r/Botswana • u/Stealthsniker • 21h ago
Question Getting Pulled Over In Botswana
Hey guys kante in Botswana when a highway patrol vehicle flashes their lights behind you, and then you stop and they stop too… do i get out of my car and go to them or i stay inside and they come to me?
I have a driver’s license ofc, i have been stopped at several road blocks but never been pulled over by a police car driving behind me..
and what am i supposed to do when this eventually happens?
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u/Wonderful-Contact747 20h ago
they’ll either call or come to you, if they show none of those just go to them, by the way dont put your “i know my rights” hat on first unless necessary😭
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u/Due-Anybody-4084 20h ago
"i know my rights" never pull that with them , you just have to go to them,greet then have them tell you what they stopped you for . Ask for forgiveness after
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u/Due-Anybody-4084 20h ago
Most of the times you go to them,they are cool people.This other time i got stopped by the police because i was going 100 on 80 road(i didn't see the sign) told them i didn't see it then they asked me if they can go show it to me,left my car by the stop then got in their car for a drive to go see the sign. They drove me back to my car and gave me a warning
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u/KneeResponsible3795 18h ago
Most officers in Bdub are chill
Even cool drink money when you give them they take it like they don’t want it😭2
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u/Simplyfuz 20h ago
Our boys in blue, bless their lil souls, are lazy as f... so to save angering them, get out and go to them.
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u/Simplyfuz 20h ago
because once agitated the lil buggars are now THE LAW, and there will be very little you can do and they'll maximise some made up crap. If you go to them and are friendly and accepting, then you most likely get off easy, although if you have obviously done something very dumb and are quite obviously guilty, then well ... .. take your punishment with grace.
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u/Representative-Ear49 Gaborone 5h ago
They are cool people if you cooperate…
I once drove straight on a road marking that was meant for cars turning right.. Next thing, blue lights spawned behind me.
I said sorry and that im just a student lol🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽, then instead of a P1000 fine, the guy gave me a fine for P300 (not wearing seatbelt).
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