Duderotomy

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it is no secret that I have a driving record that looks like a career felons rap sheet. With all of this experience i have compiled a host of ways to avoid the law. All you really have to do is exercise some common sense, but as it seems most of us only learn from experience, you can learn from mine.

Bumper stickers.
Ok, you are a pro-lifer, good for you and whoop tee doo. The only people that really care are your fellow fetus preachers and a few select politicians. What if you are pulled over by a female officer that has had an abortion? Maybe you are a deer hunting country man that supports the NRA and the trooper that just pulled you over has a son that was killed by an unsecured rifle at a friends house? Rainbow triangle? You may as well put a sticker on your car that says “I welcome hate crimes from bigots.” Everyone has demons that haunt them, and everyone has things they hate… Keep em off your car you idiot.
The baseball cap.
Style is something in our country, it is a something that lives and breathes and walks the streets next to you. I’m not saying you cant wear a hat, rock whatever hat you want, but be aware… A baseball cap is a sign of youth and a red flag to anyone with a badge.
The Hooded sweatshirt.
Next time you are driving and you see someone with their hood up while driving a car ask yourself, seriously, how does that look? It does not matter who is under that hood, they look like a punk. Aside from the clear social implications as to why you would be pulled over you are thinking, “They cany just pull me over for wearing a hoodie.” Unfortunately, you are wrong, it is considered and obstruction of view. Just put it down while you are driving.
Anything hanging from your rear view mirror.
Not to sound redundant, but this is also an obstruction of view and all the probable cause an officer needs to pull you over. Another thing to remember, especially the ladies, those mardi gras beads are a sign that says “I drink alcohol and love it!”
Window tint.
Window tint is legal in some states, and at varying percentages of darkness in others, but there is one bottom line; the police can’t see into the vehicle. This makes police nervous, if the tint is dark enough, they cant see if you have a gun on the other side. Your state has some kind of window tint law, and checking to see if your tint is in compliance with that law, is probable cause.
Cell phone.
“But my state doesn’t have a cell phone law.” AND? Think about this for a second, law or not, you look at your phone to dial, you swerve a mere six inches and you have still swerved. You are now driving erratically. You didn’t go over either of the lines? A swerve is a swerve and that… is probable cause. We all talk on the phone when we drive, just use your head and don’t dial until you are at a red light and use the speaker phone feature. Did a lightbulb just go off in your head?
Bangin’ your system as you drive by a cop.
Are you stupid? Seriously? You know your girlfriend can hear you when your four blocks away so that means… Thats right, the cop can hear you four blocks away too. This isn’t rocket surgery, see the cop hit the mute button or turn it off.
Speeding.
Simple answer is, don’t speed, right? None of us follow the speed limit like we should, but again, a little common sense and a wide open pair of eyes can help you tremendously. Watch all the places a patrol car can hide, or come from. This means watching turn arounds AND on ramps, especially in places you do not normally drive. If you don’t know the area, don’t speed.
Did he catch me speeding?
Maybe he did, but you just don’t know. So, you were right next to another guy who was going the same speed as you, the officer sees a high speed on his radar, what do you do? Chances are the “other guy” hasn’t read this and he will slam on his breaks sending his car into a nose dive and all you do is come off the throttle and let the car gently slow down. You are still going faster than the other guy, however he just got on top of his car with a big giant red flag that says “I WAS THE ONE SPEEDING” by slamming his size ten on the brake pedal. Come off the throttle, downshift if you can, but dont ever admit guilt by letting the nose of the car dive or your brake lights come on with no one in front of you.
iphone speed trap app.
I love this more than sushi. iphone speed trap app.
Watch the flow of traffic.
Do not, and I mean ever, just drive along in the “fast” lane or passing lane. New York State law dictates that the left two lanes on a three lane highway are for passing only. Most New York State troopers think it is the far left lane only, so you can get away with driving in the middle lane. When they say this lane is for passing only, they mean it, so unless your in gridlock, use it to pass and get back to the middle when your done no matter how fast your going. If you forget, and some ticket happy badge monster is having a bad day he will pull you over.

In the event that you need to research a law in New York, you should look to the vehicle and traffic law website. Anything you need is immediately available, and if you need a great traffic lawyer, send me a message.


