You can only be ticketed for a belt violation if it's seen off while you're actually driving.Fangs wrote:Glad you had a good encounter. I'm just curious about the seat belt part though. Seems to me that you could inadvertently be setting yourself up for a no seat belt ticket.SA-TX wrote:I pulled over, released my seat belt, got my wallet out and waited for the trooper to approach. He chose the passenger side, which is out of traffic. He said the stop was due to my speed. I apologized and told him I had the cruise set.
If he walks up and its off, there's no violation.