Plain ol' driving tips that help

[JetBlack]

The speed limit starts at the sign. Not at the point, where you can see the sign.

In Texas, you can see the next speed limit sign, while it is still miles away.

Be slowed down, to the reduced speed limit, by the time you get to the sign, to avoid tickets.

Do not accelerate again, until you pass the increased speed limit sign.

[JetBlack]

If you get pulled over:

1. Pull to the shoulder and make enough room for the officer to be able to walk up to your car safely. In other words if you have to pull over a little farther, do so to make enough room for him not to have to stand on the line, with his buttocks hanging out in traffic.

2. When he exits his vehicle, turn yours off, so he can hear you turn it off. This way, he knows you aren't about to take off.

3. Roll all your windows down, if you have power windows.

4. If it's night: Turn on your dome light. This is not for you. It is so he can see in your car. Pulling over cars, in the dark can be very dangerous, to the police, so it will calm them a *lot* if they can see in your car. This works even if you have tinted windows that do not roll down.

5. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT! Keep both hands on the wheel, up where the officer can see them!!! Do NOT be helpful and dig for your wallet or worse, root around in the glovebox, for your registration/insurance card!!!! Are you going for a gun or reaching for a piece of paper? How the hell does he know? All you are doing is raising his blood pressure and dramatically increasing your chances of getting a ticket. He will ask for the papers when he is ready. You handing him your goods, without being asked, does two things: a. it makes it seem like you do this a lot (not good) and b. it subtly makes him feel like you are trying to control the situation or hurry things along.

One guy is in charge and it's not you. Remember, this cop may have just pulled over the biggest jerk in the world, right before you, and now you are first in line for his wrath. Try to understand that he sees people for the worst 20 minutes of their lives and he does that all day long, every day.

The officer won't give you a ticket because you don't do any of these things, on purpose. He will just be slightly more agitated, with every one you do not do. All these things will put your officer in a better mood thereby making him just that much more friendly instead of possibly pissed off, at you.

[JDMJonny]

Also if he pulls you over and asks you if you know how fast you were going dont guess or even tell him! Say "no sir"
You could use this in court if there is a fuck up on the ticket or something because if you say "well gee officer i was going 65 in a 45 " that is an admission of guilt and there is no way in hell your getting out of that. Also you are in control of the situation. if you have "contraband" all you have to say from keeping him from searching the car is " i dont allow unlawful searches, sir" <Always remember the sir! There is no way he can get around that line unless your car smells like bob marleys asshole! Dont give into the pressure no matter what he says he is going to do, search dog, get a warrant, yada yada yada.

And when you tell him to politely go blow himself with that line, dont tell him you got it from me!
best policy is DONT FUCKING SPEED!

Happy driving and god speed!

[silver_echo]

disclaimer... on number 2, only turn off the car if you are SURE that it will start again... i used to go to church with the spokane county sheriff...(you know, the one in charge) even worse is when your car won't start afterwards and the officer has to sit there and wait for you to get it started again

[2.5i]

When I get pulled over I strip naked and wait for the epic reaction.

[MetaEnder]

Nice driving tip:

When you are preparing to switch lanes, activate your blinkers BEFORE switching lanes, not during. The whole point of using blinkers is to notify those behind you that you are about to do something.

How to use your blinkers:

Move left hand to middle of steering wheel, flip toggle switch up if turning right, switch it down if you're turning left.

[erik]

Nice driving tip:

When you are preparing to switch lanes, activate your blinkers BEFORE switching lanes, not during. The whole point of using blinkers is to notify those behind you that you are about to do something.

How to use your blinkers:

Move left hand to middle of steering wheel, flip toggle switch up if turning right, switch it down if you're turning left.

Assholes here in Idaho need to learn this one. :D Almost got my front end hit cause an idiot didn't check their blind spot and they didn't use a blinker.

[MetaEnder]

That's another good one. Check your blind spots when switching lanes! Save you, and whoever's around you some money.

[Domesticated]

or drive like jonny and hope that just cause he can see down the road that theres no car there. didnt tell you guys how he almost killed us... TWICE

[JetBlack]

Nice driving tip:

When you are preparing to switch lanes, activate your blinkers BEFORE switching lanes, not during. The whole point of using blinkers is to notify those behind you that you are about to do something.

How to use your blinkers:

Move left hand to middle of steering wheel, flip toggle switch up if turning right, switch it down if you're turning left.

