'Our traffic codes are so numerous and sprawling that it’s only a matter a time before any driver falls prey to the minefield of traffic infractions,' writes Max Carter-Oberstone (MaxMCO)
. I applaud its efforts. Policymakers owe it to their constituents to divert taxpayer dollars away from the failed regime of pretext stops and invest that money in programs that will keep officers and communities safe.new regulationFirst, it prohibits stops for low-level traffic offenses, like failure to illuminate your license plate. If you can’t stop someone for this type of offense, you can’t leverage it as a pretext for further investigation.
Finally, it will improve data collection. By letting the numbers tell the story, policymakers and the public can draw evidenced-based conclusions about police traffic enforcement and cast a light on any racial disparities. Now here’s why—regardless of your politics or feelings about police reform—you should be all-in for limiting pretext stops.out of major metropolitan areas like Nashville show that pretext stops are not making anyone safer and don’t have any impact on crime rates. Yet these stops do put officers in a potentially dangerous situation.
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