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After Traffic Stop for Phone in Right Hand, She Called Out the Problem (www.nytimes.com)
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But before [the deputy] could get very far with his explanation, Ms. Thomas held up her right arm. There was no phone in it. There had never been a phone in it because she has no right hand.

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[–] 80 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

Makes you wonder how many other tickets in this "safety campaign" were fraudulent. My area has done these targeted enforcement days. They spend 8 hours writing tickets, then pat themselves on the back and plan to do the same thing next year. Meanwhile, the average driver is still doing 60km/h on a residential street. But at least they caught those pesky people using the shoulder at an intersection that wasn't designed for modern demand.

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I got pulled over in a drunk driving operation while leaving a rural bar. The original reason they gave when pulling me over was lane violation, which I assume means going over the lines?

    I was sober, there to check out a local band, then left when it was over. I’m also a very good driver, no accidents, no tickets for moving violations, nor parking violations, in 20 years of driving.

    Well, I had a dash cam, but it was hidden from rear view by fuzzy dice. When he got my info and saw that, he realized his pretense for pulling me over in the first place would be challenged (he couldn’t lie about why because they record audio), and entrapment is illegal here, so he didn't even give me time to dig out my insurance card, and he had to let me off with warnings.

    Which is amazing because I didn’t realize, because I hadn’t driven much in the past couple years, that my registration was over a year expired. Oops.

    If he hadn't been a lying shitbag, or I hadn't had a dashcam that would clearly show I didn't do what he pulled me over for, that traffic stop wouldn’t have been a waste of time for him and I’d be out some money.

    ACAB.

    Also, invest in a dash cam, everyone! They are cheap and can save your ass! Everyone should have one because ACAB!

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I have a dashcam. I recommend it as well. It's made me a more careful driver that road rages less because I know it's all on camera. Sometimes I wonder if I need a decoy camera though in the event of burglary and, perhaps, if I'm removed from my vehicle by police. I hate this paranoia

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  • [–] [S] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Realistically a lot. Especially for drivers with dark skin.

    Automated enforcement gets actual violations if done right. But it tickets the white and rich a lot more, so there is huge pushback

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