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Old 12-21-2007, 10:25 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by Bambino Don
If that law was implimented in the UK, all hell would break loose. There is rarely a time you get pulled by the police that they cant find something to F#*$ you over on. I have lost my lisence for a year because a policeman lied in court so i know what i am talking about. They basical can search all about and say do and act how they want and then go he is a $5 voucher, woohoo.

Having an unlimited lisence to pull someone over for ''good-driving'' is an embarressment to the force, does that mean we should get a cake if we help someone or a can of coke cola for not robbing a house. I understand the princible but that gut wrenching feeling we get here in Britain when the blue lights go on could cause someone to do them selves damage

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Old 12-21-2007, 09:41 PM   #2
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Hi,
I live near Rancho Cordova (about 15 miles east) and heard an interview with an officer on a local radio station. Just want to clear up some false information here.

The article quoted in this thread is off base because under no circumstances will the officer turn his lights on to pull you over. That would be illegal because from the moment their lights are on you are legally detained. If you have done nothing that would merit being detained, that would certainly open the door to lots of issues for the police department. Instead, the officers signal you from their vehicle, motioning for you to pull to the side. Under these circumstances I would be curious and somewhat alarmed but would probably assume my car has a visible problem that needs attention, not that I had committed a violation. The officer commented that if the driver chooses not to pull over (which isn't very likely I would suspect) there is no further action taken to get the driver to respond.

So, the program is not quite as bad as it would seem. (I do agree with everyone here that I got lighted up and pulled over, I would be seriously torqued.) Regardless, I think it is a waste of time for the police, who should be spending more time doing their normal duties, and for the public, since getting pulled over costs time and tends to impede the normal flow of traffic (for all the other drivers using that stretch of highway). The officer commented that drivers who have been awarded the cards have been positive about the program, but I am not so sure I would share their enthsiasm.

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