The Abbotsford Police Department are back with their annual Driving Excuses road safety campaign to engage the public with a chuckle.
The week-long public awareness campaign tweets out hilarious and stupid excuses drivers have tried to serve to law enforcement for being pulled over for speeding, distracted driving and driving impaired.
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In addition to giving the public a glimpse into some of the absurdity traffic cops deal with, it also shines a light on how ridiculous it is to simply not drive safer.
Driver, after miserably failing a field sobriety test – “Can I come back tomorrow when I’m sober?’ pic.twitter.com/wjtMMd9MZb
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) July 4, 2016
#abbypd stops driver with cell phones in both hands and using his knees to steer & says “I know this looks bad . . ” pic.twitter.com/VoqPFFPAEZ
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) July 4, 2016
After running a stop sign the driver says “I didn’t want to use my brakes.” #SavingThemForSomethingMoreImportant pic.twitter.com/dW9DjfLECG
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) July 4, 2016
Impaired driver on a winter’s morning – “Thanks for ruining my Christmas holidays over this! Is nothing sacred?” pic.twitter.com/9Ndncij3eu
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) July 5, 2016
Follow the rest of the APD driving excuse tweets all week long on Twitter.
Written by Amar Mirchandani @amarmirch