Why Police Touch Your Taillight, It's Extremely Important!

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Published 2018-08-07
How to Deal with the Police. Have you ever noticed a police officer feeling his way along a car’s taillight during a stop? Most of us have either been pulled over or observed it happening to someone else. Regardless of what the fault may be, when a vehicle is stopped, one thing is for sure: the officer will slide their hand across the car’s taillight on their way to the driver’s window. This is a common practice amongst police officers all around the world, and it’s considered extremely important.

TIMESTAMPS
Driving statistics 1:01
The dangers of being a police officer 2:44
Why do the police tap your taillight 3:38
To frighten the driver 3:57
To leave their fingerprint on the vehicle 4:27
As a ritual 5:06
What to do if they tap your taillight 6:24

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SUMMARY
-Statistically, there are over 1.2 billion people worldwide driving their cars on the road every day. The average American spends 17,600 minutes driving their car every year.
-Over 50 American police officers were killed last year during routine vehicle stops. These officers pulled over drivers for a variety of reasons, including speeding, stolen vehicles, and running red lights.
-Tapping the taillight is a custom that dates back to before the invention of police cameras, and it’s still taught today in police academies. Basically, they are trying to catch you doing something wrong.
-A short, sharp noise from the back of the car can frighten someone attempting to hide drugs or weapons in the front seat.
-To ensure that there is evidence that an officer pulled over a specific car, the police will always attempt to leave their fingerprint on the rear light of the vehicle.
-New technology has essentially made leaving evidence on the taillight obsolete, but the police continue to do it. From accounts of police officers themselves, they want to touch the taillight out of sheer loyalty to what it represents.
-If you notice a police officer tap the back light after pulling you over, it’s important not to get upset or angry. You may think that you have done nothing wrong and are being treated as a criminal, but the officer is just being cautious.

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All Comments (21)
  • @rajvader
    This video should've been titled "How to use twelve million words to express 30 seconds worth of unimportant info."
  • @rydoggo
    The entire time I was saying "FRICKIN GET TO THE POINT"
  • @capras12
    Not only a clickbait video. But a bad and incorrect clickbait.
  • @ProMediaLLC
    "But first I'm going to explain to you the history of the world."
  • @kephers
    this video should be titled "how to waste 7:18 of someone's time."
  • @stevebrown2838
    As a former police officer, I'm actually offended by this video. Upon approaching the driver, if the officer is close enough to the car to be able to touch the taillight, then this ensures that he/she will remain in the driver's blind spot. If you stop a car, you're gonna call it in, giving the plate number to dispatch. THAT will link the officer to that particular car in the event the officer should get hurt or killed. To say that it's to leave a fingerprint or to startle someone about to hide drugs is beyond idiotic.
  • @Rorington
    Does anyone else just immediately dislike a video when it starts with the 'remember to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications'
  • @DesolatorMagic
    Not one single word of this video is correct or accurate in any way.
  • @sirenarenteria9454
    When you only read the back cover of the book and manage to get a whole essay
  • @michaelkammert1350
    As a retired officer who served for 32 years in Los Angeles, I can assure you this entire clip is utter nonsense. Officers will, in extreme situations, sometimes check to make sure that the trunk is closed completely in the event that a suspect may be hiding in the trunk for ambush purposes. In all my years and literally tens of thousands of vehicle stops I can say I have never even heard of tapping a tail light on a traffic stop.
  • @skybound6590
    Incorrect, partially irrelevant, and takes 3:30 to get to the point.
  • @zoenaful
    This is how i answer 16 mark question while I know only 2 lines from my book.
  • @33eroybal3205
    Being a retired LEO, I can tell you we didn't touch the taillights, we push or pull on the truck to make sure there wasn't anyone in the truck for our safety and that's where our hand print was. But, my buddy told me they are now teaching the new generation this exact thing.