Dude's fake police traffic stop proposal is certainly unforgettable, to say the least

Way better than a ticket.
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Johnny Lieu
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We get it, some people really want a unique wedding proposal.

Some pop the question in a stadium or at the end of a hiking trip on top of a mountain. But Michael Yuan from Adelaide, Australia brought "unforgettable proposals" to a whole new level by asking the South Australian Police to organize a fake traffic stop on Wednesday just so that he could propose.

Yuan was asked to step out of his car by officers for a "suspect flag" while checking his car's registration. The officers also asked his girlfriend Katie Stellon, who looks genuinely concerned at what's going on, to step out of the vehicle as well.

Once stepping out though, Stellon quickly figured out what was happening when one of the officers asked her to turn around.

It's not the first someone has proposed via traffic stop — a similar stunt from a Utah couple also occurred earlier this year.

"An American person did (it) and I saw it on Instagram and I had it at the back of my head," Yuan told The Advertiser. "I floated the idea with one of my nurses (Caitlin Plunkett) and it turns out her brother is a police officer."

Here's hoping our next traffic stop is a marriage proposal — rather than some ticket.

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