I drive for a living. Every time I fill my tank I'm walking around checking lights/tires/etc. I recommend everyone do that.
Its saved me a couple of PD interactions,, saved me from loosing a trailer tire (1 lug nut left on it) and also saved me an entire trailer (tongue was about to snap right behind the pintle hitch).
Cops look for any reason to pull people over. Usually I'm not harassed. Cop just basically gives a "heads up" to me and I don't even get the fix it ticket.
One time a cop pulled me over for a burnt out tail light. This guy was a power tripping ***** (Milwaukee PDF, surprise surprise). This guy had me stand outside the truck for 45 minutes because I refused to allow him to search my vehicle while he ran my drivers license. Second and third cop show up, and finally a 4th unit pulls up. 4th unit was the K9 unit. They pulled the dog out and had the dog sniff around my truck. Dog started sniffing real hard at the rear panel (its a utility bucket truck with side bins) dog wasn't barking, just sniffing. Most likely at the road kill I had hit a few miles back.
So, now I'm in handcuffs in the back of the squad car. They are tearing my truck apart, pulling company gear out and throwing it on the sidewalk. They walk the dog around my stuff, and nothing. Dickhead pulls me out of his car and starts demanding I tell him what I'm carrying. I started listing off the equipment that was on the ground.
Hour and a half later, I'm let go with a $55 equipment violation.
Cops are not friends. Don't even know if friends who are cops can still be friends. Always check your vehicle. Can save you a lot of headache
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