What do you say if you get stopped?

[Fidhle007]

And what's with this red light shit? I only noticed them about a month ago myslef, I don't stop for them anymore. Tried it for a week, didn't like it. Fuck it, I haven't hit anyone yet, a couple of people behind me have hit each other but that's not me, that's back there, fuck 'em!

[Jand3rson]

You know what my motto is? Cop didn't see it, I didn't do it! I'M GONE!

Well, I get pissed, GODAMMIT! There's a lot of shit you have to put up with when you're driving.

[Mastrcruse]

Do other states have the cameras for red light runners? Maybe that is what you are talking about Fidhle. Our catch you, at least in toledo, if you run through when it is yellow, if you are speeding when it is green. We were told that there has to be policeman there to issue a citation though <-people still getting tickets through the mail.

My g/f's dad got a ticket through the mail. The camera clocked him going 48 in a 45. They had pictures and the citation in the mail. He took a picture of his money, put it in an envelope and sent it back.

[Jand3rson]

My g/f's dad got a ticket through the mail. The camera clocked him going 48 in a 45. They had pictures and the citation in the mail. He took a picture of his money, put it in an envelope and sent it back.

Yeah, I've heard that joke, too.

[Funkmasta]

When being pulled over:

1: AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE LIGHTS turn on your signal. Don't ACTUALLY pull over until you are in a safe place for both parties. The left side of the road is NEVER SAFE unless you are on a 25mph street or less.

2: Window down, keys on the dash, both hands ON THE WHEEL before the cop gets to your door. If you have passengers with you, roll down all windows and keep ALL hands in sight.

3: Yes sir, Thank you sir, no sir, I didnt fuck your daughter sir, etc etc. "License and Registration?" "My license is in my back pocket", wait for the nod, then obtain. "My registration is in the glovebox", wait for the nod, then obtain.

The safer you make the cop feel, the more likely it is that he will let you off...

I have been pulled over 60+ times, and only got 13 tickets out of it.

Misc points:
If you are not alone, your chances of getting off the hook decrease drastically.
Don't sulk and feel sorry for yourself. If you are compliant, nice, and almost amusing, you will clearly (to the officer, subconsciously) be different than the norm. And the norm gets cited.

my 0.02 only, and ymmv!

[Funkmasta]

oh ya, and back on topic... I have a few friends here in town that are running straight piped exhaust on their cars (bimmers), and no one has even been pulled over for "exhaust"

[Mastrcruse]

Yeah, I've heard that joke, too.

:up: Glad to hear it

I know its a joke but he seriously did take pics. and send them back. 2 weeks after that he recieved another ticket and a letter telling him a penalty if he did not pay.

[apexede30]

round here cops cant pull you over cause they think your car fails inspection, thats the job of the inspection station

you can drive around with loud exhaust, clear turnsignals, no front plate (we dont have those), lots of lift, illegal tint, etc... as long as its legal come inspection time

then again i havent really tested it but we have the usual loud cars all over the place, ricers trucks, my friend drove around his jeep with just headers for a little while

True stuff...Lost my exhaust in a college parking lot once, drove around with nothin but a cat for about 5 weeks. Went slightly deaf. Pulled up beside cops millions of times. These guys just dont care in greensboro, unless you have a glass cream soda bottle that resembles a bottle of beer to them.

[silversleeper]

When being pulled over:

1: AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE LIGHTS turn on your signal. Don't ACTUALLY pull over until you are in a safe place for both parties. The left side of the road is NEVER SAFE unless you are on a 25mph street or less.

2: Window down, keys on the dash, both hands ON THE WHEEL before the cop gets to your door. If you have passengers with you, roll down all windows and keep ALL hands in sight.

3: Yes sir, Thank you sir, no sir, I didnt fuck your daughter sir, etc etc. "License and Registration?" "My license is in my back pocket", wait for the nod, then obtain. "My registration is in the glovebox", wait for the nod, then obtain.

The safer you make the cop feel, the more likely it is that he will let you off...

u guys should be taking notes, because this is the perfect way to prevent yourself from getting a ticket. step 3 is vital.. i heard it on the radio and used it when i got pulled over for driving kind of aggressively one sunny day and i got off with a verbal word of caution. the cop was really pleasant after i did those three steps. when i got to handing him the registration, he barely glanced at it before handing it back to me and telling me "have a nice day".

