In the 1997 movie Liar Liar

actor actor Jim Carrey plays a lawyer named Fletcher Reed.

He's got a problem, a character flaw.

He's a liar. He even lies about why he didn't show up for his own son's birthday party.

That fib was just too much for his son who makes a wish. He wishes his dad would have to go one whole day

telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Not a single lie, either co-mission or by omission.

In Fletcher reads typical haste in life, he drives through town violating traffic rules galore.

Soon he's pulled over and an officer asks him a question.

And because of his son's wish, Fletcher Reed has to answer truthfully.

You know why I pulled you over?

Depends on how long you were following me.

Ech!

Why don't we just take it from the time?

Here goes.

I sped, I followed too closely.

I ran a stop sign. I almost had a Chevy. I spent some more. I failed to yield at a crosswalk. I changed lanes in the intersection. I changed lanes without signaling while running a red light. It's speeding.

Is that all? No. I have unpaid parking tickets.

Traffic stops happen a lot in this country.

Over 19 million times in 2015, that's the last year of statistics available from the Department of Justice.

It's during traffic stops that most people encounter the police.

About half of those stops result in a ticket.

The majority of people who are stopped report that all things considered,

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