Did my FRS just get me out of a ticket?
 

I was driving home from work when I go pulled over by a state trooper. I followed my basic "be a good citizen" rules, roll down all the windows, turn off car, and put 2 hands on the steering wheel. He told me I was doing 90 in a 65 and asked for my paper work. I gave him everything and was pretty sure I was screwed. After about 15 minutes he comes back and tells me that he is only citing me for disobeying a traffic sign (0 points) and that I have a very sharp looking car. He asked me a bit about the car then let me on my way.

Just wanted to share this story because I have never been to happy to get a ticket.

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Thanks FR-S!

Fixed that for you. We all know FRS drivers never speed.

I have a pretty heavy foot. No mater how many times i tell me coworkers the car is slow they just give me a look like I am some modest asshole. I tend to beat them to meetings by quite a lot :)

90 in a 65?

You must be a hot chick lol

dont let my username fool you, I'm an ugly bearded man. Plus it was a PA State Trooper and from what I hear they don't let ANYONE off. I felt pretty cool in my sharp car.

I got a 74 in a 40 last week, did all of the stuff you did. No dice. F***

Before I get bashed, I didn't even notice how fast I was going, I was just driving.

I mean uh...40.1 in a 40.

Ya I got very lucky, do you still have a license???

*incoming the wises guys complaining about insurance*

Well they do have the name phloozy, I hope she's got a nice rack too that'll be ticket repellent too.

Fixed that for you as well.

I've found in my 33 years on this Earth it's always better to just be civil when dealing with something like this. Just be polite. It's really that easy "most" of the time. Same goes if you have a complaint. Just be cool explain your situation and they will likely accomodate you.

It's the people that feel the need to immediately get defensive and yell and scream that dig themselves the larger holes. That's been my experience at least.

I agree, this tends works 90% of the time. In the other 10%, the officer has an agenda or is the incarnation of Captain Ahab. Trouble is you never know which one you'll get.

I agree with that as well. Even so, just smile take your ticket and move on. It will likely piss them off to NOT get a reaction that they are "looking" for.

Well, I was driving 90 in a 55 the other day, My radar detector started screaming at me, I slowed down to about 60, passed the cop and he stopped the guy behind me :D Driving a beat up BMW saved me from a ticket

Getting a radar detector is simply a good investment. And one that will pay for itself many times over.

Escort Passport 9500ix is on sale for $449.00 direct from their website and at Best Buy.

The newest technology model was just released by Escort earlier this month, the Passport Max, sells for $549.00.

I average 2 saves per month in mostly highway driving.

This is the passport 9500ix, windshield mounted.

I did 50 in a 35 and the cop did the same to me.. and my car looked like this.. and i left my car on... and it was loud. he even asked me what kind of car it was and wanted to try one out. LOL.

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My car actualy gets me pulled over more even without deserving it, police troopers here are a-holes

agreed, even if I don't get off I still say "Sorry about that, thanks again officer and have a nice day" Moping like a girl wont turn back time

This might be a little lengthy but I'll give you the thinking of one cop, or I should say X-cop.

Many years ago in another lifetime I was a LEO for seven years in the suburbs of Detroit. The first thing to keep in mind that cops are as different from each other as people are in any other job. There are cops that loved to write tickets. There were cops (me) that didn't especially like writing tickets. There were cops that would write up there mother. You can't put them all in one category. There were cops I was honored to work with and there were cops that were an embarrasement to the job. I'm sure many, if not all, of you work with someone who is a jerk. (Do you think people should look upon you the same way they look at him?)

When making a traffic stop I usually had decided before getting out of the car if I was going to write a ticket or not. One rule I played by pretty closely was I would either chew you out or I would write a ticket. I tried to never do both. If I had it in my mind that I was going to chew you out there was something you could do that would immediately change my mind. If you showed me any 'attitude' you were leaving with a ticket. If I had decided I was going to write you and you showed me straight forward honesty there was a chance I might not write you up. Think of it this way. Of the two following examples, which one is the biggest danger: the guy who accidentally, because of inattention, runs a stop sign or the guy who intentionally runs a stop sign? The guy who does it thru inattention is by far a bigger hazard than the guy who rolls thru because he has checked and it is safe to do so.

Be respectful (sincerely) and be honest. That and the luck of the draw might help you get out of a ticket.

I like that way of thought :)

THIS x100000

I got one a couple years ago and I cannot believe the amount of saves it has given me. Red light cameras, speed cameras, everything. Best investment and mod for the car yet.

Even if I dont speed, having the peace of mind is good enough. For example I took it on my trip from WI to AZ in the uhaul, and as I know i couldnt speed due to the slow uhaul it was nicing having it as my co pilot if anything were to happen.

I went 70ish in a 50 zone (km/hr) once before (I was late so I was just gunning it, the road was fairly empty too).

The cop gave me a ticket for tinted windows cuz (fronts door tint is illegal) he said it would be cheaper than the speeding ticket.

still wasn't cheap though.....

It sucks though cuz I circled around to go a normal route instead of going the back way and avoiding the cop (didn't see him parked)......so I could have avoided a ticket altogether.

yeah, they just told me I could take care of it via mail, so I'm assuming I'm fine....