05-17-2015, 12:34 PM
So just to be clear.... if I have a passenger in my vehicle and I'm dropping them off somewhere, I need to put the car in park, turn off the engine, and remove the keys before they can get out to ensure I'm not getting a ticket?
Of course, unless a cop was right there to hear my engine shutting off, they could always say I removed the keys because I saw them coming and still give me a ticket.
So what is the solution? Hold my keys outside of the vehicle before the passenger gets out? I guess they could argue it was a different set of keys and give me a ticket.
Maybe stop the car and we both jump out at the same time, while I throw my keys into the air and do a McGyver style roll on the ground and catch them? I guess they could still argue that in preparation for the stunt we had hit the "release" button on the seatbelts prior to the vehicle stopping or something.
I guess the only way to absolutely be sure you won't get a "click it or ticket" ticket is to drive your vehicle up to the police station, call them, get it confirmed your seat belt is still on, and then place the vehicle in park, set the parking brake, turn the engine off, and then slowly, and dramatically, remove your seatbelt under their close supervision.
Otherwise, you can definitely get a ticket.
p.s. Make sure your registration and safety check are in order before properly removing your seatbelt.
Of course, unless a cop was right there to hear my engine shutting off, they could always say I removed the keys because I saw them coming and still give me a ticket.
So what is the solution? Hold my keys outside of the vehicle before the passenger gets out? I guess they could argue it was a different set of keys and give me a ticket.
Maybe stop the car and we both jump out at the same time, while I throw my keys into the air and do a McGyver style roll on the ground and catch them? I guess they could still argue that in preparation for the stunt we had hit the "release" button on the seatbelts prior to the vehicle stopping or something.
I guess the only way to absolutely be sure you won't get a "click it or ticket" ticket is to drive your vehicle up to the police station, call them, get it confirmed your seat belt is still on, and then place the vehicle in park, set the parking brake, turn the engine off, and then slowly, and dramatically, remove your seatbelt under their close supervision.
Otherwise, you can definitely get a ticket.
p.s. Make sure your registration and safety check are in order before properly removing your seatbelt.