It should be factual: Explain why it is dangerous to the distracted driver and to others. It should highlight the pointlessness: No one will care about your Facebook post if you die (or kill someone else) while posting it. It should be nice: Don’t try to shame anyone or prove how much better you are with your comments.
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How do you persuade someone to not text and drive?
It should be factual: Explain why it is dangerous to the distracted driver and to others. It should highlight the pointlessness: No one will care about your Facebook post if you die (or kill someone else) while posting it. It should be nice: Don’t try to shame anyone or prove how much better you are with your comments.
Why should you not text and drive?
Of all the activities associated with distracted driving, sending text messages is the most dangerous. A person is 23 times more likely to have a motor vehicle crash while sending a text message than if they were only driving. That number towers over the other activities associated with distracted driving.
Is police entrapment illegal?
Entrapment serves as an absolute legal defense in California…if you can prove that you only committed your charged offense because the police lured you into doing so. This means that if you successfully establish that you were entrapped, the criminal charges against you must be dismissed.
What is an example of entrapment?
An entrapment defense arises when government agents resort to repugnant behavior such as the use of threats, harassment, fraud, or even flattery to induce defendants to commit crimes. Case Example 1. Mary-Anne Berry is charged with selling illegal drugs to an undercover police officer.
What is the first thing to do at an enforcement stop?
If you have a weapon(s) in the vehicle, inform the officer upon first contact. If it’s nighttime, the officer may direct a spotlight at your vehicle once stopped. To assist with visibility, turn on your interior lights as soon as you stop to help the officer see inside your vehicle.
Do the police have to tell you why they stopped you?
It’s important to note that the officer has no obligation to tell you why you’re being stopped. So long as the reason is there, the court will find the officer justified in making the stop.17
How much will my insurance go up after a cell phone ticket?
One ticket can lead to the end of the clean driving record discount, which may amount to 5-10% off of your insurance premiums. As noted above, you may receive two tickets, which can lead to premium increases of up to $500 per year depending on your package.14