traffic stop
Officer halts driver
A traffic stop is when a police officer pulls over a vehicle, typically for a suspected violation or routine check.
The driver is expected to stop and remain in the vehicle while the officer approaches: I got a ticket during a traffic stop on the highway.
Traffic stops can escalate into searches or arrests if the officer observes something suspicious.
- pulled overOrdered to roadside
- pulloverGarment donned headfirst
- blue lightsLaw enforcement vehicle signals
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- registrationFormal recording of participation
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- traffic lawsspeed limit, speed limits, road rules, red lights, rules of the road
- DUIdrunk tank, implied consent, field sobriety test, breathalyzer, BAC test
- traffic stopsDUI checkpoint, roadblock, pullover, sobriety test, breathalyzer
- patrolpatrol officer, foot patrol, patrol car, patrol route, routine patrol
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full custody · booking · incarceration · detention · imprisonment
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