When I was first married (in the 70s), these 2 motorcycle cops who were also brothers used to take turns pulling me over fairly regularly for stupid things and just give me warnings. I drove our gold colored 66 pickup. My husband also worked for that city and was working on one of the mowers in the mechanic shop one day when they were waiting for their bikes to be serviced. He heard them discussing "the hot babe in the ancient gold color pickup." Turns out they were trying to get a date and were trying to manufacture a reason to ask. A few days later he saw one of them coming up behind the truck as he was driving home after dropping me at my job. I'd left my big sun hat on the seat. He put it on, tipped it to hide his bearded face and slipped the clutch to imitate my driving. Cop pulls up beside him, hubby turns his bearded face toward the cop, pulls the cigar from his mouth, smiles and blows the cop a kiss. I never got bothered by them again.
When I was young and stupid a cop spun around to chase me down. I was waiting on the side of the road, he ask why I stopped. "Knew you were after me." He ask how fast I was going... Don't know, from wheel wasn't on the ground. (Fast bike) he said over 85... about right. He wrote me 60 in a 55, and told me not to fight it. :)
I was passing through a small town at 2:00 in the morning and got pulled over. I knew I wasn't speeding and I knew all my lights worked. So when I was asked "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I answered with "Because you were bored and wanted someone to talk with. So what do you want to talk about?" we shot the breeze for about 5 minutes then I said "Well, I'm tired I want to go home so you have a great night." His reply was "You have a good night, too." 😆😂
Your example of getting a 'running a red light' ticket for something the officer simply could not have been witness to is a perfect reason that everyone that owns a vehicle should have a dash camera.
I was 59 when this happened a couple of years ago: I ride an extremely fast motorcycle and I'd just gotten it back after having the carburators rebuilt so needed to test it. I drove out to a six mile long straight road that might see 10 cars a day to test it. I was doing OVER 165 (you lay flat on the bike with you legs streched out behind you, behind the tiny windscreen because the wind pressure if you were sitting upright would be trying to tear you off the bike / pull you backwards so hard you have trouble gripping the handle bar) when I see a car in the distance so I let off the throttle and start coasting down. About the time I was around 125 and had raised upright the car was close enough to see it had lights on top... So I started braking and as soon as I could pulled over and got off the bike and walked back a few feet and was getting my driver's license and my insurance slip out of my wallet. I could see the County Sheriff vehicle turning around about half a mile down the road and it pulled up behind me and a female officer stepped out. As she walked towards me she said "Do you know why I............." Long pause "Why did you stop?" I told her the story, true, that I'd just gotten the bike running after months and I'd come to this isolated area to test it. That when I saw 'her' I was speeding but as a normally law abiding citizen I take responsibility for my actions. So here was my ID and insurance. She was like a fish out of water and after about a minute of silence she said "Wait here", and went back to run my info which came back clean. She told me she appreciated me stopping and my attitude but she was going to write me a ticket, which she handed to me. She said I clocked you going over 150, please slow down, we have lots of single vehicle fatal accidents on the rural roads. And she left. I looked at the ticket and she'd written it for going 75 in a 65. Cool lady and not with an authoritarian mindset like so many officers nowadays.
Cop pulls a man over and asks for the usual info. The man replies "Well sir, I don't have a license I lost it after my 3rd DUI. In fact this isn't my car but I think I saw the registration in the glove box when I put my gun in there." The cop replies "you have no license and a gun in the glove box?" "Yes sir."he states politely " I always put my gun in the glove box after I put the car owner's body in the trunk." The cop is silent for moment and says "You stole this car and have a gun in the glove box and a body in the trunk? You stay right there and don't make a move!" as he begins to retreat with his hand on his weapon and calling for backup. 10 Minutes later the guy is still sitting in his car and the entire block is cordoned off. helicopters are flying overhead and SWAT has him entirely surrounded. Cautiously, the police sergeant approaches the man and asks for any ID. "Sure no problem" replies the man handing him all the proper registration for the car and his DL. "Open the trunk" the sergeant orders and the man complies. The trunk is empty. " I don't understand . . . . " the sergeant says. "The reporting officer said you had stolen the car, murdered the owner and were armed." "Oh wow." the man replied " What a jerk ! I can't believe He'd do that! Probably said I was speeding too!"
