This isn't anything new. I'm a truck driver, and the feds have our agencies enforcing FHA laws. Our state troopers pull over trucks not to site them for state violations, but to site us for federal violations. Our state has a seat belt law as a secondary offense. In other words, they can't just pull you over for not wearing a seat belt. But I've been pulled over several times for the same violation because truck drivers have to comply with federal regulations which state they can pull truck drivers over just for not wearing a seat belt.
Wow! You are one confused nerd! Seatbelt laws are solely under state jurisdiction. Yes there are primary and secondary seatbelt enforcement laws which vary by state. And, yes secondary seatbelt laws are only enforced incidental to another traffic violation. If you live in a state with secondary enforcement and you are being pulled over and cited initially for not wearing a seatbelt you need to take it to court. I suspect, though, you are chronically breaking some other state traffic or commerce law...not federal. I challenge you to cite the federal law you were cited for by state police!
The state police are certified by the Feds to enforce federal regulations. In fact, the last two times I was pulled over and asked why, they told me they pulled me over just to check out me and my truck. Perfectly legal.
Truckers don't have constitutional rights. They can pull you over for no reason, look inside of your trailer, look under your hood, and even inside the cab and there is nothing you can do about it. It's happened to me a dozen times or so.
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