Why didn't I get a ticket?

JennyColada · March 2015

See, I grew up in a small town, and most of the cops were fathers of our friends, so we knew most of them not as Officer So-and-So, but as Steven, Tim's dad.

On more than one occurrence I've been pulled over by someone that I knew (and was let go) or been pulled over and point-blank asked "who do you know?" and then let go.

southernbelle0915 · March 2015

Three years ago, DH was driving my car (I was in the passenger's seat). He was going 50 in a 35 and got pulled over.

I had forgotten to get my registration renewed (1 month old) and the cop gave ME a ticket. DH didn't get a ticket for speeding...he gave ME a ticket as I was sitting in the passenger's seat!

ashley8918 · March 2015

Because you are a hot ginger.

Obviously.

theartistformerlyknownas · March 2015

larrygaga said:

lolo883 said:

JennyColada said:

julieanne912 said:
I think in bigger cities, they're more just making sure you're not up to no good
Omg, I got pulled over in downtown once and the cop legitimately asked me "do you have a warrant out for your arrest?" Me: "Um. No..." AND THEN HE LET ME GO.
I got pulled over for expired tabs on a rental vehicle in Fancypantstown and the cop came up to the window with her hand on her gun.
in BIRRRMINGham

right? The louder your say birming the fancier your house is.

LOL no this was actually Northville too.

PS don't ever use the Enterprise in Plymouth. They don't put the right license plates on cars and you will get pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Also don't go to the one in Novi; they'll give you a car with weed in the center console. Unless you want weed.

I fucking hate BIRRRRRRRRRRRMINGham so much. Thankfully I don't drive much here - the parking garage is on the edge of town, and I walk for lunch. They'd probably pull me over for not driving a Benz or higher. Also, for as much as "red lights are optional" in Detroit, "stopping for pedestrians" is optional for rich people. I think they can smell the middle class on me and want to take me out. I nearly get killed in a crosswalk every single day.

larrygaga · March 2015

lolo883 said:

larrygaga said:

lolo883 said:

JennyColada said:

julieanne912 said:
I think in bigger cities, they're more just making sure you're not up to no good
Omg, I got pulled over in downtown once and the cop legitimately asked me "do you have a warrant out for your arrest?" Me: "Um. No..." AND THEN HE LET ME GO.
I got pulled over for expired tabs on a rental vehicle in Fancypantstown and the cop came up to the window with her hand on her gun.
in BIRRRMINGham

right? The louder your say birming the fancier your house is.
LOL no this was actually Northville too. PS don't ever use the Enterprise in Plymouth. They don't put the right license plates on cars and you will get pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Also don't go to the one in Novi; they'll give you a car with weed in the center console. Unless you want weed.

I fucking hate BIRRRRRRRRRRRMINGham so much. Thankfully I don't drive much here - the parking garage is on the edge of town, and I walk for lunch. They'd probably pull me over for not driving a Benz or higher. Also, for as much as "red lights are optional" in Detroit, "stopping for pedestrians" is optional for rich people. I think they can smell the middle class on me and want to take me out. I nearly get killed in a crosswalk every single day.

Rich people in the detroit area make me laugh. WOW big shot! If you have so much money move to New York or somewhere where rich people are actually rich. This is detroit. Punk.

VulgarGirl · March 2015

lolo883 said:

lolo883 said:

JennyColada said:

julieanne912 said:
I think in bigger cities, they're more just making sure you're not up to no good
Omg, I got pulled over in downtown once and the cop legitimately asked me "do you have a warrant out for your arrest?" Me: "Um. No..." AND THEN HE LET ME GO.
I got pulled over for expired tabs on a rental vehicle in Fancypantstown and the cop came up to the window with her hand on her gun.
in BIRRRMINGham

right? The louder your say birming the fancier your house is.

LOL no this was actually Northville too.

PS don't ever use the Enterprise in Plymouth. They don't put the right license plates on cars and you will get pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Also don't go to the one in Novi; they'll give you a car with weed in the center console. Unless you want weed.

I fucking hate BIRRRRRRRRRRRMINGham so much. Thankfully I don't drive much here - the parking garage is on the edge of town, and I walk for lunch. They'd probably pull me over for not driving a Benz or higher. Also, for as much as "red lights are optional" in Detroit, "stopping for pedestrians" is optional for rich people. I think they can smell the middle class on me and want to take me out. I nearly get killed in a crosswalk every single day.

Are you allowed to keep the weed or do you have to return the same amount with the car?

larrygaga · March 2015

ashley8918 said:
Because you are a hot ginger.

Obviously.

Hopefully this doesn't sound super full of myself, but I do often wonder how far my red hair and big blue eyes get me. How much of it is nice and how much of it is because I have cool features?

