Why does the traffic police pressure older and novice drivers as if they were drunk?
October 2, 2023
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A drunk driver is a desirable trophy for any traffic police officer. But in the process of “filtering” such a citizen from the flow of cars, inexperienced and
A drunk driver is a desirable trophy for any traffic police officer. But in the process of “filtering” such a citizen from the flow of cars, inexperienced and already quite “old” drivers are put under special suspicion by police officers.
With experience, a traffic officer develops a kind of ‘feeling’ for ‘steering officers’ who have some problems with the traffic rules. But experience is something individual and it is impossible to “download” it into the minds of all service employees. Therefore, it turns out that the leadership of the traffic police has provided its subordinates with a kind of departmental “manual”, intended to help the broad mass of police officers better identify drivers who are in a state of alcohol or drug intoxication. This includes signs that indicate that someone is driving a car drunk, for example the following: ‘driving at a greatly reduced speed’ and ‘changing lanes slowly’.
Most likely, dirty drivers drive like that too. But the fact is that an insufficiently quick reaction to what is happening around is primarily a sign of an older person. Anyone who has ever sat in the passenger seat of a car driven by an elderly comrade will surely confirm this observation. Driving at an inappropriately low speed in relation to the current road situation is often a result of the slow reaction of a pensioner behind the wheel. Moreover, sometimes not very experienced drivers crawl slowly: until you have developed the skill of responding correctly to what is happening around you, you should not drive a car. Everything is explainable and logical.
But from the point of view of a police officer, sifting through the traffic flowing past him, an elderly or novice driver is seen as a potential drunk or drug addict behind the wheel. It should come as no surprise that they often experience delays in checking documents.
The traffic police also believe that when a driver brakes too far or too close to the stop line at an intersection, this is a reason for law enforcement to get to know him better. Stopping at a traffic light, 5-6 minutes before the stop line, is a fairly common practice among not drunk, but simply incompetent drivers. Therefore, there is advice for them: if you do not want to often waste time communicating with traffic police patrols, learn to correctly determine the distance to the stop line.
Sharp braking with a “pole” at the same traffic light or in any other situation that does not require pressing the brake pedal “to the floor” is also considered a “crime”, indicating drunkenness. Although such a ‘driving technique’ often involves an inexperienced or older driver who reacted to a change in the traffic situation with a slight delay and excessive harshness.
It’s a paradox, but the driver’s “excessive caution and accuracy” on the road also draws the attention of service hunters to a drunk driver. Despite the fact that such features were developed by very experienced motorists who spent many years behind the wheel of a vehicle. So if you are one of them, or a completely green teapot, endure the frequent stops of patrols. It’s all their department manual to blame.
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With experience, a traffic officer develops a kind of ‘feeling’ for ‘steering officers’ who have some problems with the traffic rules. But experience is something individual and it is impossible to “download” it into the minds of all service employees. Therefore, it turns out that the leadership of the traffic police has provided its subordinates with a kind of departmental “manual”, intended to help the broad mass of police officers better identify drivers who are in a state of alcohol or drug intoxication. This includes signs that indicate that someone is driving a car drunk, for example the following: ‘driving at a greatly reduced speed’ and ‘changing lanes slowly’.
Most likely, dirty drivers drive like that too. But the fact is that an insufficiently quick reaction to what is happening around is primarily a sign of an older person. Anyone who has ever sat in the passenger seat of a car driven by an elderly comrade will surely confirm this observation. Driving at an inappropriately low speed in relation to the current road situation is often a result of the slow reaction of a pensioner behind the wheel. Moreover, sometimes not very experienced drivers crawl slowly: until you have developed the skill of responding correctly to what is happening around you, you should not drive a car. Everything is explainable and logical.
But from the point of view of a police officer, sifting through the traffic flowing past him, an elderly or novice driver is seen as a potential drunk or drug addict behind the wheel. It should come as no surprise that they often experience delays in checking documents.
The traffic police also believe that when a driver brakes too far or too close to the stop line at an intersection, this is a reason for law enforcement to get to know him better. Stopping at a traffic light, 5-6 minutes before the stop line, is a fairly common practice among not drunk, but simply incompetent drivers. Therefore, there is advice for them: if you do not want to often waste time communicating with traffic police patrols, learn to correctly determine the distance to the stop line.
Sharp braking with a “pole” at the same traffic light or in any other situation that does not require pressing the brake pedal “to the floor” is also considered a “crime”, indicating drunkenness. Although such a ‘driving technique’ often involves an inexperienced or older driver who reacted to a change in the traffic situation with a slight delay and excessive harshness.
It’s a paradox, but the driver’s “excessive caution and accuracy” on the road also draws the attention of service hunters to a drunk driver. Despite the fact that such features were developed by very experienced motorists who spent many years behind the wheel of a vehicle. So if you are one of them, or a completely green teapot, endure the frequent stops of patrols. It’s all their department manual to blame.
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