Traffic Accidents / Getting Stopped
Producing the right paperwork

Since I’m now working as a traffic officer, I thought I’d give a few quick tips regarding traffic accidents and being stopped. First off, go out to your car when you finish reading this and do a quick test. Look at your watch and start the second hand when you get in your car. See how long it takes you to find your current registration and insurance papers. Most people have to sort through several years of registrations and insurance cards before they find the current ones. That is if they have the current ones in the car. If you are one of the few who have them handy quickly, then good for you.

I stop lots of cars daily and also respond to automobile accidents. I need to see the current registration and proof of insurance for each vehicle. I see people open their glove boxes that are so packed full of papers, napkins, and just about everything else that it all falls to the floor when they open it. Then I wait while they hand me registrations and insurance cards that are years old. It’s not uncommon for people to have several years worth of paperwork in the glove box.

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