/ego

theartistformerlyknownas · March 2015

larrygaga said:

lolo883 said:

larrygaga said:

lolo883 said:

JennyColada said:

julieanne912 said:
I think in bigger cities, they're more just making sure you're not up to no good
Omg, I got pulled over in downtown once and the cop legitimately asked me "do you have a warrant out for your arrest?" Me: "Um. No..." AND THEN HE LET ME GO.
I got pulled over for expired tabs on a rental vehicle in Fancypantstown and the cop came up to the window with her hand on her gun.
in BIRRRMINGham

right? The louder your say birming the fancier your house is.
LOL no this was actually Northville too. PS don't ever use the Enterprise in Plymouth. They don't put the right license plates on cars and you will get pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Also don't go to the one in Novi; they'll give you a car with weed in the center console. Unless you want weed.

I fucking hate BIRRRRRRRRRRRMINGham so much. Thankfully I don't drive much here - the parking garage is on the edge of town, and I walk for lunch. They'd probably pull me over for not driving a Benz or higher. Also, for as much as "red lights are optional" in Detroit, "stopping for pedestrians" is optional for rich people. I think they can smell the middle class on me and want to take me out. I nearly get killed in a crosswalk every single day.
Rich people in the detroit area make me laugh. WOW big shot! If you have so much money move to New York or somewhere where rich people are actually rich. This is detroit. Punk.

But LARRY their house cost $400,000!

larrygaga · March 2015

I can't help but hate pretend rich people. And real rich people.

I try not to judge people but like GODDAMN I HATE BIRRRRMINGHAM

theartistformerlyknownas · March 2015

larrygaga said:
I can't help but hate pretend rich people. And real rich people.

I try not to judge people but like GODDAMN I HATE BIRRRRMINGHAM

Don't you want to come drink a $9 juice in your $80 yoga pants that you don't actually do yoga in while your nanny pushes your baby around in a $500 stroller?

larrygaga · March 2015

lolo883 said:

larrygaga said:
I can't help but hate pretend rich people. And real rich people.

I try not to judge people but like GODDAMN I HATE BIRRRRMINGHAM
Don't you want to come drink a $9 juice in your $80 yoga pants that you don't actually do yoga in while your nanny pushes your baby around in a $500 stroller?

VulgarGirl · March 2015

lolo883 said:

larrygaga said:
I can't help but hate pretend rich people. And real rich people.

I try not to judge people but like GODDAMN I HATE BIRRRRMINGHAM
Don't you want to come drink a $9 juice in your $80 yoga pants that you don't actually do yoga in while your nanny pushes your baby around in a $500 stroller?

We have one of these here. It's called Scottsdale. Specifically North Scottsdale. No actual money, lots of debt, lots of snobs. Which ya know...Snotsdale. And these shirts exist:

teddygirl9 · March 2015

I've never personally gotten a ticket, yay clean record! We have green light cameras, and there is 1 intersection where the speed drops from 70km to 50km, and SO was driving my car, went through at like 75, and got a ticket. I made him pay it though. Its a funny intersection, theres a restaurant nearby and if you sit on the patio all you see are the camera flashes haha.

lurkergirl · March 2015

lolo883 said:

larrygaga said:
I can't help but hate pretend rich people. And real rich people.

I try not to judge people but like GODDAMN I HATE BIRRRRMINGHAM
Don't you want to come drink a $9 juice in your $80 yoga pants that you don't actually do yoga in while your nanny pushes your baby around in a $500 stroller?

_ _ _ _

Or you have the people who only have the appearance of rich. I know someone who wears Lululemon daily, lives in a million $ house, but there are no mirrors in any of their bathrooms because they're house poor. But the most egregious offense is that they use single ply tp. If you live in a million dollar house you can afford the fucking Charmin!

HeatherKat · March 2015

Telling the truth and being polite will get you out of a lot, y'all.

A couple of years ago I got busted doing 60-something in a 45. The cherries and berries went on right as I was pulling into the parking lot of the tanning salon.

Nice Police Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"

HeatherKat: "I might have been going a little fast?"

NPO: "Any reason you were going 60 in a 45?"

HK: No, sir. Not a good one.

NPO: *raised eyebrow inviting me to elaborate*

HK: Honestly? I'm trying to go tanning before work--right here!-- and I'm running late.

NPO: comes back after running my plates "Well, you've got a clean record and you were honest with me. Slow her down from now on, okay?"

novella1186 · March 2015

lolo883 said:
A friend of mine got pulled over doing - I kid you not - 141 in a 70. He'd had a really bad day, went for a de-stress drive in the middle of the night in his souped up ricer. Didn't even know how fast he was going. Blazed past the cop and just slowed down and pulled over. Cop finally caught up to him a few minutes later and was so happy that he didn't actually have to chase my friend down, and hella impressed he even got that car going so fast, that he didn't give him a ticket.

I've actually done this exact same thing and got out of the ticket. Except I was going like 90 in a 60 or something like that. I was coming up over a hill, topped the hill and got passed by a cop car going the opposite direction, looked in my mirror and saw the cop car hit the breaks and u-turn, so I pulled over and waited for him. By the time he caught up and got out of his car, he was laughing.

