if you are driving and get sleepy and you pull over on the side of the road or highway and take a nap, that you can get a ticket. Is this true?
2007-03-15 18:19:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Depends on where and how you park. Most officers will let you go because you took the effort to keep the roads safe in your own way.
P.S. Quotas are pretty much illegal. No police department in the country has quotas. Many do require their officers to make a certain number of "contacts", but contacts can be anything from writing a ticket to just giving someone a verbal warning. A ticket is a choice the officer can make based on the infraction and/or the attitude shown by the offender. Tickets are discretionary.
2007-03-16 03:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by the_mr911 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would find a nice big well lit parking lot if I had to take a nap. I was on a jury last year and a woman had been charged for drunken driving because she had pulled off to take a nap. She had been drinking after work but was actually taking a nap. Dont take chances. I have a great respect for law enforcement but not all of them fall in the "good" category.
2007-03-16 01:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the side of the highway will get you a ticket. On the side of the highway you are endagering your life and possibility any one who uses the shoulder to avoid something or pulling over for a true emergency.
2007-03-16 01:25:10 · answer #3 · answered by ssgtballard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you pull over. You can't get a ticket for taking a nap, but you can get a ticket for parking illegally.
2007-03-16 01:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by stringfellow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should not be grounds for a ticket. It should be grounds for a big fat "Thank you for helping make our roads safe."
A friend of mine used to deliver huge billboard-type signs across Texas. I used to ride with him. (I didn't have the ability to drive his huge truck. I was a passenger.) We would have to take off at 11:30 PM to make our delivery by 7:00 AM. Nobody ever gave us grief for pulling over to get some rest. Imagine if we had kept on going with zero sleep. There would be alot of dead people on the interstate.
2007-03-16 01:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by queensassey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your obstructing traffic, you bet your sweet Kippy! Some States claim that a Person Parked on the side of a hi-way allegedly becomes a traffic hazard, Some States say O.K..
2007-03-16 06:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by Chuck-the-Duck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if any part of your vehicle is in the emergency lane or on the road. Also, the keys can not be in the ignition.
Another words, your car must be completely in the grass...
2007-03-18 17:25:01 · answer #7 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will not get a ticket if you parked by the roadside properly while getting a nap.
2007-03-16 01:22:05 · answer #8 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on where you stop. If you pose a hazard to others then you'll likely get a ticket, otherwise not.
2007-03-16 01:23:57 · answer #9 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and it's a catch 22 just like not getting in a car drunk and driving but rather walking drunk (not harming a soul) you can be pulled over and taken to jail.
2007-03-16 01:53:31 · answer #10 · answered by planting2lips 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