San Diego DUI lawyer info
May 13, 2008
San Diego DUI Stop Based on any “Unsafe Turning Movement”
San Diego Drunk Driving Police Officers can legally pull a person over for just about any violation of the California Vehicle Code as an excuse to investigate whether the driver of the vehicle is San Diego DUI or Drunk Driving.
A typical violation San Diego DUI officers utilize as probable cause to pull vehicles over to investigate a San Diego DUI is Vehicle Code Section 22107:
“No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.”
San Diego drivers do NOT have to use their turn signals (blinkers) unless there is another vehicle that could be affected by your turning movement.
San Diego DUI police sometimes do not understand this provision in the code and think that you must always use your turn signal when changing lanes or turning.
San Diego Drunk Driving Police who use this excuse to pull over San Diego DUI drivers often neglect to mention in their San Diego DUI report whether there was another vehicle that could have been affected by that vehicle’s turning movement.
You should change lanes or make turns after using your signal. But if you are accused of changing lanes without signalling, and are arrested for a San Diego DUI, you should hire an experienced and knowledgeable San Diego DUI Lawyer to handle your case.
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