hey skydiverchick

[Keith 0]

I saw this and thought it might be useful. http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/insure/basics/10281.asp

Viewer Alert! This is not a criticism of Carrie. It's truly intended as a helpful tool.

Keith

Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville

[skydiverchick 0]

thank you very much there were alot of interseting things in that article.

Mother Hen

[Deuce 1]

Hey, Keith. That guy didnt' fight the case, the cop didn't show up and the case was dismissed. Whatever homework he did was irrelevant.

No cop = case dismissed, even if you're guilty as hades. That really is the best way to get out of a ticket.

I was challenged a few times on tickets I gave out and never had one overuled. If the cop shows up, the best thing to do, usually, is beg to be able to go to traffic school so that the incident is not reported to your insurance agent.

That last paragraph is really, really good information. A very large percentage of cops killed get killed on traffic stops. So when you get pulled over, roll down the windows on both sides, and turn on the dome light and have your hands where the cop can see them. If you're rooting around in the glove box or console or under your seat, it is probably you will raise your head to a pistol pointed right at your eye socket. Tell the cop what moves you are going to make before you make them. "The reg is in the glove box, I'll get it now, OK?". Oh, and don't get out of the car and come back to the cop unless he/she tells you to. That's called "charging the car" and cops don't like it at all. It is often done because people have stuff in their car that they don't want the cop to see. (Like a case of empty beer cans on the rear floorboards!) This will increase the probability of getting your car "tossed" or searched.

Donts: Do you know why I stopped you? "Yeah, I was going like 80, but look, dude, I'm really late for a manicure and I'll get charged even if I don't have my nails done!

Do's: (Hand driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance to cop without being asked) Do you know why I stopped you? "No"

You were going 70 in a 55. "Oh"

(risky, but maybe helpful) "Where is that posted"

This can help if you didn't pass a sign while the cop witnessed you speeding. But cops will usually set up a trap right after a sign, so they can show that you were not only speeding, but being inattentive as well.

A pretty good article, though, and nice of you to post it.

[freeflir29 0]

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Donts:

Soooo..... I shouldn't have laughed at the cop that couldn't come up with a better reason than "You were weaving" I just let him know that "When weaving into another lane is accompanied by a turn signal. It's called changing lanes!! and it's perfectly legal in all 50 states." It was about 0100...he was just sure he was going to catch me doing something wrong. Too bad I was on the way home from work.

[Deuce 1]

Clay, that's a don't, that will work on a cop who's nervous, scared of you, or doing something illegal, like stopping you for "no" reason.

A smarter approach for you would have been to say "Officer, for your safety, I want you to know I have a concealed carry weapons permit, and I have a pistol in the center console". If you have a CCW, you don't have any major legally-recorded malfunctions.

Everybody will violate a traffic law within a 5 mile stretch. I could PC (probably cause) up anybody for a lawful stop. If I was curious that you were drunk I'd let you go when I resolved that curiosity. If you were an *sshole, I'd PC up a reason to toss your Jeep, and it would stick.

Even on a badass zoomie veteran security specialist like you

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Do's: (Hand driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance to cop without being asked) Do you know why I stopped you? "No"

You were going 70 in a 55.

"Oh. You mean my Phaser didn't stealth me?"

My other ride is the relative wind.

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Officer, for your safety, I want you to know I have a concealed carry weapons permit, and I have a pistol in the center console

Actually.....I DON'T have my CCW yet but I DID have my Ruger in the console. I didn't speak a word of that just because I don't want this rookie wigging out and then fondling my weapons. However, that's perfectly legal here in Georgia. I was keeping the mood jovial. He knew I was just joking with him and he ALSO knew that he had pulled me over for ABSOLUTELY no reason. Other than the fact that I had Montana plates in Georgia, I was several miles from the Freeway but not that far (Like a criminal that decided to see what crimes I could do off this exit), and it was 0100 AM. I knew what he was doing and he pretty quickly figured out what I was doing and everything was cool. He was even fairly quick about running my license. No big deal...it bugged me a little that he pulled me over for nothing but I understood why he did it. Looking at all the PC reasons he had, in his mind, there was a good chance I was "UP" to something.

[Deuce 1]

Yeah, it's pretty hard to hide that you stole a huge console television when you're driving a Jeep with the top off.

[freeflir29 0]

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driving a Jeep with the top off

Hehehehee....to his credit the top was on....and the windows are tinted. I'm tellin ya though....I swear these guys get doghnuts for pulling people over or something. Until I moved back to Georgia it had benn 8 freakin years since I had been pulled over last. In the 2 years I have been back here I have been pulled over twice and been through AT LEAST 2 road blocks. I think this state moved to Khazakstan while I was gone....