What do you do when you're being pulled over?

[mactastic]

Where's the poll option for "punch it"?

 

[SurferMan]

what seems to be the officer problem

 

[Gutwrench]

I usually just slow down and dangle my badge out the window until I see the officer give me the thumbs up then I accelerate back up to 105 mph.

 

[smithrh]

I did the badge dangling thing, but it was snapped up when I put it in the slipstream.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Depends on the jurisdiction, of course. And whether the car has red and blue lights or not.

Here in NY the type of lights don't matter. If the car is unmarked you don't have to stop until you see a marked car.

And then get another ticket for using your phone while driving.

Hands free.

 

[Gutwrench]

Your first line of defense here in California is to pay the 11-99 bribe -- I mean membership fee.

Arg, you do know what 11-99 means?

I remember stopping a motorist once and he handed me his driver's license in a special two-sided card wallet that opened like a bi-fold. On one side was his license and sitting on top of it was a neatly folded $50 dollar bill. I removed his license and returned his money and little wallet. I told him the money was probably an oversight but it could easily be mistaken as a bribe. He told me he recently moved to SF from NYC and that's how things work there. That and a few other professional experiences left a sour taste in my mouth for NYPD. But as I looked around St Paul's Cathedral during a funeral for a friend of mine who was murdered in the line of duty I saw six NYC cops (and believe it or not two from London) it help me put some baggage behind me.

And by the way, I was once, actually more than once, offered oral by a woman to avoid a simple traffic offense. And she wasn't a street worker.

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I did the badge dangling thing, but it was snapped up when I put it in the slipstream.

You'll get more proficient with experience.

 

[macs4nw]

Eat 'humble pie'…..