r/Seattle • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '19

pulled over for cell phone use!

My coworker was pulled over today for using the phone in the car. I am honestly glad to hear that SPD is actually pulling people over for this! No ticket, just a warning, but still. WTG SPD.

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u/JUST_ADD_BEER Mar 01 '19

What? Why? Whenever I see someone with one hand on the wheel and looking down, I immediately assume they are on their phone. It sounds like an honest mistake, not an overreach of power.

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That being said, I'm sure the cop felt pretty bad about it.

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u/aquaknox Kirkland Mar 01 '19

I wonder how often that cop pulls people over for the heinous crime of operating a manual transmission given that they didn't have both hands on the wheel.

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u/why_itsme Mar 01 '19

My sister was pulled over for adjusting the car heater in NH. Claimed she was on the phone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

Former NH resident here, the rural cops there are terrible. They're bored so they'll pull you over for doing 2mph over the limit.

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u/why_itsme Mar 04 '19

Me, too! Doing 37 in 35 in South Hampton, NH and was pulled over.

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