Speeding Ticket

[Chris Daddy Cool]

So driving down the 101 last night to Santa Barbara, I got my very first speeding ticket ever, for going 75 mph... in a 70 zone. I just saw the lights flashing in my rear view mirror and I looked at my speed and saw that I was cruising at 75 and was like "WTF?!" and pulled over.

"You know I got you for speeding right?"
"Um, yes."
"License and registration please."
"Here, sir."

Yada yada yada, I get my ticket and I'm on my way.

I called my girlfriend shortly after and she told me I should have been nicer to the police officer and maybe he could have gotten me off on a warning. I thought I was being nice, as I was very cooperative and didn't throw a fit.

Firstly, how bs is my ticket, 5 mph over?! give me a break.
Secondly, how should I have handled it, i.e. what should I have said to him?
And finally, how exactly does one talk his/her way out of a ticket?

[Reef]

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how bs is my ticket, 5 mph over?!
Secondly, how should I have handled it, i.e. what should I have said to him?
And finally, how exactly does one talk his/her way out of a ticket?

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me thinks you need bigger breastesses

[Ulysses]

One time I was doing about 130 coming back from Tahoe in the summer. The policeman said that he didn't get a gun on me before I slowed down, but he said when he was at 90 I was pulling away from him at a rapid clip. I managed to talk my way out of that one. Good times. That was my best work ever.

[ThaSaltCracka]

first of all, don't ever try to "talk" your way out of a ticket, that only annoys them, and they are more likely to give you on. Secondly, don't ever admit to speeding. When he comes up and says, "this is for speeding, you know?" "say something like, "I was only going a few miles over" "a few" is very vague and can mean anything, or simply tell him that you didn't realize you had gone over the speedlimit. I usually get really nervous when ever I get pulled over, so somehow I think that works to my advantage. Basically, just seem, polite, stupid, and unarrogant, and they usually let you off. Helps to be white too. 5 mph is total bs anyways, what a [censored] tool.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

what did you say to him?

[nolanfan34]

I'd certainly go to court over this one. I mean, the margin of error on a radar gun is like +/- 2 MPH, right? You should be able to get it reduced at the very least.

Cracka is right though. When he asked if you knew he pulled you over for speeding, I would have said, "really? I thought I was going about 70."

To bad you couldn't do what I did once. I was following my wife, and I blamed it on her. Told the cop I was following her, and wasn't familiar with the streets or speed limit, which was true. He let me off.

[M2d]

El D showed him big brestesses

[Ed Miller]

If it's something like this where you were only marginally over the speed limit:

1. If he asks if you know what you did wrong, you have no idea.
2. When he tells you what you did, do NOT admit guilt. You can say, "Ok," or "I understand," but don't say, "I'm sorry," or "I won't do it again."
3. Make sure you don't do anything that might appear threatening. Be pleasant and helpful. Don't make excuses. Be positive.

After that, there's not much you can do. Either the guy is gonna let you off or he's not.

[Ed Miller]

I managed to talk my way out of that one. Good times. That was my best work ever.

You were probably going so fast that his only options were either to haul you to jail or let you off.

[WDC]

If he is pulling you over for 5 mph over the limit you are not getting off with a warning no matter how nice you were.

Never admit to speeding. Cops know what questions to ask? Don't answer them. When he says "you know I got you for speeding" you say nothing or else say " i don't know why you stopped me."

You can't get out of a ticket unless you are a woman with big chest or many many children. Or you need to be funny.