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And when you DO get pulled over, there are a LOT of things you can do that will heavily influence if you are getting a ticket or a warning, or the severity of the ticket.

Dark window tint? put ALL the windows ALL THE WAY down. Got a sunroof? Open it, unless its raining obviously. Put your interior light on. Do everything you can to make it as easy for the officer to see into the car, as early as possible. Knowing that you dont have someone in the backseat loading a shotgun will put them a little more at ease. A less nervous cop is a nicer cop.

Do you know why I pulled you over? OF COURSE YOU DO. Dont play stupid if you were doing 95 in a 65. Dont admit guilt, but dont act like you are oblivious to why you two are having this conversation. The cop knows you know, you know he already knows (he pulled you over for it). Act like you think he is an idiot, and you just trippled your chance of getting a ticket.

Dont be an a hole. This should go without saying. Unfortunately, some people think the best course of action is to be a jerk to the officer. I will let you in on a secret. He isnt a god, and likely doesnt consider himself/herself one. He is a guy with a job, just like you. His job, is to stop people from breaking the law. YOU, were breaking the law. Thank you for keeping him in a paycheck You knew speeding/whatever was illegal, and did it anyway. Its your own fault.

Dont be drunk. Duh.

SHUT THE CAR OFF, remove the keys from the ignition and place them in the clear on the dash where he can see them. He will know you arent going to try to run off. Again, calm cop=nicer cop.

Dont start digging for your paperwork as soon as you pull over. He will be more than happy to stand there an extra minute while you dig for it. Dont make him think "is he digging for his insurance card, or is he grabbing a gun/hiding drugs. Just pull over, shut the car off, put the keys on the dash, put your hands on or near the top of the wheel where he can see them, and sit tight. And when you are going to reach for your paperwork in the glovebox or dig out your wallet, dont jump around and flail like someone with a nervous tick. Sudden movements are exactly like what happens when someone goes for a gun. Myself, I say "ok let me just dig my paperwork out of my glovebox and get my lisc out of my wallet" You may say to yourself, "but you could just be saying it, and actually be going for a gun" The average criminal that would try something, isnt that smart. If anything, the officer will be impressed that you are being very cool about it all.

Treat him like any other person. You dont have to have some special respect, he is just a person like you. Treat him the way you would want to be treated. Be polite and dont be a dick, just like you would be with anyone else (well, in theory how you would be with anyone else )




I get pulled over for speeding at least 3 times a year. I get on the average, one ticket every year and a half. What you do when you do get pulled over, makes a huge difference.



Then there are the things you shouldnt do when you see that you are about to get pulled over.

You drive a sporty car, or at least in theory, sporty. Your car is almost certainly lighter than his, and you most likely have better brakes. When you see those lights in your mirror, DO NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES. Lift off the throttle, and gently brake and pull over to the side. His cruiser doesnt stop that well, if he was thinking of just giving you a warning, and you force him into white knuckling the steering wheel with both feet on the brake pedal, trying not to rear end you, you are almost certainly getting a ticket, and probably an earful from an angry cop.

Pull over as far as possible, in as clear of an area as possible. Dont make him stand with his ass hanging over the white line.


And like I said, all this time, NEVER admit guilt. You dont have to play dumb or deny things, to not admit that you are guilty. Because you should fight almost every ticket you get. I dont remember the exact statistic, but its something like about 30% of fought tickets get off without paying/going on their record. It may be higher, I dont remember the exact, but its a lot.

pleiad7

And if you're in California (and have deep pockets), the #1 way too avoid a ticket is...



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pspwesty

A little bit more subtle way is to have professional insignia ie FOP or IAFF on or in your vehicle. In PA we have state issued license plates for FOP&IAFF, the FOP has tags that go on license plates also (more subtle b/c the plates cost the same as all others and are a dime a dozen). Works on just about all police except state troopers, although a reduced ticket may be issued, ie less than 10 over instead of the 20 over you were doing.

satalac

i have to admit i got busted for this. the reason i couldn't see him RIGHT behind me was because the rearview and side mirrors were shaking waaaaay too much to see out of. i did however catch the blues come on. and the three other set of blues behind him. let's just say when i pulled into the gas station, i got a lot of "oh $h!t, what did THAT guy do?!" of course i was very polite to the officer and did everything in my power to make the officer comfortable. light on, car off, windows down, hands on the steering wheel, told him i was opening the glove box when he asked for registration, etc....i still got the ticket however. but i didn't get maced! haha. i was still ticked though because it was july 3rd and fireworks were blowing up all around us. very very loud fireworks. oh well, i guess the cops just like me.