Honest to god I've been pulled over 28 times and never once got a ticket. I remember the number because when I turned 19 the number of times I'd been pulled over matched my age. A couple years later, it was my age +2. I used to think it was hilarious, but now I look back at the way I used to drive and how I thought I always needed to speed everywhere cuz driving fast was just more fun and I was so cool, and I just shake my head and think "what a total dumb fuck you were, past self."

theartistformerlyknownas · March 2015

novella1186 said:
A friend of mine got pulled over doing - I kid you not - 141 in a 70. He'd had a really bad day, went for a de-stress drive in the middle of the night in his souped up ricer. Didn't even know how fast he was going. Blazed past the cop and just slowed down and pulled over. Cop finally caught up to him a few minutes later and was so happy that he didn't actually have to chase my friend down, and hella impressed he even got that car going so fast, that he didn't give him a ticket.

I've actually done this exact same thing and got out of the ticket. Except I was going like 90 in a 60 or something like that. I was coming up over a hill, topped the hill and got passed by a cop car going the opposite direction, looked in my mirror and saw the cop car hit the breaks and u-turn, so I pulled over and waited for him. By the time he caught up and got out of his car, he was laughing.

Honest to god I've been pulled over 28 times and never once got a ticket. I remember the number because when I turned 19 the number of times I'd been pulled over matched my age. A couple years later, it was my age +2. I used to think it was hilarious, but now I look back at the way I used to drive and how I thought I always needed to speed everywhere cuz driving fast was just more fun and I was so cool, and I just shake my head and think "what a total dumb fuck you were, past self."

Bewbs.

paperpusher · March 2015

First time I was pulled over I got a ticket. My inspection had expired in October and we were in January of the next year. He said he would have let me go with a fix it, but because it was so far past he had to ticket me. Oops.

Second time I got pulled over I had just pulled out of a bar parking lot and I for sure thought he was thinking I had been drinking. Nope. My driver's side break light was out. He said he was going to give me a fix it ticket and let me go. Well he got back in his car and drove off without giving me anything. I was very confused and had to call the barracks the next day to see if he had actually given me a fix it ticket or let me off with a weird type of warning. Just a weird warning.

lovesclimbing · March 2015

I work for a newspaper and I type up the daily police blotter for publication. I can't tell you the last time I saw a person get a speeding ticket. There are around 2-3 people pulled over for speeding per day (it's not that huge of a town), and it has been months since I saw someone ticketed for speeding.

I also can't remember the last time I saw someone actually get a ticket for not stopping completely at a stop sign or failing to use a turn signal or having a taillight or brake light out.

The only thing I've seen get ticketed in the past few months is people who don't have insurance or don't have it on them.

ETA: Before we met, H owned a motorcycle (he wrecked it a few months before we started dating). He would take it out on long straight stretches and make that thing scream. He got pulled over by a trooper for going at least 130 (he still hasn't told me exactly how fast he was going) in either a 55 or 65. The cop said that much over the speed limit would get his license yanked so he only gave him a 20 over ticket.

Also, kind of a funny (or not so funny?) story about police bias. I was heading home from work and I ran a red light. Totally didn't see it and t-boned a minivan. I was in my uniform from a nice hotel (black slacks, white blouse with the hotel name on it, name tag, etc.) and the guys in the other car were scruffy, wearing baggy pants, messy, etc. The cops had us apart to talk to each of us individually. Even though I had t-boned the guy, they had the driver who got hit walking in a straight line one foot in front of the other and doing the field sobriety tests.

I don't know what exactly happened to him although I do know he didn't have insurance, so I'm guessing he got at least a ticket too. I got a ticket for dangerous driving. Actually, I must not have gotten a ticket. I can't find a record for a ticket anywhere in the online court records.

WinstonsGirl · March 2015

I've only been pulled over once. He pulled me over from in front (he was driving in front of me and motioned me to pull in front of him). He said I was driving fast (I was maybe 65 in a 60km/h). He said I caught up to him pretty quick at the last light (where he was stopped and I was doing 60-65).

He then said I changed lanes a lot. The car in front of me was from out of Province and kept signalling and stopping and couldn't really make up their mind where they were going. They finally cut me off and turned left into a gas station (2 lanes, they were originally in the right lane). I explained this and he looked at them filling up and then asked me how I was cut off if they never changed lanes. WTF??? No ticket though, cos there was nothing he could ticket me with. He had no speed on me and I lane changed once safely. He was an asshole though.

mrscomposer · March 2015

Professional opinion: yup. Just checking to see if there's anything on your record. And honesty.

I'll go fishing every once in a while, mostly to see if I can find an impaired or drugs or a warrant. I have a personal speeding threshold that I won't ticket for, too.

Why didn't I get a ticket?

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