not directly itr related, but something we all have/will/may deal with at some point. what do you say to the nice officer of the law when you get pulled over for speeding and he asks if you know why he stopped you? personally, i've always played dumb and said i don't know.

 

Say you are unaware, like you would normally... Some things to do though when pulled over, when you stop, turn on your inside light, so that he can see in the car, and place your hands on the dashboard in front of you... Mostly prior criminals and police officers know to do that, so the officer will think you have something to do with the law... Hence he might let you go. Just a little suggestion coming from a relative of a Highway Patrol Officer and Sheriff.

 

well, playing dumb is not always the best answer. if you know you were speeding just say i was going a little fast and find a reasonable excuse. I'm late for a doctors appointment. or if at night tell him your moms car broke down or something.

 

put your foot on the gas and go

the times i have been puled over i wa just nice to the person. do give him a reason to be a dick. as long as you are nice to im he "should" be nice to you. yet to ever get a ticket. even after being pulld over for 77 in a 55. just be cool with him.

 

I participated in a Defensive Driving Class and they said the same thing. Plus, turn off your car and put your parking brake up as well.


[Modified by Blazin ITR, 6:55 PM 1/13/2002]

 

Hand him a $100.00 bill w/ your license and registration.

 

Get out of the car and run..

 

if it's a speeding ticket and the cop asks you "do u know how fast you were going?"...never ever say i dont know

 

i was in a rental car and told him my regular car was old and didn't ride as smooth..that's why i was speeding but just didn't know it. he still decided to give me a ticket..but gave me a break (said i was goin 60 in a 45 zone and made safe speed at 50..making my ticket cheaper.)
also, i got caught on radar from A HELICOPTER. so just because there are no cops around..make sure there's no helicopters either...ain't that some sh*t.
also i work for an insurance company. no matter what your driving record looks like...
GO TO TRAFFIC SCHOOL! i bet most if not all of you type r owners have full insurance...since they get stolen a lot...and your insurance will go up more versus someone who has an 80 something car with liability only.
since you have full insurance, more than others usually have..thats more of a risk for insurance companies to pay out at the time of any loss you have..versus someone who just has liability..so your insurance premium will go up more than others....especially with a ticket on your record. and it STAYS ON FOR 3 YEARS.

 

Don't refer to state troopers as officers. Some really don't like that. Refer to them as officer or trooper as appropriate, or just refer to him as sir.

Warren

 

Hey!
Never say that you were going over the speed limit. Never admit to anything. If you were speeding, say that you were going the speed limit. They write down everything you say abuot how fast you were going on their report.
Most important, be very polite and do everything you can to make the nice officer feel comfortable. Usually they will be nicer to you- unless they are having bad day- then you are out of luck.
A lawyer always helps after the fact. Request that the officer shows up in court to testify- if he doesn't show (I have heard) you get off.
Same thing goes for an accident ticket. A friend of mine ran into someone in a parking garage and got a ticket- the insurance companies had already settled- but he went to court and the witnesses didn't show so the judge dismissed the ticket for lake of evidence.....
Odd?! Yes, but I saw and heard the judge say it to my friend and he was just trying to get the ticket reduced.
Sorry about rambling.....

 

I'm just honest, most officers/troopers/whatever appreciate that.

 

either that or jerk the car off the road and get out yelling : BEES, There's BEES EVERYWHERE save YOURSLEF, AAAAHHHHHHH I CAN FEEL THEM IN MY Clothes, THERE STINGING, I CANT FEEL MY EYEBALLS ANYMORE< HHHHEEEELLLLPPPPPP, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE THEY LIKE THERE KILLING ME, SAVE YOURSELF"

TommyBoy never tried it but would really like to


[Modified by Vegeta, 12:09 AM 1/14/2002]

 

LOL, that is the best idea I have ever heard!

 

From my experience (Reiterating a few points and adding a few):

Turn car off, interior light on, parking brake up (in that order), both hands on wheel. Make eye contact with the officer no matter how bright his light is. Smile, be friendly. Get the license and registration out slowly, keeping one hand on the wheel at all times. Last time I was pulled over (over 85 in a 65) and he asked why, I said "well I guess I was going a little faster than you would have liked" (errr, never admit to anything is true, but there's a fine line when it's just speeding and your record is pretty clean) -- I was let off with a verbal warning, but I think he was just a nice cop.

On the less rosy side, NEVER consent to a search. If you're carrying a firearm legally, let them know that first thing. Don't comment on the fingerprints they left on your trunk when they approached you. Your lawyer is your friend. Make sure the cop understands the muffled screams coming from the back are his imagination...

 

I once got pulled over, and I told the trooper that I had a stomach ache, and that I really needed to use the washroom, that's why I was speeding, and he let me off. Give that a try next time.

 

This coming from someone who has been let go the last 5 or 6 times, ready?:

NEVER EVER EVER PLAY DUMB! trust me on this one. Always tell the truth. If you were speeding, say you were. Playing dumb gives the impression that you wre not paying attention and are not very alert.

If you pass up a cop that is parked and you're speeding always get on your brakes. 1) it shows that you saw him and you were paying attention. 2) it shows respect, versus just maintaining you speed as if nothing.

Yes always be curtious, turn off vehicle, turn on interior light, hands in plain view.
Also have all your paperwork ready to go. (registration, proof of ins., etc)

Doesn't always work put it sometimes works to ask for a warning instead of the ticket.

Last but not least....just tell them you work for IN-IN-OUT burger. (CA, NV, AZ only) haha....i'm serious.

 

Say your sorry alot then say I'm late for dinner with my girlfreinds parents, they are going to meet my family for the first time...

if the cop gives you a ticket after story that, then well he's a *****.

Iv'e used that about 4 or 5 times and let me tell you the look in the last cops eyes was a very forgiving expression.

IT WORKS!

 

either that or jerk the car off the road and get out yelling : BEES, There's BEES EVERYWHERE save YOURSLEF, AAAAHHHHHHH I CAN FEEL THEM IN MY Clothes, THERE STINGING, I CANT FEEL MY EYEBALLS ANYMORE< HHHHEEEELLLLPPPPPP, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE THEY LIKE THERE KILLING ME, SAVE YOURSELF"

TommyBoy never tried it but would really like to

[Modified by Vegeta, 12:09 AM 1/14/2002]


lol watch them shoot you for that ! or just straight drop you ! loll