Women beware when traveling alone at night on a 'lightly-traveled" roadway.
It is customarily advised to pull over when signaled by what appears to be a police car.
Police Dispatcher: If you see red and blue lights in your rear view mirror, use your cell phone and call 911.
Ask the police dispatcher if there are any patrolling cars on the road you are traveling tonight.
Make it clear that you are not trying to elude a police stop.
Tell the police dispatcher that you are going to proceed slowly to a publicly lighted area, before pulling over.
Turn on your flashers and keep driving until you get to a well-lit area where there are other people about.
After coming to a safe stop, crack your window open about 1 1/2'" so you can communicate with the officer through the window.
Keep your car doors locked and your hands on the steering wheel and/or in plain sight.
Then, if you are apprehensive about the authenticity of the police officer(s) identity, request diplomatically to see his/her official photo ID.
Ask the officer(s) where they are stationed and what their badge numbers are.
Stay on the phone with the police dispatcher during this whole conversation, so that an official recording of the conversation can be recalled later, if need be.
Do not reach toward your "glove box" or console.
Wait until the officer(s) asks you for your proof of car insurance and registration.
Then politely say that you need to reach into the "glove box or console" for your papers.
Be polite and respectful at all times.
Please note that you might get ticketed for failing to heed police commands immediately, but that is better than being possibly harmed.
If a court case becomes necessary, the official police dispatch recording will speak for you as to what your actions were before, during and after the stop.
Some states have their own Highway Notification Numbers, such as *77.
In twenty eight states, 911 is the number assigned as the police emergency assistance number.
This "designated" number is used to report highway emergency situations, as some of these situations could be classified as "urgent" situations.
If in doubt as to what number to call, go to the 911 emergency numbers, when an emergency is at hand.
Highway Notification Numbers: It would be prudent and wise to familiarize yourself in advance of traveling through different states as to those states' Highway Notification Numbers.
Two readily available online websites are: * www.
911dispatch.
com/911/mobilenumbers.
html * www.
shopoakpark.
com/info-cellnumbers.
html [http://www.
shopoakpark.
com/info-cellnumbers.
html]
It is customarily advised to pull over when signaled by what appears to be a police car.
Police Dispatcher: If you see red and blue lights in your rear view mirror, use your cell phone and call 911.
Ask the police dispatcher if there are any patrolling cars on the road you are traveling tonight.
Make it clear that you are not trying to elude a police stop.
Tell the police dispatcher that you are going to proceed slowly to a publicly lighted area, before pulling over.
Turn on your flashers and keep driving until you get to a well-lit area where there are other people about.
After coming to a safe stop, crack your window open about 1 1/2'" so you can communicate with the officer through the window.
Keep your car doors locked and your hands on the steering wheel and/or in plain sight.
Then, if you are apprehensive about the authenticity of the police officer(s) identity, request diplomatically to see his/her official photo ID.
Ask the officer(s) where they are stationed and what their badge numbers are.
Stay on the phone with the police dispatcher during this whole conversation, so that an official recording of the conversation can be recalled later, if need be.
Do not reach toward your "glove box" or console.
Wait until the officer(s) asks you for your proof of car insurance and registration.
Then politely say that you need to reach into the "glove box or console" for your papers.
Be polite and respectful at all times.
Please note that you might get ticketed for failing to heed police commands immediately, but that is better than being possibly harmed.
If a court case becomes necessary, the official police dispatch recording will speak for you as to what your actions were before, during and after the stop.
Some states have their own Highway Notification Numbers, such as *77.
In twenty eight states, 911 is the number assigned as the police emergency assistance number.
This "designated" number is used to report highway emergency situations, as some of these situations could be classified as "urgent" situations.
If in doubt as to what number to call, go to the 911 emergency numbers, when an emergency is at hand.
Highway Notification Numbers: It would be prudent and wise to familiarize yourself in advance of traveling through different states as to those states' Highway Notification Numbers.
Two readily available online websites are: * www.
911dispatch.
com/911/mobilenumbers.
html * www.
shopoakpark.
com/info-cellnumbers.
html [http://www.
shopoakpark.
com/info-cellnumbers.
html]
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