Ron White on DWI I had one DWI, which was a bogus charge, because it turns out they were stopping every vehicle driving down that particular sidewalk. That’s profiling. And profiling is wrong.
Supreme Court says a citizen should never talk to police and I agree with them..What I really want to know Steve is...Did you fight that red light ticket? Did you win?
If you just have to say something when pulled over here is what you should say. "Well, hopefully, I am wrong, but my ex-wife ran off with an officer and I am thinking it was you and you want me to take her back"?
Steve...I watched your Video on Traffic Tickets when it came out with much enthusiasm. On Aug. 13th I was between Idaho Falls and West Yellowstone at about Midnight. It is a small two lane road and at that time of night probably the only soul traveling within 40 miles or more. I came upon a 45mph Speed Limit and slowed from 60mph to 45mph at the Sign. The only thing in that area was a Gas Station on the left. After passing the Gas Station I went a little way and did not see any further Signs ahead in the long dark desolate road ahead and began accelerating up to the 60mph posted earlier. Suddenly in the empty of the night were beautiful lights behind me. I remembered your advice and pulled over in a Safe Place, Turned Off the Engine and Rolled the Window Down Fully. Just as the Officer approached I turned toward him and said "Officer, for your Protection I am going to Place Both my Hands on the Steering Wheel" to which he replied "Thank You". He then asked me if i knew why i was being stopped. I replied I had no idea why i had been pulled over. He said the reason he stopped me was because he had me in a 45mph zone with both his Front and Rear Radar indicating 59mph in a 45mph zone. I respectfully said that I deliberately slowed to 45mph at the sign and only resumed 60mph after passing the Gas Station. We bantered back & forth a bit always being Respectful. He then asked for the Vehicle Registration and Proof of Insurance. I then told the Officer I was going to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand to retrieve the requested items from the Glove Box to which he replied "Go Ahead". I gave him the Paper Work at which point he then asked for my Drivers License. I asked for Permission to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand in order to retrieve it from my shirt pocket. He said "Go Ahead". He then said "Wait Here for a Minute" and walked to his Patrol Car. After a minuet or two he came back and said he was "Letting me Off with a Warning". Handed me back my items and said to watch the 45mph Speed Limits ahead. About an hour and a half later I was in the Rear Parking Lot of the Yellowstone Lodge in Yellowstone Park when again I se in the empty of the night were beautiful lights behind me! Again I remembered your advice and pulled over in a Safe Place, Turned Off the Engine and Rolled the Window Down Fully. Just as the Officer approached I turned toward her and said "Officer, for your Protection I am going to Place Both my Hands on the Steering Wheel" to which she replied "Thank You". She then asked me if I knew why I was being stopped. I replied I had no idea why I had been pulled over. She said the reason she stopped me was I failed to use my Turn Signal when turning into the Parking Lot. I never expected that one! Honestly, I don't know if I did or not. She then asked for the Vehicle Registration and Proof of Insurance. I then told the Officer I was going to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand to retrieve the requested items from the Glove Box to which she replied "Go Ahead". I gave her the Paper Work at which point she then asked for my Drivers License. I asked for Permission to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand in order to retrieve it from my shirt pocket. She said "Go Ahead". She then said "Wait Here for a Minute" and walked to her Patrol Car. After a long wait she came back and said she was "Letting me Off with a Warning". Handed me back my items and said to "Signal when Turning". Draw your own Conclusions folks... but I am Convinced the Procedures Outlined in Steve's Video on How to get Out of a Traffic Ticket got me out of Two Tickets in One Night!!! Thank You Mr Steve Lehto :)
I completly agree I most have grotten out of more than 50 tickets that I was due only bc I was polite and on occassion when I admitted Any wrong doing appeared remorseful. A promise to be more careful nearly always work to your benefit. 😁
Let me get this straight: It's legal for the cops to lie and play mind games with you, but not legal and not OK to play mind games with them. That makes sense.
My friend got stopped and the cop asked the obvious question. My friend said "I was selling tickets to the policeman's ball". Cop replied "policemen don't have balls, only the fire department". At that nano-second my friend AND the cop realized what had verbally transpired and he said "good one!" And let go on her merry way. She said she had no idea of what she had said but it just came out of her mouth. Yep, she was the first one that said this, oh, about 20 years ago.
