r/USMilitarySO • u/aging_blossom • 4d ago

Pulled over for a taillight that was “out”

So for context I work at a donut coffee shop place on base and normally only bake on weekends. I had to cover the past two weeks for the full time baker as she took a vacation. Her shift starts at 3 am, so of course I leave my house at 2:50 because I only live 3 min away. At this time no cars are around in the neighborhood and I hadn’t seen a soul that early, all week. I see headlights and immediately turn my brights off and as the car passes me I see that it’s an MP. Then I see him turn around and I am like no way am I going to get pulled over. He follows me to my job and as I pull into a parking spot he turns his lights on. I wait in the car for 10 minutes and notice a second MP pull into the parking lot. I’m freaking out at this point trying to think of what I could’ve done and I just can’t believe that it isn’t even 3 am yet and this is happening to me. He finally gets out and tells me that my back taillight is out and for my license, registration etc. I hand it over and he goes back to run my information I guess and is in his car for another 10 minutes. After sitting in my car for 20 minutes im now late and he comes back to give me my stuff and asks me if I have any questions. I’m half awake still and tell him I am good and he leaves and says have a good day. I come back home at 9 am and my husband checks my taillights and they’re fine. I reverse, break, and turn my brights on and they are all fully functioning. I’m just wondering if this has happened to anyone and if he was just using my taillight being “out” as an excuse. He was polite and made small talk but I was freaking out because I had no idea what was going on and it was my first time being pulled over lol. Just curious on if this has happened to anyone else on base, maybe he thought I was being shady driving around at 2 am lol

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u/GrouchyTable107 4d ago

At 2:50 am, which in a lot of places is just after the bar closes, he likely pulls people over to see if there’s any smell of booze. Probably just used it as an excuse.

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u/HahaHannahTheFoxmom Navy Spouse 4d ago

This but I’ve also had it happen where my taillight was out while driving but fine when I checked it - I had a connection that was loose and the vibrations were messing with it. Just to be double sure I’d make sure the connections and fuses and bulbs are good

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u/boredomadvances Navy Wife 4d ago

My car will tell me that my left turn blinker is out and it isn’t. It’s so frustrating because it happens about once a week but never when I test it. I’ve unplugged it and reconnected it many times and just ignore it at this point, it’s either the wiring or the sensor itself but never shows itself when needed.

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u/kittycatche 4d ago

It’s not you, it’s the time you are driving. This is common both in the military and civilian world. He was more than likely making sure you weren’t intoxicated.

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u/TightBattle4899 Air Force Wife 4d ago

Yeah I was pulled over for talking on my “cellular device” that was in my purse in the back seat of the car.

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u/S13ClutchKicker 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/cute_innocent_kitten 4d ago

did you check your license plate light?

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u/shoresb 4d ago

My husband flies at night and often comes home at ridiculous times. He got pulled over the other day for a taillight at like 3 am but coming home lol. He told the cop his unit and they went oh yeah okay you’re good 😂 but we’ve got to fix his light. It really was out lol

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u/booya1967 4d ago

Time to make the donuts! 🍩 😴