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  2. Traffic stop - Wikipedia

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    A Los Angeles Police Department motor officer writing a traffic ticket for a motorist. A traffic stop is usually considered to be a Terry stop and, as such, is a seizure by police; the standard set by the United States Supreme Court in Terry v.

  3. Whren v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996), was a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision [1] that "declared that any traffic offense committed by a driver was a legitimate legal basis for a stop."

  4. All-way stop - Wikipedia

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    A 4-way stop in San Francisco. An all-way stop – also known as a four-way stop (or three-way stop etc. as appropriate) – is a traffic management system which requires vehicles on all the approaches to a road intersection to stop at the intersection before proceeding through it.

  5. Can police arrest you for refusing to sign a ticket? What to ...

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    What to do during a traffic stop While different states have different rules for drivers' duties during a traffic stop , experts generally agree on a few steps drivers should take to ensure the ...

  6. ‘De-escalation is key.’ Why traffic stops like Tyreek Hill’s ...

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    The tenor of a traffic stop usually begins with the reason it was initiated in the first place, said Ramsey. An officer will approach the vehicle differently depending on whether the stop was ...

  7. Do drivers need to roll down their windows during a traffic stop?

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    Traffic stops are the most common way in which Americans come in contact with police officers. According to Stanford University’s Open Policing Project, nearly 50,000 motorists are pulled over ...

  8. Terry stop - Wikipedia

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    When police stop and search a pedestrian, this is commonly known as a stop and frisk. When police stop an automobile, this is known as a traffic stop. If the police stop a motor vehicle on minor infringements in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity, this is known as a pretextual stop. Additional rules apply to stops that occur ...

  9. Federal judge blasts Kansas Highway Patrol stop policy ...

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    A federal judge ruled Friday that a practice used by the Kansas Highway Patrol to detain motorists and, possibly, search their vehicles for drugs and other items is unconstitutional.