traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
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Porter County will be the first in Indiana to offer countywide the Blue Envelope Program, which is designed to foster better communication during a traffic stop between those on the autism spectrum and law enforcement.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The trooper followed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
The case stems from a traffic stop in Monterey on Jun. 20, 2024, when Martinez was reportedly pulled over for having a tinted license plate cover.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Later in the week, Stahl added another wrinkle to the controversial traffic stop.
—Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The trooper followed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
The case stems from a traffic stop in Monterey on Jun. 20, 2024, when Martinez was reportedly pulled over for having a tinted license plate cover.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Later in the week, Stahl added another wrinkle to the controversial traffic stop.
—Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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