVING TIPS<\/h3>\n
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