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- Get one of this to neatly store your registration and proof of insurance. First impression is priceless, I mean ticketless.
- Both hands at the wheel.
- Interior light on.
- Avoid a nose dive and brake lights by using the ebrake, this has saved me at least a couple of times.
- Jank radar detector out of site.
- Always, always, always show up in court, I have had in 4 or 5 occasions my ticket dismissed due to no show cop.

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JeffLee

What would this do?? using the ebrake..

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Duderotomy

the ebrake isn't connected to the brake lights, so it won't turn them on like braking normally.
only downside is if you use the ebrake method in Canada, your daytime running lights shut off which is just as bad as a nose dive, since flashing your lights at other cars can be a punishible offense. Can be avoided if you're driving with your headlights on though. Also it isn't that great for your centre diff.

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Don't use the e-brake...

LOL! Plus the rears will lock faster than the front because of weight transfer AND without ABS, which may even add nice black rubber on the road!

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JeffLee

I thought you guys meant using the ebrake when pulled over..

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In my old VW bug... when I was much younger, I had a switch to turn off the brake lights. It would light an indicator light in the dash so I knew the brake lights were off. I'm not going to explain why I had this MOD. I'll just say the bug was running a but more power then stock...

In my mid twenties when I played cop, I was surprised the police cruisers had a similar MOD to turn off their brake lights!

Guys usually didn't do a whole lot when I'd stop them for speeding. Other than the usual stories (excuses), they'd look like a kid that just screwed up. On the other hand, you'd be amazed at what the gals would do or offer to do! This is why you see more than one cop at traffic stops... you call for backup (witness) to cover your ass when the gal decided to go a bit crazy!

Bobby...

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GatorXTi

I got out of a $$ ticket once by telling the officier that I was speeding to get to a restroom or I was going to Sh*t my pants. He asked if him stopping me caused me to and I said, "what do you think?" He said, "OK go." I was doing 90 in a 65 near Disney. I wont try that again due to Karma may catch up with my shorts.

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Subiciv

Thats what dash cams with audio feed are for. In Ill. your usually on your own other then felony stops or when you get a gut feeling somethings wrong.

The thing is, ANYONE can go crazy and you never know who the person is or what their capable of. The officer knows this everytime (s)he stops a car and will do anything to go home to their family, if $hit hits the fan, its you or the officer. Dont do something stupid to make them feel threatened, you might not be so lucky.

Tezcatlipoca

I got pulled over last summer for speeding. I had just finished climbing a long hill up to Sideling Hill in Western Maryland and my car had dropped to about 50 mph (hey, it was 14 years old). As I came over the top and started gaining speed, I tapped my breaks to prevent myself from going more than 5 or 6 mph over the speed limit. I was immediately pulled over. The cop said I was going 84 in a 65... which was complete and utter BS. I asked him to give me the ticket and he refused. I really wanted to take that ticket to court and say to the judge "This car is 14 years old and isn't in the best shape... it isn't capable of going 84 without falling apart!" (Seriously, it starts shaking pretty badly at 75.)

Anyway, yes... good tips. I always have a baseball hat on, as I prefer one to sunglasses. But whichever I have on if I get pulled over, I remove. I do lower windows and keep my hand on the wheel (as well as turn off my car). Unfortunately, I've still had to deal with some dick cops.

A couple years ago, I got pulled over for making a left turn where one wasn't allowed. I'd completely missed the sign which was obscured (plus it was raining and 11pm). I had 3 friends in the cars (all girls) and apparently this threatened the cops enough that two cop cars boxed me in and a total of 4 cops got out of the 2 cars and started inspecting my car, shining flashlights in our faces, the works. I was all "yes sir" and "no sir"... Later, when I'm challenging the ticket, the judge asks the cop if I was polite to him and the cop says, "Not really." I was furious, but bit my tongue. Still got hit with the full fine though. The really funny thing is that the guy after me at court tried to argue my case, saying that intersection is very poorly signed. Go figure.

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Definitely. And after being caught don't use the ebay bidding explanation as that would only get you arrested and car impounded.

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