So... We got pulled over today. They had set up some sort of traffic control point just south of Gran, we were going to Grua, I think it was, with Wenche's mom, and apparently they saw that Wenche wasn't using her seat belt... I say "apparently", because they never said that they actually saw it. And that's what annoys me about this...
Why can't they just be honest about it when they pull you over? Why can't they just tell you why they stopped you? Why do they have to play the "authority/intimidation-game" and have you tell them why you got pulled over? Because they want you to admit to things they might -not- have seen, of course. They might have been looking for something completely different than what was most obvious, and will leave it up to you to tell them the obvious things. 'Cause who's gonna risk lying to the authorities?
For all we know, none of them noticed that Wenche wasn't using her seat belt. For all we know, we originally got pulled over because they were checking the bumper thingy on the front of the car that Wenche's mom got a "warning" about. That might have been the real reason they stopped us. Not very likely, but we don't know. They never told us.
What can you say in a situation like this to avoid telling them stuff they don't know?
And should people be fined for not wearing seat belts?
just play stupid and say "no, i don't know why i got pulled over" and then just act totally suprised when they tell you why, it's just something they do, the way they do it.
ReplyDeleteThey know why they pull you over, or stop you in a trafic control, but they do want you to admit if it's something you have done that isn't legal =)
It's a bit difficult to act stupid about it if you've fixed the problem in a hurry in the short time between passing the "control guy" and getting to the pull-over point. I mean, you could act like it was a coincidence, but... Eh.
ReplyDeleteCan you get in more trouble by "lying" about it?
as i said, you can just play stupid and say "i don't know why you stopped me/pulled me over" since it can be 10 different reasons why, all from a broken light to your behaviour as a driver
ReplyDeletestupidity isn't illegal ;)
Eh, ok.
ReplyDeleteWhat can you say in a situation like this to avoid telling them stuff they don't know?
ReplyDelete- No. Why?
And should people be fined for not wearing seat belts?
- Yes. You're a potential risk for others, not just yourself, when not using the seat belt.