So I got pulled over.. turns out my inspection is out of date AND I forgot my wallet (containing my license). I had to think fast and put on my fobby Asian act. The cop asked me where I was going and I said I was going to a mosque and I think he was a little confused because I'm Asian (oriental) and going to a mosque. I do what my mom does when she gets pulled over and act completely lost and oblivious. The cop usually ends up feeling sorry and just lets you go. Fortunately I was able to convince the cop that the guy on the insurance card is me. Oh and he said I needed to change my address because it says different on his little laptop thing or whatever. Can you get a ticket for that? So anyways the cop let me go with a warning.. thank God for my award-deserving acting. I've had about an 85% success rate with that. I was a little surprised that I got away with so many things.. it kinda made my day. I was wondering how my fellow CF'ers get out of tickets. btw: when you get off with a warning, do they put that on a record or anything?
I just act real nice and polite and make a point to tell the officer, "Just so you know, there isn't any pot in my trunk, I SWEAR."
About twenty minutes ago on my way to work, my wife saw a cop and we were talking about getting out of tickets. She said if she does get pulled over she lowers her shirt to show some more cleavage to show.
Well...I know from experience that if you argue with the cop...you are getting a ticket. If they don't like you, then they will also tack on something else if they can. I got pulled over once for speeding and he told me I was going much faster than I actually was. I was pissed and b****ed at him. Then, he gave me another bogus ticket for tail-gating. I usually just can't keep my cool around cops in pull-over situations. In another case, I was lied to by a cop who stood there with a straight face telling me I wasn't wearing a seat belt...which is completely bogus because I always wear my seat belt. So, I firmly explained my position and how he was lying. Suffice to say he wrote me up for that. I don't like cops in traffic stops. I will speed any chance I get just to spite those m-fers. I have no respect for the traffic laws because, even when I follow them, they still do whatever it is they do (case in point, the seatbelt situation). So, look out for me on the freeways. I'm usually the one going 85 mph, cursing like a sailor (if your blocking me in the fast lane), and just driving around with a general "get the hell out of my way" attitude. Cops did this to me.
I've gotten out of tickets the last 2 times I've been pulled over just by being friendly and cracking a joke. I know this won't work for some of those hard asses, but it will work for the normal people.
I definately try to be as nice as possible when pulled over. You don't want to tick off a cop. Being nice seems to work sometimes as cops are people too and they're more likely to be forgiving to someone who isn't an ass. One time a cop pulled me over for making a left turn while the light was red. I, as deferentially as I could, pointed out to him I was in the intersection waiting for the traffic from the other direction to stop and since cars kept on coming even when the light was yellow I had to turn on red or else I would've been stuck in the intersection and the law says you can't remain in an intersection. He didn't give me a ticket or a warning and let me go. It also helps to have something in common with the cop. I got pulled over for making a right turn on red at an intersection where you weren't supposed to turn right on red. This was at night and I was coming back from Judo practice. As one of the cops took my license to run through their system his partner came by and checked out my backseat. He saw my Judo bag and said, "Hey you do Judo? So do I." Anyway I chatted with him for a minute about Judo then he went back to his squad car and his partner came back with my license and said, "You're free to go."
I couldnt get out of a tick in WesU for going 25 in a 20. He didnt even give me a warning for 5MPH! What a joke!
Just to add this is how not to get out of a ticket. A guy I went to school with got pulled over for speeding in rural Georgia. The country sherriff that pulled him over said. "I don't think I've seen anyone come through Georgia that fast." My friend replied, "I think Sherman was faster." Well his ticket doubled in size.
My mom just got one for 5 miles over the limit in a semi retirement type community. She was taking my dad to the hospital. She paid it.
I've never got out of a ticket. Ever. I've tried everything mentioned in this thread (except the cleavage part) and it's never worked. I've never got a warning. I got a ticket for going 75 in a 65 on the way to church last month. It was 7am Sunday morning and there wasn't another car on the freeway. I told the cop where I was going. Said "yes sir, no sir" the whole time. Was as nice as I could be. Told him I was on the way to church. Still got a ticket. I'm the guy that gets pulled over and ticketed for going 45 in a 35. Ever notice how the people who drive like a-holes never get pulled over?
Apparently, the "my father had a heart attack and i'm rushing to the hospital" line doesn't work, either. At least, if you read the recent news on it...it didn't. I guess it would be better for myself to maintain a calm, cool demeanor when I'm pulled over. But, I just don't operate that way primarily because the cops I've dealt with have lied about my speed, etc. . If they would come up and be honest with me, then I would probably comply in a respectful manner. But, don't expect me to feed off some bullsh*t and kiss your ass in the process.
