| During your tenure in driver's education
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| | positions when the officer approaches the
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| training class, you are learning a great
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| | windowo When the police officer
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| deal about obeying the law and how to
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| | requests your license, registration and
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| handle the car. But do they always cover
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| | or your proof of insurance, tell the
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| the specifics of what to do when you see
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| | officer where it is before you reach for
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| flashing lights behind you? Flashing
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| | it especially if your hands have to go
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| lights indicate that police officers are
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| | out of sighto Smile, be polite and
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| on the job and they are there to do their
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| | listen to the officer-- don't joke, don't
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| job. Their job is to cite you for a
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| | argue and don't get belligerento If
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| traffic violation.
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| | you have passengers in your car, be sure
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| First, take a deep breath, not every time
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| | to tell them to can any of the above
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| the flashing lights appear behind you is
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| | behavior and that they should also keep
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| related to receiving a traffic violation.
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| | their hands where they can be seeno If
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| In fact, a police officer can turn on
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| | it's night time, turn on the dome light
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| their lights and signal a driver to pull
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| | inside your car-- if the officer shines a
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| over in order to alert them to a problem
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| | bright light in your face, don't get
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| with their vehicle.
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| | combativeo If you have to reach into
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| In The Event of the Real Thing
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| | your purse to get anything, open it wide
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| However, when you do see the flashing
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| | enough that the officer can see inside of
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| lights behind you, it's important to
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| | ito If the officer asks you to step
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| follow a certain etiquette and protocol
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| | out of the car, cooperate.o If you
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| to avoid getting more than the traffic
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| | want to debate the offense, be reasonable
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| ticket because contempt or resisting a
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| | and never yell
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| police officer is a much more serious
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| | Your Driver's License, Your Life
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| charge. You do not want to run the risk
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| | If you still end up getting a traffic
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| of increasing the potential fine you are
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| | ticket at the end of the day, you have
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| already courting when the police officer
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| | the option of fighting it when you get to
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| turned on his lights and pulled behind
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| | court or just copping to it and taking a
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| you.
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| | traffic school course to help offset the
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| So, remember what you learned in driver's
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| | fine. You can also take traffic school
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| education training when those lights
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| | online-- also known as defensive driving
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| start flashing behind you and be sure to
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| | online in some key states, like Texas.
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| obey the following advice:o Continue
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| | Also, understand that if your traffic
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| driving until you find a safe place to
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| | ticket is for expired inspection, expired
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| stop; never just slam on the brakes.o
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| | license plates or other failed paperwork,
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| Be sure to pull your car off to the
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| | getting it all up to date and in order
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| right, if you need to make a turn to pull
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| | before you pay your traffic violation
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| into a parking lot for stopping, be sure
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| | fine may actually get the fine reduced or
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| to signal.o Always signal when you are
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| | dismissed.
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| ready to pull over or off the roado Do
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| | Teen driving is a privilege-- drive safe,
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| not remove your seat belt and do not get
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| | protect your driver's license and your
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| out of your caro Keep your hands on
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| | life.
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| the steering wheel at the 10 and 2
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