See I when read the percentages for this one, I thought wow women use GPS. Most men I know use a GPS and say that their wives can’t use it and don’t even want to try to learn.
I heard that a man actually told a cop that he was speeding because he had been drinking and was trying to get home as soon as possible so he wouldn’t get pulled over! I don’t know how the cops keep from laughing sometimes….
I got pulled over a few months back for crossing a double-yellow line to pass another car.
Cop did the usual “do you know why?” routine. I said “I realized about half-way through the maneuver it was a double yellow. At that point, it was safer to complete it rather than swerve back into my lane.”
Cop: Why did you pass?
Me: The guy was doing a solid 20 in a 45…and wasn’t showing any signs of changing that. It’s the morning commute. 20, in a 45, with no traffic?
Cop: Yeah…I’ve been following him for a bit. Be a bit smarter next time, k?
An excuse–would’ve gotten me a (deserved) ticket. Honesty got me a shared rapport and no ticket.
Maybe some of the time…sometimes it doesn’t matter how nice, honest, or etc. you are. For instance, there was a State Trooper who patrolled in our area and if he pulled you over you were getting a ticket. He didn’t care what excuse or how nice you were, he simply would listen and nod his head as he was filling out the ticket and then he would ask you to sign it and give you your copy and then he would thank you and tell you to drive more carefully and to have a good day.
I am one of the dislikes on that one. And my eyes just rolled out of my head.
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I agree with you. I would rather know everyone is being treated fairly, rather than those that are able to talk their way out of a ticket, know someone that can get them out of the ticket, or have the assets to get out of a ticket (money or bodily).
Part of being an adult (and no insult intended) is understanding, and accepting, that your actions have consequences.
Had he given me a ticket, I wouldn’t have complained.
When I did get a speeding ticket not too much later (my first since high school—many many moons ago) I didn’t complain either. I knew what I was doing. I made the choice, and that time I paid the consequences.
And ouch, the price of a ticket skyrocketed since high school…
I got out of a speeding ticket when I was racing home one late night the cop came up to the window and asked where the fire was ? I told him no fire but if he had to wear this girdle all day for 10 hours he’d be in a hurry to get home too so he laughed said he never heard that one before and gave me a warning instead of a ticket !! true story ….. does this win a pen and stylus ? I’ve been wanting one but haven’t gotten over to the local agency yet it’s quite far from my home !!!
This guy was flying down the road, and he comes over a bridge. Sure enough, a cop with a radar gun is sitting on the other side of the bridge and pulls him over.
The cop walks up to the guy’s car and asks, ” What’s the hurry?”
The guy states, “I’m late for work.”
The cop asks “What do you do?”
The guy responds, “Well, I’m a rectum stretcher.” The cop says, “What?”
The guy says, “Yeah. I start with a finger, then work my way up to two fingers… eventually I get a hand in, then both hands, and I slowly stretch it until it’s about six feet wide.”
The cop asks, “What do you do with a six-foot asshole?” The guy says, “Well you give him a radar gun and park him at the end of a bridge…”
I asked my teenage son this question last night to see what he would say. He said the first thing he would do is hide his beer. Guess who got grounded for two weeks!
I had a client whos car was totaled – Legally Parked & Unoccupied. They plowed in to the car and took off. The car that hit them died a little down the road. When the cops caught up to them, the cop asked for the Insurance Card. The driver responded by saying “Its not my car, I stole it”. Drunk & High on Coccaine.
Don’t get pulled over in Florida for seatbelt, the cops will try and tell you that you pay higher rates for not wearing a seatbelt, or that the insurance company won’t pay if you’re injured in an accident not wearing it. I had one do that to me, He kept throwing things like that at me an I’d contradict him, very nicely and with a smile on my face. He finally looked at me and asked me how I knew this. I smiled back at him and told him it was my job to know since I worked in insurance. He didn’t say much after that except to tell me to wear my seatbelt.
I’m trying to save the world and Duke Nukem took away my ability to fly.
>My GPS said it was the right thing to do. — Men: 82 percent; Women: 18 percent
Men use GPS???
Yes.
Yes, they do.
My friend’s GPS is programmed with Ozzy Osbourne’s voice. It screams at him in true Ozzy style when he’s about to miss a turn.
And some men even stop and ask for directions! What a concept!
See I when read the percentages for this one, I thought wow women use GPS. Most men I know use a GPS and say that their wives can’t use it and don’t even want to try to learn.
I heard that a man actually told a cop that he was speeding because he had been drinking and was trying to get home as soon as possible so he wouldn’t get pulled over! I don’t know how the cops keep from laughing sometimes….
