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How to Act When Pulled Over For DUI

It can be very frightening to be pulled over. If you have only drank a little bit, the officer may make you nervous and cause you to look drunk. You can use these tips to help you save your neck when you see the flashing lights.

From the moment you get pulled over, the police officer is constantly judging you. He is judging every little move that you make, from when you start to pull over until from when he leaves.

The first place an officer is going to collect DUI evidence is from your driving. There are many different signs that an officer looks at to see if someone is driving under the influence or not. If a person is driving too slow, keeps driving off the road, keeps jerking back and forth, reacts slow to things, doesn't use his blinker, or puts his blinker on way to early. These are some of the biggest ones, but there are many others you want to look at.

Remember that one of the worst things that you can do when you see a cop is brake. Police officers are trained to pull over cars that show their brake lights after they see them, because it makes them look like they are nervous for some reason, or that they don't want to get pulled over for one reason or another. If you are speeding when you see a police officer, make sure that you do not slam on the brakes but that you allow your car to gradually slow down. Always drive between 4 miles under and 4 miles above the speed limit, making sure that it is at a natural speed. It is not natural for a 25 year old kid to be driving 5 miles below the speed limit, so going slightly over the speed limit is better.

When you see the flashing lights, slow down and put your blinker on right away, and then pull over at the most appropriate time. If you don't put your blinker on, the police officer might think that you did not see him, which is another indication that you could be intoxicated. You should shut your car off, but if you don't for whatever reason, make sure you take your foot off the break if you have a manual shift, and put the parking break on. Keeping your foot on the brake also makes you look like an idiot.

You must know where your registration is at all times. Knowing where it is will make it easier to find and less likely that you will fumble or drop it, which is more evidence that you are intoxicated. Remember, anything you do will be used against you in a DUI, and if you are being charged for a drug DUI, it is even more important to act normal, because they probably do not have any solid evidence against you. Make sure that your car is kept clean and that you portray an image of a hard working, law-abiding citizen.

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Matt Seweryniak is the author of DUI Attorneys California Online.com.

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