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gigag04 wrote:
I don't know you if I'm pulling you over. You could be a 65 yo grandma or you could be the chainsaw killer that just stole away a 6 year old girl...It's not personal. If you shined a light on me, I'm not sure what exactly you could be charged with but it would definitely make your traffic stop more interesting.

If it hurts eyes shield them and turn slightly away...that also makes it harder for you to shoot me first.

There are a few others on here that will understand as they have also done traffic stops at 3:30 am - I flood that car with light, spotlight, take downs, highbeams, and one of my handhelds. There are other tactics in play too that I won't get into on a public forum but they keep us safer. If you don't want to get pulled over don't give an officer PC to stop you.

Haha I'm not being combative, I think I may have come off as that. I can't shield them as I'm getting my IDs out and insurance, I can't turn because it's still coming in from my side view mirror still lets it straight into my eyes. I'm just wishing that I had a good guy bumper sticker so I didn't get blinded at 3 a.m. for a DUI search. Maybe amber lights instead of white, or a soft blue glow, maybe set up some side lights too, better lighting over the whole scene reducing accidents!

Or maybe I should just get pulled over during the day.

And for the record I've only gotten pulled over 4 or so times, which isn't a lot considering I drive a red sports car, I'm pretty proud of myself! Haha (Though one was in a rental that I swear my mother would drive if she bought a new car)

gigag04 wrote:
Regarding lights in your face at night - that's a safety issue. I can see you and you can't see me. It's tactically great

And if I did the same? Pulled out my 3 million candle power spot light and put it on my back windshield? I bet I'd get arrested wouldn't I? I'm just saying it might be better for y'all but it turns me into a jerk and it'd do the same to you if I shined you like that.

gigag04 wrote:Yeah - I wasn't really offended by the earlier comments - I understand that getting a ticket sucks...

I've been making upward of 8-10 stops a night (if calls for svc are minimal) and I only write like 2-3 tix per night. Most of my tickets are unrelated to the original reason for stop - suspended DL, No Insurance...those will get hammered every time. Stickers if they are way out of date will get cited. Flagrantly blowing a stop sign when people are walking in the area will get you paper.

I try to be reasonable in discretion and do what I feel the majority of the neighboring citizens would appreciate.

I've been rear ended by someone with no insurance so I will write that every time. I am of the opinion that I can be polite and courteous even in the akward instance of citing them for a traffic violation. I've had people thank me at the end of a contact even when they got a ticket.

I love that attitude, I generally don't drive unsafely. Now I promise I do get pulled over more often than most people on the board, but it's almost always a speeding while nobody is around, but I usually always give a thank you have a good night officer afterwards, unless they're jerks, which I've only had one.

That time I was pulling up to basically a T interesection and had a stop sign, I saw a car with it's blinker on and wanted to get out in front of it before it got too close so I rolled through the stop, turned out to be a cop and he lit me up, as soon as I said I saw your blinker and before I could get anything else out I got a really fast quip " I didn't have my blinker on." Though I didn't get a ticker just a warning.

Now the other times the officers were really nice, especially the one who pulled me over for 80 in a 40 (though I know I hit 90). He just gave me a warning and told me to take it to the track. I don't speed that much over anymore.

Anyways I do deserve some tickets, and I have gotten one that I think was horse-cockey, but it is what it is. Thanks for making traffic stops not painful. (Though really, the super bright light in my eyes at night? I already get killed by SUV's because my car rides low)