[mops]

easy for you to say. I've been pulled over maybe 6 time. 5 times i got a ticket. I'm always trying to be as nice polite and apolegetic as possible. In short it doesnt seem to work around here. In fact no method seems to work around here. You might be lucky if you are an old man driving cheap car and you are 3 kph over the limit, then you *might* get warning.

The only time i didnt get ticket is when I was damn assertive about not speeding, as he didnt caught me on a radar, just stopped me and tried to bluff me that i was doing 115kph (in fact i was doing 140+) and I said firmly no sir, i watched my speed and was doing 105 kph, at least thats what my speedo was showing, as he had bo proof of any kind he let me go.

But around here if they have you on the radar you are F***ED. they will just say that radar says 74 and that's it, they will let you see it and they WILL give you a ticket, with option to argue it by mail or court, but not on the spot.

oh, and this one time he had me locked at 76kph, but he said that he's having a good day and because of that he will write me a ticket for 74kph (so half the $$$ and less points too).

the points in NZ are PITA. over 100 points they take your license away for 3 months. next time around for 6 months, and next time around it's decided by judge. so basically being 24 kph over speed limit is NZ$180 (around USD$140) and 25 points, while at 75 kph it's NZD$320 (i think) and 35 points. Points expire after 2 years. Major speeding, like 40 kph over the limit is many points, and anything over 50 kph over the limit is instant impound of the vehicle for 28 days and court case whether judge decided whether to take your license for 3 or more months. If you have your license repeatedly taken you might end up loosing it alltogether.

You get pulled for loud exhaust, too low suspension and tints. cop can say that your car is not up to a standard and you have to go and get a inspection done again. they can declare your car unsafe to drive and you have to put it on the tow truck home. if you look 'dodgy' they will take away your car keys and tell you to pick them up next day at the police station, leaving your car on the side of the road, with the option of tow truck home. Generally the policy here is not to argue on the spot, but argue over mail with their 'representatives', which is useless too because they just send you back automaric responses saying that they understand, but you still have to pay. The only good thing is that you can appeal indefinitely, and you have 30 days to respond or pay, so basically you can argue indefinitely.... if you can be assed...

sorry guys, just venting....

[mpunklil]

I consider my car pretty loud and I have never gotten pulled over for it. Hell, I don't even try to keep it quiet when I'm around a cop, I like to test them, lol. All of my Honda buddies get pulled over constantly for exhaust though. Funny how that works.

you are just lucky matt, you remember the story about when i sold mine...poor shmuck

[JasonC]

I got pulled over today in my firebird. The cop asked me what i was thinking being that loud in the middle of downtown?(he was kind of pissed) I said that i like hearing my exhaust coming off of the buildings. He let me go and told me not to do that anymore in town.

[Fidhle007]

I got stopped this morning on the way to the recording studio, apparently I was in a school zone and didn't realize it... I went by Funmasta's advice and all went smoothly without a ticket.

I'd much rather get stopped for going a few over in a school zone than going 130 in a 40...

[trent]

No Cop No Stop.

[Fidhle007]

At least some cops have a sense of humor...

So when I bought my car, I was a 19 year old male with an accident and a ticket on his record. Thanks to a nice relationship with my parents I was able to convince my insurance company that the car was actually my father's weekend plaything, a mid-life crisis I suppose.

This was nearly four years ago but the insurance has never asked about it so my rates have stayed low. I had almost forgotten about my little scam until earlier this evening...

"Sir, do you know why you're being stopped?"
I give the cop a calculatedly sheepish look, my hands still on the steering wheel. "Because my right foot got a little over-enthusiastic at that last light?"
"Bingo. Licence and registration please."
I comply and he saunters back to his cruiser to look up all my outstanding warrants, which of course he didn't find.
I was rather surprised when he appeared at my window again, no more than 30 seconds later. "Ok, I see how it is..."
I give him a confused look, not wanting to say anything that might get myself in further trouble.
"It's DADDY'S car then huh?"
Had to fight against my immediate instinct to be self-rightous and my less immediate instinct to laugh out loud. "Well... Yeah..."
He hands me my registration and looks again at my licence. "And besides, you were born on Christmas so that means you've been screwed all your life. Now I REALLY can't give you a ticket!" He laughs and hands me my licence, wishing me a good night.

If I can keep to to the piddly shit like this I'll be just fine...