Can cops drive with their lights off at night and still pull u over?
I was coming home from the store. It was 730pm. Dark out. I was doing the speed limit, driving in the left lane. I checked my mirrors and put my turn signal on and slowly moved over. A second later i had a cop with his red n blues behind me pulling me over. He proceeded to tell me i cut him off and he gave me a ticket for improper signal. Sure as day, he had his lights off and he was in my blindspot apparently. Can he give me a ticket?
What to do if followed by a police car without turning on lights, or siren?
The other night some friends, and I were headed to IHOP when on the way there a cop suddenly turned into the street, and proceeded to follow us for over 10 minutes; making every turn we made. We where driving the speed limit, and using or turn signal at every turn, and when switching lanes. When we arrived at our destination the cop parked not too far from us with his car facing our direction. While on the way to IHOP I called 911 to report being closely followed by a police officer that hadn't turned on neither his lights, or siren, and it was making me uncomfortable. I usually have bad luck with cops, as I have been pulled over for stupid reasons in the past (ie "not turning on turn signal soon enough," and getting my car searched and a citation for not having proof of insurance) We where not swerving, nor did we have our music up loud. A few moments after I called the 911 the police drove off. But what is the main/ proper/ legal course of action for this scenario? Now I will not pull over to the side of the rode unless a police officer turns on his headlights and/ or siren.
Can a police officer follow you with headlights off at night?
I live in a small town where the police are notoriously.....aggressive. The other night my sister got pulled over for suspected drunk driving. (She is under age and had not been drinking) There were 4 of us in the car and we all had noticed that there were no headlights behind us and then suddenly there were Red, blue, headlights, and spot light on us. The officer accused her of being in the wrong lane at an intersection that was about 3 to 4 miles back. So he had been following us for at least that long with no headlights. While she was speeding, (6 over) she did not get a ticket, possibly because we were about a mile out of the city and the officer jurisdiction. This is actually common in that town, there will be no one behind you and then you pass under a street light and there is a police car following you with no headlights. There is a lot of controversy about weather an officer needs to have lights on while on the side of the road, that is not what I'm asking. Is it legal for them to drive at night with no headlights?
Can a police officer have his lights off at night and then pull you over for speeding??
Entrapment is when a law enforcement Officer entices you to commit a crime you wouldn't have otherwise committed. If you are breaking the law by speeding, they are under no obligation to advertise themselves to you.
Is it illegal for a cop to have no lights on at night?
I have seen a couple of these questions today. The answer is YES. In most states (all the ones that I am familiar with) the police are specifically exempt from provisions of the vehicle code when in performance of their duties. They can do exactly what you to describe to catch an actual or suspected violator. they can ride around with their lights off to try to sneak up on burglars, they can do all sorts of things. Not because they are breaking the law, but because in their cases, the law DOES NOT APPLY to what they are doing. If they were not allowed to do these things, do you think they would ever catch anybody? That is the purpose of the exceptions. You were speeding, there is no legal obligation of the Police to warn you to slow down before they get. You made the choice.
If I see a cop following me without hitting his lights (and I have not broken any laws) should I just pull over anyway or keep driving normally until he or she signals me to pull over or drives off?
if you think a cop might be following you, turn left. Is he still behind you? Sad news friend, you are going to be pulled over.Keep driving and wait for instructionsLeft turns are 65% more dangerous than right turns, so give up on chance - you are getting pulled overDon’t make another leftKeep driving and count to 26Count slow and if you reach itgood news friend, you might not be getting pulled overnow check yourselfWhat made you believe it? We’re you speeding or did you run a red light? Are you on a Wanted poster or an Amber Alert?If that’s the case, then how lucky are you to get away?But I doubt it was anything too serious. You were probably tinkering with that phone and police saw it. They saw it and now it’s just a matter of time before they cite youtick tock goes the clock, how much longer before my life goes to potyou wonder why I get stoned everydayand it’s stuff like thisthat makes me stay this wayI didn’t know the stickers were stoleIt wasn’t my truck. It belonged to a girlbut possession is 9/10ths of the lawand the cops had to act on what they sawnot talking on the phonebut really breaking the lawin that moment, I didn’t know what to dotake the fall for this chick or try and stay truethey said, tell us you stole it and you won’t go to jailtry and deny it, we’ll lock you up with no bailWe see marks on your arms and the others see it tooWe’ll find more than a misdemeanor before we are throughI said, take me to jail, I've got nothing to hideI didn’t steal the sticker and this isn’t my ride.I didn’t get cited and the judge let me goas for the drug accusations, I don’t even knowit was all so peculiar, but it ended okayit would be the last timethat things worked outthat way
Why do the police ride my bumper? I’m driving the speed limit. Are they trying to make me speed up so they can give me a ticket?
