Has the law changed?

[Guest SouthernSaltine]

I do alot of helpful things when it comes to being pulled over to make the officer feel safe as he/she approaches my vehicle. I have been pulled over LOTS, let me tell you, And have only received 1 ticket, and it should probably be over a dozen tickets!

When I got my HCP i paid the extra $5 to get a extra copy to keep in my sun-visor. When pulled over, and asked license/registration, (or) do you know why I pulled you over, the first thing out of my mouth is "Yes (or) No officer, but I do want to inform you that I am a HCP holder, and I am carrying on my person (or) in my vehicle at this time" and Identify where, and hand him my HCP from my visor. He/she normally just takes it runs my License/permit number and returns to tell me to SLOW IT DOWN! or take it easy and bypass on the ticket.

There is more that i do in most cases like..

At night, I will turn on my overhead lights so the officer can see me clearly, also depends on the weather i will slightly roll down my back window(s)

Keep my hands on the wheel and not fidget and fumble around after i have stopped.

Remove my Glasses and/or hat so i can be Identified.

Etc,etc,,

Like i said i have been pulled over LOTS and only received 1 ticket and that was for Speeding Very Very fast! But have gotten out of speeding before by doing some of these things I feel helped.

If you have nothing to hide, just be calm and curtius, it will help! I'm sure the officers on here will agree.

[Oh Shoot]

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Like i said i have been pulled over LOTS...

I take the opposite approach ... been pulled over once in 15 years; registration out of date due to mixup in changing plates around, didn't send me a renewal - before HCP. No ticket anyway, of course.

- OS

Edited March 19, 2009 by OhShoot

[Punisher84]

I take the opposite approach ... been pulled over once in 15 years; registration out of date due to mixup in changing plates around, didn't send me a renewal - before HCP. No ticket anyway, of course.

- OS

Same boat. I've been pulled over only a couple times since I started driving at 15. I haven't been pulled over since I got my HCP which is about 3 years now I believe.

[Guest archerdr1]

yeah, I think that it always makes the officer feel better if he DIDN'T need to pull you over, then you wouldn't get pulled over and you would save all that time.

[Guest archerdr1]

oh, but I have been pulled over a couple of times in the last 5 years. Got a ticket on both of them. Paid one, went to court and got the speed reduced in the other. that was a good thing too... 70 in a 45mph C-Zone. Dropped it to 55 in a 45...no pts!

[Guest JayMc]

When I stopped to fill up this evening three deputies were at the gas station. I asked their opinion on the subject. They quickly said "no secrets, no problems". They were very nice, but all said that no LEO likes to be surprised when he/she runs your DL. One went so far as to say if somebody doesn't mention it immediately and he finds out after running the DL it makes for a tense situation.

I haven't been pulled over in a long time, but when it happens again I'll tell him about the HCP and whether or not I'm armed. I can't think of a reason not to.