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What to do if you're pulled over for speeding or some other traffic violation (or how to get a warning) The [Kansas Highway Patrol](http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/) offers the following tips for drivers when they encounter an emergency vehicle or are stopped for a traffic infraction. My comments are also included below as well below each of the KHP's tips. Every State/city/jurisdiction will be different, so this post should just be used as a general guide - it is ***not*** specific legal advice to anyone. If anyone has any thoughts or advice, feel free to reply. Law enforcement officers are especially encouraged to respond. Lets say that you're driving along and a traffic patrol officer uses radar or laser ("LIDAR") to determine that you're speeding. What do you do next? **• Do not panic. Use your turn signal, and pull over to the right as far as possible, allowing other traffic to pass and an officer to safely walk to your vehicle.** Attorney comment: Our Kansas City metro area traffic law firm's lawyers recommend pulling over normally and smoothly, regardless of whether you were speeding, failed to yield, or whatever the violation is. The key to pulling over properly is to not do anything that might result in an additional ticket or suspicion. If you pull over too quickly, then you might receive a ticket for that (often failure to signal or failure to yield). If you pull over too slowly, you may aggravate the police officer who is attempting to stop you. In either case, it could be used as "an indicator of intoxication" that the police officer uses to justify a DUI investigation or arrest, a common occurrence in many cities and states, especially at night. The officer might also think that you're pulling over slowly in order to hide drugs, weapons, etc. Either way, a slow pull over simply adds suspicion, which you clearly do not want. If you can, pull far enough over to allow the police officer plenty of room to approach whatever side of the car he

What to do if you're pulled over for speeding or some other traffic violation (or how to get a warning) The [Kansas Highway Patrol](http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/) offers the following tips for drivers when they encounter an emergency vehicle or are stopped for a traffic infraction. My comments are also included below as well below each of the KHP's tips. Every State/city/jurisdiction will be different, so this post should just be used as a general guide - it is ***not*** specific legal advice to anyone. If anyone has any thoughts or advice, feel free to reply. Law enforcement officers are especially encouraged to respond. Lets say that you're driving along and a traffic patrol officer uses radar or laser ("LIDAR") to determine that you're speeding. What do you do next? **• Do not panic. Use your turn signal, and pull over to the right as far as possible, allowing other traffic to pass and an officer to safely walk to your vehicle.** Attorney comment: Our Kansas City metro area traffic law firm's lawyers recommend pulling over normally and smoothly, regardless of whether you were speeding, failed to yield, or whatever the violation is. The key to pulling over properly is to not do anything that might result in an additional ticket or suspicion. If you pull over too quickly, then you might receive a ticket for that (often failure to signal or failure to yield). If you pull over too slowly, you may aggravate the police officer who is attempting to stop you. In either case, it could be used as "an indicator of intoxication" that the police officer uses to justify a DUI investigation or arrest, a common occurrence in many cities and states, especially at night. The officer might also think that you're pulling over slowly in order to hide drugs, weapons, etc. Either way, a slow pull over simply adds suspicion, which you clearly do not want. If you can, pull far enough over to allow the police officer plenty of room to approach whatever side of the car he