Years ago I had a 1995 Pontiac Formula Firebird with the 5.7L engine and 6-speed manual transmission. It was around 1997 and I was driving from Detroit to Kokomo, Indiana. I had pulled off I-69 and onto the two-lane hwy 22 (State hwy 35), heading West. It was well past midnight and there was almost no traffic.The speed limit was 55 mph. Since I was in no hurry, it was a beautiful night and virtually no traffic, I set the cruise control right at 55 and enjoyed the drive.I was about halfway to Greentown when out of nowhere, a pair of headlights came rocketing up behind me. I recognized the headlight pattern as a Ford Crown Victoria. As there was no other traffic, we were in a passing zone and the road stayed straight for many miles, I figured whoever it was would just pass me.But they didn’t. They stayed behind me for about a mile, then crept up on my bumper. I felt like down-shifting into 3rd gear and leaving them in the dust, however something told me not to. Then they started backing off and speeding up again quickly, obviously trying to goad me into speeding. “Nope, not playing that game”, I said to myself. I just kept the cruise on 55.Then they flipped on their brights. After a short time they started riding my bumper so close I couldn’t even see their headlights. Sorry buddy, no dice. Soon, they flipped off their brights and backed off, but still followed me.When I got into Greentown where there were streetlights, I could see that it was a Howard County Sheriff’s vehicle. They followed me through town, then turned off onto another street. Obviously, the deputy was trying to create a reason to pull me over, but had given up.Over the next few days I had made some inquiries. I was told that the authorities were having problems with illegal substances being smuggled into the area and the source was Detroit. Having a high-performance car with a Michigan license plate had made me a target in that case.When being tailgated, the best policy is to just keep your cool and not play that game. If you do get pulled over and you think it’s unjust, don’t argue with the cop, as that will just make things worse. Take it to court and hash it out in front of the judge.
Can police stalk me before pulling me over?
They can and will. There is nothing more nerve racking then looking in your rear view and seeing that an officer has pulled onto the road behind you and is following you. Usually they are running your plates and if all comes back clean and you have made no mistakes during the interim, they will go away to traumatize some other driver. Usually they will single out a car due to some sort of suspicious behavior on the drivers part which has made the officer curious. For example; it’s very late at night and your car seems out of place or that youre driving was to fast or to slow, or that you made frequent stops. Whatever the reason you have provoked an officers curiously, once they begin to follow you, things often go south. Most drivers become increasingly nervous the longer an officer trails them, with such nervousness increasing the likelihood of the driver making a mistake and getting pulled over. A friend’s mother gave me some wonderful advice regarding these situations, which has worked every time. She told me that since it was curiosity that sparked the officer’s interest in you, satisfying that curiosity would end their interest. She told me that, if I saw an officer behind me and felt that the officer was going to pull me over, then I should beat him to the punch and pull myself over first. This offers several benefits. First, as no traffic stop was initiated the dynamics between yourself and the officer are slightly better. Second, it gives you the opportunity to tell the officer what your up to and cure his curiosity. For example, I frequently get lost and when I’m lost I drive slowly and stop at every sign in an effort to regain my barings, so when an officer started following me, I pulled myself over, got out of the car and waved my arms to flag him down. As he pulled up to me, I explained that I was lost and asked his help in getting back on course. He was super helpful and even had me follow him for a couple turns, to get me back on track. If I had continued in my prior attempts to figure out where I was, with him tailing me, I would have racked up several tickets instead of the nice encounter with a helpful officer doing a good deed. On a final note, I am aware that this probably works better for girls then guys because we are less threatening in general to a police officer but I’ve NEVER seen it fail.