avoid getting that speeding ticket (maybe)

[Anonymous]

This trick has worked for me a couple of times...Just carry every single bit of registration and insurance paperwork you have ever received for your 20 year old bike and whip it out while standing in back of the bike blocking your license plate. Paperwork scares cops!

[Ions001]

You know, traffic cops have a really tough job. They deal with moron after moron all day long, and they never know when/if somebody's going pull a gun on them as they approach the driver's window.

I've managed to get out of several tickets just by being as polite and acommodating as possible.

[Anonymous]

Last year I was pulled over twice by the same bike cop in two weeks, this was in two seperate parts of brisbane (we are talking over 60 kmh between the first pull up and the second)

On the first one my rear tyre had low pressure and my gear sack was covering my number plate.

On the second my rear tyre had worn off all the tread on the center

He gave me a $60 fine for the number plate but said that It could have been a $240 if he had deamed that I had covered my plate on purpose (which he and I both knew I had done)

On the second he told me to replace the tyre and said if he pulled me over again he would have to invite me over for dinner.

All in all he was a nice bloke.

I think ppl give cops a hard time, the poor pricks deal with sh1t that none of us want to and if you think that yelling and screaming at them is gonna help when you get pulled over you need to think again.

Mind you I have also had some cops that were hust plain A holes, but you get that

[gspaul]

I think the bottom line is we all have a great respect for police, it's a hard job!
We just dont want to get caught!

[Jethro]

Police officers have a tough gig. Gotta respect them. Gotten out of a few tickets recently, one was earlier this spring, 65mph in a 45 zone, pulled over quick, got off the bike and removed the helmet (had all my safety gear), had all my paperwork, and was honest with him- I knew I was speeding. That seemed to help.

[dpep]

In New Hampshire last week just 20 miles into heading back toward Florida I got pulled over by the NH highway patrol for 59 in a 40 (he said). I did pretty much all of the things stated here plus I wear a tie when I ride AND whenever I take a drivers license renewal picture I make it a point to wear a dress shirt, tie and jacket. I got a warning.

By the time I got off the bike, got the gloves off, the helmet off, the earplugs out, he had to be thinking I was a conscientious rider. Lots of yes, sir and no, sir and had my paperwork handy in my wallet. Who knows? The guy could have just happened to have an empty ticket pad. But I figure coming across as super straight could not have hurt.

[my98xplorer]

I got pulled over by the police for speeding a while back while on the bike. I admitted i knew i was probably going too fast, but wasnt sure how fast. As soon as i got pulled over, i shut the bike off, took off the helment and gloves and waited. He said he wasnt gonna give me a ticket, and i think it was cause i was wearing gear, and i was speeding in a very rural area with nobody else around.

On another note, i graduated the police academy a while back, and i go out with the local sheriffs office here in town. My friend, me, and strangly enough the officer that pulled me over did a traffic stop on this guy. I was standing behind his truck along with my friend, while the other officer was talking to the guy in the truck. Suddenly the other officer yells "gun gun gun" and we scramble. The guy pulled a gun and shot himself in the head. He died about 10 minutes later. The point is, as an officer, you never know who you are pulling over, so do what you can to put the officer at ease as much as possible.

[Matt Vann]

I knew this would come up sooner or later...

I'm a street cop, and I appreciate the kind words from other GS'ers. I will divulge the best secret for getting out of a ticket.

The wave doesn't work since most agencies use radar. With radar, by the time you see the cop it's over and done. People frequently insist that they were going slower because they hammer the pedal when they see the patrol car, and glance at the speedo as it's crashing down. The locked speed is already blinking on the box. The wave DOES work in Texas for inspection and registration. Our stickers are displayed on the windshield. When someone waves happily at me, I'm too busy trying to figure out who the hell they are and I miss the 3 year old sticker.

Ok, you want the secret? When you see the cop approaching with the clipboard, pick your nose really hard. Tickle your brain. Dive knuckle deep into the ol' snotlocker. He'll think twice about letting you use his pen to sign the ticket.

A word of caution: More experienced officers will carry a disposable throw-down pen for the less sanitary violators.

I forget who posted about having a respectable license photo... You'd be suprised at how many cops' license photos are in full uniform!

[AOD]

k, you want the secret? When you see the cop approaching with the clipboard, pick your nose really hard. Tickle your brain. Dive knuckle deep into the ol' snotlocker. He'll think twice about letting you use his pen to sign the ticket.

A word of caution: More experienced officers will carry a disposable throw-down pen for the less sanitary violators.

hilarious

[chuckycheese]

Waving

I almost always smile and wave to cops and I don't remember a single one ever waving back...not once! 8O

I also think the biker cops are the most aggressive ticket writers out there. I haven't been convicted of a ticket for about 22 years but those biker cops seem to always be writing tickets...just my observation. :?

[Busafied]

I pull over, remove helmet gloves, and KEY from the ignition/
I place the key on the rear seat on top of my insurance and DL, and place my helmet and gloves on the ground~
I then stand there with both hands clearly visible in a relaxed manner-

They usually just talk me about how fast I think I was going & do I know how dangerous motorcycle riding in Dallas is/
They look the bike over and make some small talk, then say have a nice day & slow it down~
I repsond politely "Yes Sir, thank you have a nice day too"

Their job is already got them stressed as it is, the idiot squids around here run more then stop/ usually resulting in their death.
I am not intrested in making their day anymore stressfull then it has to be~

My Step Brother is a local PO, and one of my Best friends is a Detective in Ft.Worth/ been on alot of ridelongs when they used to let you, and can say they have heard every excuse in the world

[JayH]

I got pulled over in rural Virginia and there wasn't any real good place to pull over since it was a 2 lane road w/ a grass shoulder. I put my signal on and pulled over as fast as I could w/o dumping the bike.

To make it easier to talk to the officer the full face helmet was taken off and my hands were on the handlebars until he came up beside me. Oh I forgot to mention that this was >1 a.m. so there wasn't any light around except the police cars. This is one time that reaching into my jacket or tank bag may have caused a real problem. When he came up to me I told him where my license was and that it was in the jacket.

He thought I was going a little fast and I admitted that I was going ~10 mph over the speedlimit. He let me go and told me he was more worried about deer jumping out in front of me.