Speeding Tickets, your best excuses that have worked

[Midlifefjr]

Was showing off my high performance cage to my mom who was visiting from out of town. When the light turned green I punched it....not realizing LEO was right behind me. Looked in the rearview and saw lights receding...pulled over, waited. Cop noted that he rarely met cars he couldn't keep up with and was writing the ticket when mom popped off with "I told him he was going too fast" Cop started laughing, tossed me my license and told me to listen to mom......See also most embarassing moment. :glare:

 

[ibsunburnt]

Oops it that my tit poping out!

 

[zorkler]

Friday pulled over cop says how fast were you going my reply was 55 he says 70 . give me your regie , insc. linc. i say i have had 1 speeding ticket in 25 years hes reply was i will check on that . So i sittig there thinking no way i am getting away with this staten island cops always **** you any chance they get . But wait i have a card in the hole go over to the car he says WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR GETTING A 70 IN A 50 . Hey officer i just retired from the N.Y.C.T.A. and have P.T.S.D. . Well you should of said something when i came over to you. Today is your lucky day here is a ticket for no brake light (there was nothing wrong with the light) go to any pricent and they will fill out a form and just mail it in .

 

[nmanley]

Got pulled over by a deputy sheriff in a light rain about two weeks ago coming home from work just after midnight in St Augustine FL. 60mph in a 45. He asked what reason I had for going that speed. I told him I was just following that pickup truck (50 yards in front of me) home from work (works about one mile back up the road) with out looking at my speed. He said I had a nice looking bike and after seeing my ID's he wrote me a warning ticket. Ticket said I was riding a BMW Good enough for me as I'm not working in Florida any more. SWEET HOME ALABAMA!

 

[nmanley]

Got this South of Beatty (north of Las Vegas on 95) on Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. Had just done a whirlwind ride through AZ, NM and parts of Mexico and was on my way home.
The offer told me: "All I know is that I saw you coming up on that group of cars like they were standing still .....and I clocked them at 85MPH. License and registration please.

I was polite non-arugmentative and told him where my paperwork was and that I'd get it. "ANY GUNS OR WEAPONS?" he asked.

"Yes" I said, "but they're in the saddle bags -my paperwork is in my tank bag."

"Please get it he said".

As I handed him my license, reg and insurance I dropped my line:

"I have a good riding buddy that who is a NHP ...I'm sorry to see that you have to work this holiday weekend, I'm told those (holiday weekends) are the worst for crazies on the road. By the way, do you ride?" (said it as if all the cool NHP guys do)

No response.

He went back to his car, ..got on the mic called in my stuff and then started writing. Fruck I thought to myself.

He then came back to the bike, told me to tell my NHP riding buddy that I caught a big break. He gave me in effect a written warning (in nevada a "rural"). he then started talking about his Harley, ...which I pretended to take interest in.

Obviously I was happy and decided I should take pic of the incident ....and then he offered to take the picture for me LOL.

I LUV Nevada. .....renojohn

MAN... I've been on that stretch of road a lot over the last 6 years or so. Tonopah from Vegas and back with some China Lake thrown in for good measure. Always in a car or truck but keeping it under 85 helps. I can usually watch a whole movie on the DVD on that trip.

Glad you got a free one.

 

[FJR_pig]

Oops it that my tit poping out!

No, that one is the cops' favorite excuse...

 

[Low Level FJR Pilot]

4:30 in the morning, running to the airport to catch a flight to Singapore. I am in the far left lane doing in excess of 80 mph, I see a vehicle coming up pretty fast, not too many of us on the road that early, so I shift lanes. He shifts lanes. I shift lanes again, never thinking to slow down. He shifts lanes again and this time hits the christmas tree lights. Oh crap! I pull all the way over, slowed way down of course, stopped and waited for him to walk up. :dribble:

When the officer gets to my door, he asks me if I knew why he was pulling me over. I didn't give him any excuses, just told him that I guessed I was going a bit fast. He looked at me for a second, thanked me for being honest and not trying to BS him and then told me that since I had been honest that he was going to let me slide. Slow down, drive cautiously and don't let me see you flying down the highway at these speeds again. Have a nice day and take care. I drove 60 all the rest of the way to the airport.

 

[Rogue]

Got this South of Beatty (north of Las Vegas on 95) on Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. Had just done a whirlwind ride through AZ, NM and parts of Mexico and was on my way home.
The offer told me: "All I know is that I saw you coming up on that group of cars like they were standing still .....and I clocked them at 85MPH. License and registration please.

I was polite non-arugmentative and told him where my paperwork was and that I'd get it. ...

He gave me in effect a written warning (in nevada a "rural").

Obviously I was happy ...

I LUV Nevada. .....renojohn

In the early 90's I got pulled over between LA & Vegas on my way to Yellowstone on my GS100E at 125+.

"How fast were you going?"

"I'm not sure" (true! that bike's speedo only went to 85mph... but I was doing 500 rpm under redline on a 135mph bike).

"But you were over the limit!" (65mph).

(Sheepish grin) "Yea, I think so."

"Yea, you were doing 85 when I caught up to you and you were slowing down! I'm going to let you off with a warning... but I'm calling the officers ahead and if they catch you speeding your going to jail!"

YES SIR! THANK YOU SIR!!!!

Obviously I was happy ...I LUV Nevada. .....renojohn

GUNNY!

 

[Flyguy]

These both happened many years ago but they visualize like yesterday.

1. Driving on 95 in Virginia I get pulled in my car even though I got back down from the Escort warning. Nuts! I deftly hide the detector under the seat knowing they are illegal there.

"Yes, officer?"

"Do you have a radar detector?" he asks with his best trooper grimface.

"A RADAR DETECTOR?" I say to avoid a direct lie.

"yea Dad, like the neat new one with the orange lights you got under the seat!" Pops out a squeeky voice from my 5 year old daughter.

"Here", I said "take it cause I'm obviously never going to need it again anyway"

Officer cracks up and leans down to window level and says "My what a good girl! I want you to promise me you will never let your dad speed again"

"OK, he usually pretty good when you watch him"

Cop REALLY lets loose

2. Crossing over into Nothern Va from Maryland on 495 in a very breathed on Turbo Saab I am really making tracks in the left lane. As I am passing a couple cars I notice that the car next to me has an officer in uniform in a Pontiac Firebird Formula 400. I lift not wanting to show brake lights but it is futile as my momentum carries me past the car in front of him. Damn turbos have poor engine braking. No lights, nothing. I just pull over as he get around behind.

I got out of my car (you could do that in those days. It was almost considered polite.) and walked back and while looking over his snazzy ride, I said,

"Dirty pool! That's not nice"

He dosen't want to but the grin breaks through.

"No lights?" I asked.

"Being installed this week. The'll be internal" he volunteers, "not a 400 either"

"Smaller?" I joke "You wish" he almost seemed proud

"I don't really know how fast you were going cause I was pacing the car in front of me. He was doing 80 when you blew by us"

"That car is going to be a potent deterrent to speeding" I said

"Tell your friends and slow down!"

"YOU BET!"