I got the license plate light out warning last month... cop was nice about it, wrote me out a warning ticket, asked me about the bullet hole in my front panel and let me go.

Did you tell the cop that you were running moonshine?

no running nothing.. did have my kayak on roof and rods in car... after he let me go I got out of car, went to back of car to look... punched light with my fist a couple of times and lights came on.. He was already in his vehicle.

Red, White, and Blue is so patriotic until its in your rearview mirror.

Sounds like Sylvania should be included in the lawsuit for making a bulb that didn’t last the entire expected lifespan.

I made thousands of traffic stops in my time....what you are seeing is officer's working afraid....of everything....afraid of being polite, or at the least, just being quiet when a citizen acts like an [censored] hole.....being loud and aggressive is rarely the right call on a traffic stop anyway, no matter what it is....just do what you need to do, and don't say a damn thing to people like that.....just too much fear, and not enough presence, or prowess....saddens me.....hell if they could beat people up just for being [censored] holes, Wawi couldn't go to the mail box

Not a good look for that local dept or those cops who do their job the right way.

After a struggle ensued...

Play stupid games...

every lawsuit is frivolous unless it's yours

Best thing to do is what they are telling you.

Cops will over react. They know how quick a situation can turn deadly.

Had several Longview PDs surround me with guns drawn . Stayed my butt in the truck until they gave me permission to move ,

80 % is the ELO's reading the situation and making a decision what to do. They do this a lot in one day, your interaction is just one of many. They have heard everything so you are not new to them. They sometimes read it wrong and things go bad and sometimes its just a over aggressive LEO

I think some of the LEO's shouldn't be doing the job and others just young or immature. I have had a lot of interaction with LEO's all over the country do to my heavy foot. I can say this most State Troopers are very professional. I think most sheriff Deputies are a reflection of the sheriff himself and his policies. I have had more bad interactions with locals then all the rest combined and they are the most aggressive from my personal interaction.

The best way to take the aggression out of the interaction his lights on at night with hands where they can see them and do as they say. You were most likely doing what they say, if you were not you can fight it in court. You most likely won't win, the courts usually believe the LEO. The states counties and cities are broke and need money

Anybody ever get a ticket for a headlight being out?

I hit a deer several years ago and it took out a headlight. Got pulled over twice by the same trooper for headlight being out.

Can someone please post law requiring 2 headlights.

Most likely covered by law in a Municipal, County, or State defective equipment law. 537.321. of the Texas Transportation code requires two headlights so likely a State Statute.


SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES



Sec. 547.321. HEADLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least two headlamps.

(b) At least one headlamp shall be mounted on each side of the front of the vehicle.

(c) Each headlamp shall be mounted at a height from 24 to 54 inches.