Absolutely true: I got pulled over in Oregon and I was doing about 12 mph over the limit and apologized for speeding and he says, "Yeah, I did notice that but that's not why I pulled you over."
My flippant answer is generally 'I buttered my toast on the wrong side?'. But that answer stays inside my head except for youtube comments and comedy nights.
In 1971 I bought a new Dodge Challenger. I am crusing down the road when I see Metro Nashville Police going the other way. Watching him in my rear view mirror I see him do a wild bat turn and turn on his lights. As we are the only only ones on the road I pull over and pull out my license. I have no idea what is going on. The zofficer walks us and says "what are you drinking Mr Baron?" I replied " I'm not, I'm chewing tobbaco" as I spit in the Frisca can. He throws my license at me and runs to his car. I watch him get to the front of his car and pukes his guts out as I drive off. 49 years and I am still laughing.
In 1981 as I was being transferred from Great Lakes naval base to Pensacola I was traveling through Nashville in my souped up 63 beetle at a higher than normal speed. I caught the eye of a state trooper who came through the median and pulled me over. When he asked if I knew why he stopped me I said I did not. He informed me it was because my car did not have bumpers. In disbelief I looked at him and told him the car was registered in Iowa and bumpers were not a requirement. He told me he was going to impound my car until I put bumpers on, at which time I showed him my transfer orders and asked him if he want to be responsible for making me UA (unauthorized absence). The stun and confused look in his eyes was priceless. He handed back my orders and license and told me to get bumpers when I got to my destination. I installed the most beautiful set of T bars I could find. Never tell the police why you think they stopped you.
In the police academy they taught us, that when you asked them why they were pulled over and they admit to something, that is another charge if you were pulling them over for something else.
Yes, you pulled me over to raise some more spending money for the politicians who voted down your raise and cut your benefits after voting a raise in for themselves.
You may "know" it is due to the 4 miles over the speed limit that the cop couldn't care less about, until he tells you your brake lights are out or he spots fluid leaking from your car. Knowing and thinking you know are two different things. It's a stupid question anyway and when I was a police officer, I never asked it. By the way, what happened on the ticket for running the red light?
Many, MANY years ago (when cars were pulled by horses), I was pulled over for doing 58 in a 45 zone. I tried responding with "Yes, but when I saw your lights, I looked at my speedometer and it showed I was only doing 51." This was suggested by many people over the years - if you're going to get a ticket, try to talk down the speed a little. The cop's response: "Well, my radar says you were doing 58, so that's what I'm going to cite you for." In the end, it didn't matter since it was ultimately dismissed; however, it should be a lesson to us all that much of the traffic folk wisdom is WRONG. On the subject you were speaking of, maybe this will help: COP: Do you know why I pulled you over? ME: Well, about a year ago my wife ran off with a cop, and I thought were trying to catch up so you could give her back.
As the old saying goes, Anything you say, can and will be used against you. I drive a truck and have to deal with DOT state and federal levals, state police, county and local authorities, with over 38 years of driving, you keep your mouth shut, it only takes a small infraction to put you on 1 years probation with your license to having your license suspended and not be able to drive a commercial vehicle any more
Exactly! "Will be used Against you"!!! My buddy ended up hand cuffed a couple weeks ago because he was answering the troopers questions and the trooper didn't believe him. Thats it , that's all it takes... He did nothing wrong, the trooper searched his pickup without asking, and then let him go. All this happened because he talked... Don't talk to cops....
I live out in the country in South Texas. About 35 years ago.. I got pulled over one afternoon. Looked at the officers car and he was 5+ miles outside the small town it belonged to (which I had not driven anywhere near). Officer : "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Me : "Cause your lost.. and you're hoping I can tell you how to get back to your jurisdiction." Officer : "You were doing 47" ( it's a 45 zone). Me: "You want to write me a ticket you can follow me to the County Sheriffs office & write it in their parking lot". Put my foot on the gas and left him standing there. He jumped back in his car and followed me about halfway to the Sheriffs Office before turning off his lights and siren, making a u-turn and driving back toward his town. I went on to the Sheriffs office. The Sheriff at the time, who I knew casually.. laughed his ass off when he heard what I'd told the guy. Turned out this small town had been illegally revenue generating out in the county for a while, they stopped soon after that.
