

Print that new insurance card every time you renew!ĥ) Ask permission to remove your wallet to retrieve your DL and your registration (again shows care for the officer’s safety). I recommend getting a small portfolio to keep it in. Try these tipsġ) Keep your hands on the steering wheel throughout the entire encounter (shows care and concern for the officer’s safety, and trust me, we really appreciate that)Ģ) Turn on your dome light (if its night time)ģ) Don’t stare at the officer in your side view or rear view (we notice this everytime, it looks suspicious and some officers will be more on the defensive)Ĥ) Know where your registration and proof of insurance is so you are not fumbling to find it (shows responsibility and courtesy). I think that changes my attitude quite a bit. I also respect what they do and understand that a ticket is my fault, not their’s. I have been pulled over 8 times without receiving a single ticket and most of it was due to the fact that I attempted to appear as non-threatening as possible and made small talk with all of them, even as far as asking how their their night is going. TL DR having an attitude pretty much guarantees a ticket. Also alot of the time when people make small talk and have somewhat of a conversation it humanizes the people were dealing with and makes it harder for us to give someone a ticket.Ĭops are people too we have feels. Just don’t be an asshole, you have no idea how often someone who wasn’t going to get a ticket ends up getting one based on their attitude or arguing with me and vice-versa. Every once in awhile you can tell someone is having a really shitty day and maybe decide not to give the ticket. Our minds are pretty much 99% made up before we make contact with the driver. Either way, you drastically reduce your chance of getting a ticket.” (From Reader’s Digest) Don’t be an asshole Why? He will either think that you know each other and wave back, or will think that you’re acknowledging that you were driving too fast, and are letting him know that you’re slowing down. “One former police officer says that the smartest thing that you can do right then is to wave at the officer.

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I feel when women show some skin or someone tries to bribe me with money it insults my integrity, and that is a guaranteed ticket as well. Compiled from the friendly cops at AskReddit.