LOL! My Dad said that girls tend to think the blinker is attached to the steering wheel. You hit the blinker as you are turning the wheel.

That and not waving when you let them into the line. I like to shout "YOU'RE WELCOME!" when they just head in with no acknowledgement that someone was courteous enough to let them go ahead.

[Slider]

The speed limit starts at the sign. Not at the point, where you can see the sign.

In Texas, you can see the next speed limit sign, while it is still miles away.

Be slowed down, to the reduced speed limit, by the time you get to the sign, to avoid tickets.

Do not accelerate again, until you pass the increased speed limit sign.

i beg to differ about that texas one, i can never see those damn things. i sware the troopers down here like to hide them to screw with me. and now we have some undercover cops driving escalades and there is on in a cobra. they are sneeky sneeky! and they will entrap you, because down here we all still will race from stop lights and they will provoke you to race them. hell my friend race a white 03 cobra and when he beat him all of a sudden the guy flip on his lights and it was a U.S Marshal. But he Told him he was Street Racing 4 Jesus and he got let off.

[ozkimmee]

"LOL! My Dad said that girls tend to think the blinker is attached to the steering wheel. You hit the blinker as you are turning the wheel."

It's pretty much true. I am a girl, and I vouch for this 100% The only time it's not attached to the wheel, is when we can physically see a law enforcer of some sort.

[MetaEnder]

Street Racing 4 Jesus and he got let off.


Haha, street racing for Jesus!

[TiMoN]

I got my ass chewed for pulling over to the left when i got pulled over on the free way when it was a one way freeway.
he said you always pull over to the right not the left. i never heard that but i was like oh ok..

[Backwoodz Tuner]

Get a radar detector, they do work on highway and freeway driving, its saved my ass lots of times especially driving down I-5 through Cali. Also be aware of small planes flyin along freeway roads, most likely its a pig lookin down on you. That's when you stop for gas and take a little time to tell the flying pig move down the way.

[TiMoN]

flying pigs suck.
when you see the strange white lines on the pavement, understand that that's how they measure your speed.. the time it takes you to go from one line to another... they are watching from above.

[fatboy1185]

Also if he pulls you over and asks you if you know how fast you were going dont guess or even tell him! Say "no sir"
You could use this in court if there is a fuck up on the ticket or something because if you say "well gee officer i was going 65 in a 45 " that is an admission of guilt and there is no way in hell your getting out of that. Also you are in control of the situation. if you have "contraband" all you have to say from keeping him from searching the car is " i dont allow unlawful searches, sir" <Always remember the sir! There is no way he can get around that line unless your car smells like bob marleys asshole! Dont give into the pressure no matter what he says he is going to do, search dog, get a warrant, yada yada yada.

And when you tell him to politely go blow himself with that line, dont tell him you got it from me!
best policy is DONT FUCKING SPEED!

Happy driving and god speed!


I'm gonna have to say big negative on this advice. If you answer "No, I dont know how fast i was going", then a little light bulb goes off in his head, and he knows he can say you were going whatever he wants to say. As long as you are aware of what the speed limit is, SAY you were going that speed, no matter what. If you're going 35 in a 25, and he didnt catch you on radar, and you say you were going 25, that is much better than saying "umm i have no idea how fast i was going"

[gustav129]

3. Roll all your windows down, if you have power windows.

4. If it's night: Turn on your dome light. This is not for you. It is so he can see in your car. Pulling over cars, in the dark can be very dangerous, to the police, so it will calm them a *lot* if they can see in your car. This works even if you have tinted windows that do not roll down.

I have to say negative on these two. I'm not one to have contraband at anytime (maybe a firearm or two, but always carried in a legal manner). But opening your windows is an invite to open search of your car. Turning your dome light would be too.

I've been told by many different sources to crack open your window about an inch to hand him/her your papers. And if the officer asks you to step out of the vehicle, then you roll your window back up and lock your door. If he asks, then say "I don't like the idea of searches without a warrant". They have to have a warrant in hand to search my truck.

It's the same thing if you are having a party at your house. Let's say bubba was drinking at my house, the cops knock on the door. I'm going to first make sure bubba is out of site from the door, and then I'm going to step out and close the door behind me. If the door is left open, then that open search if they can peek in and see something. If they want to come in, they better have a warrant. And I will wait on the front porch until they leave.