Why not make a phone call (#4)?
Your phone could be misinterpreted as a gun by the police.
In Chicago, yes indeed!
Please do that if/when you get pulled over. Just pick up your cell phone and tell the police officer to wait while you chat on the phone.
Please.
And then report back to us.
Sometimes, just honesty is the best policy.
I got pulled over a few months back for crossing a double-yellow line to pass another car.
Cop did the usual “do you know why?” routine. I said “I realized about half-way through the maneuver it was a double yellow. At that point, it was safer to complete it rather than swerve back into my lane.”
Cop: Why did you pass?
Me: The guy was doing a solid 20 in a 45…and wasn’t showing any signs of changing that. It’s the morning commute. 20, in a 45, with no traffic?
Cop: Yeah…I’ve been following him for a bit. Be a bit smarter next time, k?
An excuse–would’ve gotten me a (deserved) ticket. Honesty got me a shared rapport and no ticket.
Honesty, every time.
Maybe some of the time…sometimes it doesn’t matter how nice, honest, or etc. you are. For instance, there was a State Trooper who patrolled in our area and if he pulled you over you were getting a ticket. He didn’t care what excuse or how nice you were, he simply would listen and nod his head as he was filling out the ticket and then he would ask you to sign it and give you your copy and then he would thank you and tell you to drive more carefully and to have a good day.
I think that is ok. Because at the end of the day, no matter how nice, honest, etc. you are, if you broke the law, you broke the law.
Now, if only Obama would get that concept through his head, Nebraskan..if only.
I am one of the dislikes on that one. And my eyes just rolled out of my head.
I agree with you. I would rather know everyone is being treated fairly, rather than those that are able to talk their way out of a ticket, know someone that can get them out of the ticket, or have the assets to get out of a ticket (money or bodily).
At least he was polite about it. Imagine if he said “shut up, I don’t care.” Especially since you were pulled over for doing something illegal.
It doesn’t matter if I get a ticket or not.
Part of being an adult (and no insult intended) is understanding, and accepting, that your actions have consequences.
Had he given me a ticket, I wouldn’t have complained.
When I did get a speeding ticket not too much later (my first since high school—many many moons ago) I didn’t complain either. I knew what I was doing. I made the choice, and that time I paid the consequences.
And ouch, the price of a ticket skyrocketed since high school…
I complain in the mirror.
touche, Jon!!!
I got out of a speeding ticket when I was racing home one late night the cop came up to the window and asked where the fire was ? I told him no fire but if he had to wear this girdle all day for 10 hours he’d be in a hurry to get home too so he laughed said he never heard that one before and gave me a warning instead of a ticket !! true story ….. does this win a pen and stylus ? I’ve been wanting one but haven’t gotten over to the local agency yet it’s quite far from my home !!!
When you go, Sherrie, leave the girdle home!!
For anyone who has gotten a speeding ticket…
This guy was flying down the road, and he comes over a bridge. Sure enough, a cop with a radar gun is sitting on the other side of the bridge and pulls him over.
The cop walks up to the guy’s car and asks, ” What’s the hurry?”
The guy states, “I’m late for work.”
The cop asks “What do you do?”
The guy responds, “Well, I’m a rectum stretcher.” The cop says, “What?”
The guy says, “Yeah. I start with a finger, then work my way up to two fingers… eventually I get a hand in, then both hands, and I slowly stretch it until it’s about six feet wide.”
The cop asks, “What do you do with a six-foot asshole?” The guy says, “Well you give him a radar gun and park him at the end of a bridge…”
heh…
They did miss one tip however if you get pulled over. A lot of officers appreciate it if you shut off the engine
I asked my teenage son this question last night to see what he would say. He said the first thing he would do is hide his beer. Guess who got grounded for two weeks!
I had a client whos car was totaled – Legally Parked & Unoccupied. They plowed in to the car and took off. The car that hit them died a little down the road. When the cops caught up to them, the cop asked for the Insurance Card. The driver responded by saying “Its not my car, I stole it”. Drunk & High on Coccaine.
Don’t get pulled over in Florida for seatbelt, the cops will try and tell you that you pay higher rates for not wearing a seatbelt, or that the insurance company won’t pay if you’re injured in an accident not wearing it. I had one do that to me, He kept throwing things like that at me an I’d contradict him, very nicely and with a smile on my face. He finally looked at me and asked me how I knew this. I smiled back at him and told him it was my job to know since I worked in insurance. He didn’t say much after that except to tell me to wear my seatbelt.
“The pedestrian hit me and went under my car.”
Thank you for the info. We have a blog on our defensive driving website and will pass the info along