how many consecutive times have you been pulled over and NOT given a ticket?
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how many consecutive times have you been pulled over and NOT given a ticket?
i've been lucky i guess, i have been pulled over 5 times and not once given a ticket although i must admit none of the offenses were that extreme.
1995 - vacaville, california, my corsica, driving home from work i try to make it though a yellow light before it turns red. didn't work, get pulled over but no ticket
1998 - honolulu, hawaii, again the corsica, get pulled over by a cop with one of those three wheeled police scooter thingys (you folks in honolulu know what iam talking about) for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. no ticket!
2001 - somewhere on the hawaiian island of kuai, 2001 dodge neon (rental car), pulled over for an illegal pass. i tried to pass a large cargo truck, the line was dotted but by the time the anemic four cylinder and three-speed automatic could muster any speed it was a double solid. received brief a$$ chewing from the police officer but no ticket
2002 - silverdale, washington, another corsica story, pulled over for an aftermarket exhaust that "might be to loud" and "blacked out" headlights. i revved the engine so he can hear the exhuast system and he agreed that it was ok and i agreed to take the headlight covers off and he let me go.
just recently - bremerton, washington, the s2000 this time, pulled over for not using my turn signal making a turn through an intersection and no front license plate. got off with a warning. haven't put the license plate back on and dont intend to.
anybody else as fortunate?
1995 - vacaville, california, my corsica, driving home from work i try to make it though a yellow light before it turns red. didn't work, get pulled over but no ticket
1998 - honolulu, hawaii, again the corsica, get pulled over by a cop with one of those three wheeled police scooter thingys (you folks in honolulu know what iam talking about) for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. no ticket!
2001 - somewhere on the hawaiian island of kuai, 2001 dodge neon (rental car), pulled over for an illegal pass. i tried to pass a large cargo truck, the line was dotted but by the time the anemic four cylinder and three-speed automatic could muster any speed it was a double solid. received brief a$$ chewing from the police officer but no ticket
2002 - silverdale, washington, another corsica story, pulled over for an aftermarket exhaust that "might be to loud" and "blacked out" headlights. i revved the engine so he can hear the exhuast system and he agreed that it was ok and i agreed to take the headlight covers off and he let me go.
just recently - bremerton, washington, the s2000 this time, pulled over for not using my turn signal making a turn through an intersection and no front license plate. got off with a warning.
haven't put the license plate back on and dont intend to. anybody else as fortunate?
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Only once 
about 7 yrs ago in Palm Springs. I had my foglights on, in my old Honda Accord. Why? b/c there was a horrendous sand storm on the way out w/ but 2 feet of visibility. Cops waved me over once I got in town and gave me the 3rd degree about having my fogs on... but let me go. It was stupid.
Every other time I've been pulled over? Ticket.
about 7 yrs ago in Palm Springs. I had my foglights on, in my old Honda Accord. Why? b/c there was a horrendous sand storm on the way out w/ but 2 feet of visibility. Cops waved me over once I got in town and gave me the 3rd degree about having my fogs on... but let me go. It was stupid.
Every other time I've been pulled over? Ticket.
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once....
cop pulled me over thinkin' i didn't have my seatbelt on...he gave me the benefit of the doubt, even though i had it on the whole time....this was actually my first time gettin' pulled over also [knock on wood], but i think it was because i'm young and was in a s2000.
cop pulled me over thinkin' i didn't have my seatbelt on...he gave me the benefit of the doubt, even though i had it on the whole time....this was actually my first time gettin' pulled over also [knock on wood], but i think it was because i'm young and was in a s2000.
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Four consecutive times over 2 years.
3 times for no front plate, 1 for driving wrong way up a one way street to escape a blocked off road during Indy. I always treat cops politely. It seems to pay off most times.
3 times for no front plate, 1 for driving wrong way up a one way street to escape a blocked off road during Indy. I always treat cops politely. It seems to pay off most times.
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BBY2KS2K, you know you've just jinxed yourself right? I did the same thing on the Australian board, posted that I hadnt been pulled over once in my S then got two speeding fines in the mail that week!
As for being polite to police, I always call the officer (male) sir but the other night I got told that I was being a smarta$$ by this copper! I said what do you want me to call you? I know what I was calling him on the inside would have got a nice reaction
You cant please everyone
As for being polite to police, I always call the officer (male) sir but the other night I got told that I was being a smarta$$ by this copper! I said what do you want me to call you? I know what I was calling him on the inside would have got a nice reaction
You cant please everyone
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From: Hampton
In my personal experiences, I find that being polite and sucking up makes no difference to cops. Now, I just say as little as possible....
The only time I have not gotten a ticket is when they really had nothing to give me a ticket for but just wanted to stop someone for some reason. An example: a cop stopped me once because "I didn't come to a complete stop before leaving my driveway"
The only time I have not gotten a ticket is when they really had nothing to give me a ticket for but just wanted to stop someone for some reason. An example: a cop stopped me once because "I didn't come to a complete stop before leaving my driveway"
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From: Parsippany
The only "real" weapon I've ever been able to successfully use to avoid tickets is a PBA card. Even then it's not a guaranteed "get out of tickets free" card. Once I was caught speeding and I politely displayed my PBA card, and the cop simply wrote me up for the next lower speeding penalty, instead of the one I should've gotten.
Despite what some might tell you, police do have ticket quotas they have to meet. If you happen to be pulled over when a cop is filling his/her quota, you will be ticketed.
Despite what some might tell you, police do have ticket quotas they have to meet. If you happen to be pulled over when a cop is filling his/her quota, you will be ticketed.
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Unabageler, How is it that you get off so often. I live in Northern California and make it a policy to go to court for all my tickets. I never win the cases regardless of what I do. What is your secret? 