Borner791 t1_jdciob0 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 12:45 PM

you used to get pulled over for this, when did that stop?

2nd-Hand-Butt-Plug t1_jdcrbdt wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:52 PM

Sort of, I got pulled over for it last Thanksgiving.

Was heading home on Rt2 in Concord and didn't dim my lights for a cop car coming the other way. He didn't cite me, give me a warning or anything, didn't even want my registration after I asked him if he needed it. He checked my DL, told me why he pulled me over and that was it.

In all honesty I think the main reason he pulled me over was as an excuse for fishing for drunk drivers on a holiday.

Workacct1999 t1_jdcsb66 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:59 PM

Yeah, definitely fishing for DUIs.

[deleted] OP t1_jdd4u1e wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:23 PM

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RhaenyrasUncle t1_jdcxafm wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:33 PM

We dont penalize anything that is a passive offense, here.

You run a red light at 15mph under the speed limit, 15 seconds after it turned red? Passive offense...non-issue.

You merge onto a free-flowing middle-of-day highway in a 65mph zone, at 22mph? Passive offense, non-issue.

You come to a complete stop in the right lane because you missed your exit? Passive offense, non-issue.

You stop in a rotary to be a "nice guy" and let multiple cars enter, thus causing gridlock behind you? Passive offense, non-issue.

Anything that falls under the, "Oopsies" category goes unpunished because it is, "an accident". We simply do not punish drivers who are involved in incidents like these.