So, I once was pulled over and asked the obvious, "do you know why I pulled you over?" (I was speeding, slightly, but I knew I was). I answered short, "no?", in a way that made him have to explain. He asked, "do you know what speed you were doing?". I answered, "no idea, I was busy looking at the traffic in front of me". He went INSANE! He took off his hat, threw it ANGRILY on the ground, started yelling at me, "are you f*ing crazy?! you stupid idiot!". He lost it... The thing is, my answer, he couldn't use it in court as something damning. A judge would take, "looking at the traffic in front of me", as something positive.
Thats not really as clever as you think from a logical point of view. While it is a good thing arguably that you are paying attention to the in front of you, as an operator of a motor vehicle, you are responsible for paying attention to the traffic all around you as well as being cognizant of your speed, that may be of lower priority than paying attention to the traffic, but it is still there. Admitting that you had no idea how fast you were going is admitting that you are not doing all the things a driver is supposed to do.
Officer," Do you know why I pulled you over?" Me(graduate of Lehtoslaw): "No sir, but I bet you had a good reason otherwise you would be breaking the law!"
@@frotoe9289 because higher GPA = politeness? lol, I put sir in the answer. And your graduation is questionable at all if you don't recognize a bit of fun.
When I was 18, I had a 1985 Trans Am. I drove that thing like a mad man pretty much always. I was pulled over by the same Indiana state trooper 3 times in one year. The first time, his car was on fire when he pulled up behind me. He was able to rescue his ticket book, and I still got a ticket while I watched his car burn up in my rear view mirror. The last time, I assumed that I was going to jail. I was driving the on ramp for I-70 in Indy, and I was flying when he lit me up. He asked if I had any idea how fast I was going, I told him that I couldn't know because my speedometer only went up to 85mph. Which was true. He let me go completely free. Not even a written warning. Thanks detective S. Bond!
Answer: "Because there's a shortfall in your municipal coffers, that may require downsizing of your dept, and you're concerned that you may be low man on the totem poll".
My friend gets pulled over cop walked up to the car said the reason I pulled you over is because i wanted to look at your car As my friend couldn’t believe it he began to talk to the cop then the cop asked if he been drinking Not admitting to it he was arrested charged with dui 2 court cases a appeal dui school every thing else the cop finally agreed the only reason he pulled him over was to look at his car The charge was dropped for no probable cause to pull him over He doesnt drink any more
Once when I was a kid I got pulled over right after rolling through a stop sign. The cop asked me the question and I said that I didn't stop completely back there. He said "No, I pulled you over because you aren't wearing your seatbelt". Then he game me a warning and let me go. Guess it was my lucky day.
My town, the "correct" answer, far too often, is "because you saw my car parked outside of the bar I work at and you're hoping to get away with a cheap-and-easy DUI to fill your quota"
Cop: "Do you have any contraband, guns, knives, hand-grenades in the car?" Me: "Whatchu need?" Cop: "What are you rebelling against?" Me: "Whaddayou got? Me: *gets tazed*
WOW.....you are absolutely right. I have been stopped 3 times in my 58 yrs of driving. I have always said "NO" when the police officer asks me that question. I keep my hands at 10 and 2 and NEVER move once I am stopped. In 1997 I had my DH in the passenger seat. He suffered from uncontrolled Epileptic Seizures that even with medication were HARD to control. (he died from an ER Drs neglect) I decided that after the 2nd seizure I would take him to the neurologist he sees in Ann Arbor, MI. (We were going to a city very close to Ann Arbor, for a lunch date with another couple we had been friends with since my DH's 3 yr stint in the US Army. I had driven about 5 miles and DH had a Grand Mal seizure in the car. I did the cautionary things, and continued on driving, thinking possibly of calling his doctor but before I could dial the phone, he had another Grand Mal. So, I hurriedly completed the phone call to the doctor who told me to take him to the nearest ER. So, I agreed, and decided to drive thru the sleepy little town of Grass Lake MI. Now the MPH speed limit is 25 mph. I was trying to hurry for fear that he would seize again. I was going 5 miles over the speed limit and suddenly this County Sheriff pulls me over. (due to the fact this is a one-horse town I was