Pennsylvania Class C Permit Practice Test
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At night on a dark rural road, a car with no police markings comes up behind you and turns on a flashing red light. It shows no blue lights. You are not sure that the driver is a police officer. What is the best way to respond?
At night, blue car A travels on a rural two-lane road. Unmarked silver car B follows with a single flashing red lamp; an enlarged view shows B without police markings or blue lights.
Correct answer: Turn on your hazard flashers, slow down, and drive to the nearest well-lit, busy place to stop.
Why
Pennsylvania police cars use flashing red and blue lights, and some unmarked police cars use a flashing red light only. A car with flashing blue lights alone is not a police car. Pennsylvania law (75 Pa.C.S. 3733) lets a court consider whether a driver with a real safety concern stopped at the first reasonably lighted or populated area. After you stop, you may ask for identification: police officers carry a photo ID card and a badge.
Verified against Pennsylvania Driver's Manual · What to Do If You Are Stopped by the Police · p. 85, 84
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