Why do Police Stop Cars?

As you drive down I-35 listening to your favorite Rick Springfield album, you glance up at your rear view mirror only to see the dreaded red and blue lights spinning intimidatingly behind you. Pulling over to the wrong side of the road, you quickly throw any open containers through the window. When the police officer finally walks up to your car, you hand him an expired insurance and drivers license while you argue with him over your speed and your girlfriend in the back seat tries to flirt with him. When all is said and done, you drive of with a $500 ticket and 40 hours of community service. If only you had watched this easy step by step tutorial about how to act in that situation, you might have avoided everything.

In this free video series, watch as police officer Shaun Appler teaches you what to do when you are being pulled over by a cop. Learn the proper etiquette, such as: how to pull your car over, documents needed when pulled over, where to put your hands, and what to do if you have a weapon. Learn why you shouldn't flirt or argue with the police and why you shouldn't evade an arrest. Most drivers will at one time or another be pulled over for a traffic violation and understanding what to do in that circumstance is important for every driving citizen to know. Don't make the mistake of turning a warning into a much bigger punishment because of ignorance, let the experts at ExpertVillage help to educate you.

"Hi! My name is Shaun Appler, investigator with the Wrightsville police department. On behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you today about what to do when you're being stopped by the police. First thing I'm going to cover here is actually why do officer stop cars. It's going to be the theme throughout the whole program here is officers stop car for safety. Think about it. If you're speeding down the rode going above the posted speed limit, the faster you go, the less reaction distance that you have to stop a vehicle. They want to slow you down. Running red lights, obvious. Running stop lights, same. The officers are there to protect other motorist as well as yourself, also pedestrians and themselves. Why do they stop for inspection violations? Think about that too. If you're rolling down the highway and you've got an unsafe vehicle, you've got 2,000 pounds worth of vehicle traveling down the rode. If something is mechanically wrong with your vehicle and it goes wrong while you're traveling down the highway, it can cause an accident, hurt yourself, hurt other people. The main reason that officers are stopping your vehicle or stopping any vehicles on the highway, on the roadways, on the streets, it's because of safety."