driving through, my speeding was probably the highlight of his entire DAY.) When he came up to the car, I recognized him, our daughters played softball together. He asked me "Do you know why I stopped you." ( ALL the while he could see DH twitching & moving around in the passenger seat. I answered "No, (I'll call him Boob) I don't Boob? He then asked for the proper paper work, Driver's license, Proof Of Insurance, and registration. HE NEVER ONCE ASKED if I needed an ambulance, an escort, nothing. When he got the papers from me he said "YOU were speeding going 5 mph over the speed limit." To that I said, I'm sorry, but you obviously can see that DH is really having some MEDICAL issues and I need to get him to the nearest ER ASAP. Would you please let me go and give me the ticket later tomorrow when the kids play Softball?" WOW....that was the wrong thing to do or to say! Deputy "Boob" then took his ol" sweet time going back to the car, and writing a ticket. When he handed me the ticket, DH was still having a hard time. Never did he once ask me if I needed help, etc. He told me to not speed when I came back this way later. I didn't DARE say what I was thinking. ********************************************************************************* I took DH to the ER, and they admitted him for observation for 24 hours. Two days later when the schedule Softball game was being played, This Deputy's wife came and sat down right beside me. She knew (from our kids talking) that DH had been ill a couple of days prior, so she asked DH if he was feeling better and DH thanked her for asking however, when she turned to me she asked me some questions about the day, and I told her about her DH Deputy and his ridiculous manner stopping me. She laughed and said "I'm sorry. Believe it or not, he'd give his own mom a d*mn ticket. It's almost as if when he puts that d*mn uniform on, he's a completely different guy.!!" (Well, I didn't have to argue with her about that!!!!!!!!!!!! ) She went on to say that several years ago when they were first married she had been stopped by one of her DH's fellow Deputies. When the Deputy came up to the car and saw her, he told her he wasn't going to ticket her, and she said "Oh, sorry, you are going to write that ticket. If I go home and I don't have a ticket for speeding in hand, I am never going to hear the end of it. (He was on patrol and obviously heard that the Deputy was running her license.) The day after I go the ticket I called the Sheriff's Dept. and talked to this Deputy's immediate Supervisor...and trust me, he nastily told me that no matter what the circumstances were, I was in the wrong, blah, blah, blah. The Supervisor advised I pay the ticket bid me a good day, and promptly hung up the phone. The day we attended our daughter's softball game, my DH walked over to the Deputy and said. "You have no idea what my wife would have done if I had died during your ridiculous reason to stop her, never did you once ask if she needed an ambulance or some other type of assistance. I'm pretty positive that had I DIED.....she would have sued the sh*t out of the Sheriff Dept and YOU." Believe it or not Deputy Boob retorted " She was in the WRONG. Speeding is against the law." GRRRRRRRRR........ ******************************************************************************************** Footnote of this story? This guy's wife, divorced him a few years later. Can you blame her? LOL! Getting back to the story Steve, you are right, you NEVER admit wrong doing....ever!
@@Snakefinger1000 I did, because it mirror's an elderly vet running his ailing friend (also a vet) to hospital as neither could afford an ambulance. The cop was eventually censured for his cavalier attitude to another's *urgent* medical needs. The clip is on here somewhere. Lives trump minor traffic infractions!
And cops wonder why people hate them. Their demented way of looking at everyone as if we are all criminals is one of the reasons they have such a high suicide rate.
I once got lost in the Pentagon parking lot (it's a maze for the non-locals, like I was at the time), I ended up near a bus terminal, saw a cop on the side of the road. I pulled up next to him to ask him how to get out of the area. Before I could ask this he said "do you know why I pulled you over?" I LITERALLY sought him out, and he still talked like that.
This happened about 20 years ago. I was speeding, probably about 80 in a 35, and had to slow down to get through traffic. Few seconds later I saw lights flashing. Pull over and I say the “I don’t know”. Cop says “you passed someone on the right”, and after checking to make sure all my paperwork was good, he said I could go. No ticket. He never saw me speeding, just passing people trying to get through traffic.
