Does a police officer need probable cause for a traffic stop?
Probable cause is different on a public roadway, and law enforcement is left to arresting people on the road because other law enforcement poses greater personal risk and more effort. Local cops can’t just go around to where people are to casually police them, they have to police roadways or else most would be out of a job. Now if only more U.S. Supreme Court Justices would use WikiAnswers…
