Is it legal for traffic police to stand in the middle of the road to stop vehicles?
Is it legal for a traffic police to stand at the middle of the road to stop vehicles?
If you feel unsafe stopping for a police officer on a deserted road while driving alone, is it legal to keep driving until you get to a safer place? Are police cars allowed to travel above the speed limit without lights and sirens operating? Why don't drivers stop for pedestrians in crosswalks? If you are waiting at a red light with a camera and an emergency vehicle approaches, would you be prosecuted if you cross the stop line to clear the road and the camera photographs you? In California, can sheriffs conduct traffic stops within city limits if the city has its own police department? If you get in an accident, when should you move the cars out of the road, and when should you wait for the police to arrive? Are truck drivers ordered to hinder speeding drivers by the police? Does one have the right to ask a uniformed police officer for his badge/identification during a routine stop? If I get into an accident with another driver/car, do we need to notify the police? What are the consequences of not doing so? Is it illegal to flash oncoming cars with your high beams in order to warn them of a police speed trap? Why do cops tailgate drivers on the freeway before pulling them over? Should you inform a police officer if you are carrying concealed during a stop without being asked? If the police stops a pedestrian to ask for ID, with no reasonable suspicion of any kind, what can he/she do? What is the difference between Police and Traffic Police? Is it legal to run a red light at intersections in order to yield the road to emergency vehicles? Do police officers ever give traffic tickets to mail trucks or other government vehicles? Does the traffic police in India have the right to take our vehicle keys? What does "stop and frisk" mean as a police tactic? Are driverless cars capable of responding to hand (including flashlight) signals from policemen directing traffic? What are some non-incriminating questions to ask a US police officer if one stops me in traffic? Can a police officer give me a speeding ticket if I go fast in a private parking (shopping center)? Can a traffic police act as witness in a case? I just got run off the road by a car — no damage to me or my bike.  Do I report the driver to the police? If I get pulled over by a cop for speeding, do I have the right to not show him my license? I was given a traffic control signal violation for turning right on a red after blatantly coming to a stop. How do I avoid paying or going to court? Do police officers drive their cars to work the same way cabbies do? Why or why not? What are the rights given to a traffic police constable in Mumbai, India? What should one do if one comes across a roadside accident before Fire/Rescue/EMS has arrived? Are there any credible studies that suggest that when a police officer sees a minor traffic infraction, he will look at the skin color of the driver, and then be more likely to ticket a black driver than a white driver? Police in the United States make a lot of arrests at traffic stops. How do police in countries like Egypt, India, and Great Britain where there are fewer cars investigate crime?