I got pulled over at night in a college town, obviously being a college student by a New York State Trooper, who asked "Don't you have any lights in New Jersey?" I replied "I am sorry, I did not know one of my taillights was out". This sent him into a fury as he stated I was not talking about taillights, but that I had run a red light and almost caused him to have an accident, neither of which was true. However, I got a ticket anyway and got yelled at and threatened the entire time. However, if I had replied "Yes we have lights in New Jersey", that would seem to be more of a smart ass answer. I think I was just screwed anyway.
I spent 20 years as a small town cop in Ohio. When I went through the academy in the early 90s, I was not NOT to ask if they knew why I pulled them over. I was taught to introduce myself and then INFORM the driver of why I pulled them over.
This would be correct. After 52 years and being pulled over less than half a dozen times in 36 years of driving, I've been asked "do you know the reason I pulled you over?" EACH time. While YOUR training was correct, please understand the VAST majority of police are not doing it this way. You were fortunate.
The reason the answer is NO is that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. The fish expedition starts as soon as the cop gets to your window.
I actually had this happen to me recently. my response was that I did not wish to answer. cop said so you don't know. I kept my mouth shut until he said something else. apparently, I did something to make the cop think I was drunk (I wasn't). anyways, a quick Breathalyzer later, I was back on the road without any tickets or anything.
Thanks for your time There's a moment in my life when a officer pulled me over. He was streaming mad. He asked me "you think that this is funny don't you?" I answered "no I don't" it was hard not to be a wise guy at that point. But it is funny when they are very mad. Thanks again
Most people don’t even know their rights these days. Or they’ve been so indoctrinated into trusting the police that they just do what they’re told like good little sheeple.
I so agree with your suggested reply, but one time a few years ago it worked for me to guess yes. I had a couple of different friends tell me my tail light was out. When I would check it, it worked. One morning as I was headed through a small town near my home, I saw the lights go on behind me after I pulled away from the stop sign. When the officer can to the window and before he said anything, I blerted out, "Is my dang tail light out!". He laughed and said, "Yes, ma'am, it is". I told him my exasperation at not being able to catch it not working. He told me it was my right brake light and sent me on my way without even a written warning. Got it fixed later that day.
When I was first married (in the 70s), these 2 motorcycle cops who were also brothers used to take turns pulling me over fairly regularly for stupid things and just give me warnings. I drove our gold colored 66 pickup.
My husband also worked for that city and was working on one of the mowers in the mechanic shop one day when they were waiting for their bikes to be serviced. He heard them discussing "the hot babe in the ancient gold color pickup." Turns out they were trying to get a date and were trying to manufacture a reason to ask.
A few days later he saw one of them coming up behind the truck as he was driving home after dropping me at my job. I'd left my big sun hat on the seat. He put it on, tipped it to hide his bearded face and slipped the clutch to imitate my driving.
Cop pulls up beside him, hubby turns his bearded face toward the cop, pulls the cigar from his mouth, smiles and blows the cop a kiss.
I never got bothered by them again.
Cool story bro
Thats awesome !
Yes, I know why you pulled me over. You pulled me over to give me a safe driver award, right?
When I was young and stupid a cop spun around to chase me down. I was waiting on the side of the road, he ask why I stopped. "Knew you were after me." He ask how fast I was going... Don't know, from wheel wasn't on the ground. (Fast bike) he said over 85... about right. He wrote me 60 in a 55, and told me not to fight it. :)
🤣😆😂 Lmao love it!
Cop: "Do you know why you pulled me over?"
Me: "Why you askin me? Did you forget?"
Here's your ticket. HA!
I was passing through a small town at 2:00 in the morning and got pulled over. I knew I wasn't speeding and I knew all my lights worked. So when I was asked "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I answered with "Because you were bored and wanted someone to talk with. So what do you want to talk about?"
we shot the breeze for about 5 minutes then I said "Well, I'm tired I want to go home so you have a great night." His reply was "You have a good night, too."
😆😂
Your example of getting a 'running a red light' ticket for something the officer simply could not have been witness to is a perfect reason that everyone that owns a vehicle should have a dash camera.
I was 59 when this happened a couple of years ago:
I ride an extremely fast motorcycle and I'd just gotten it back after having the carburators rebuilt so needed to test it.
I drove out to a six mile long straight road that might see 10 cars a day to test it.
I was doing OVER 165 (you lay flat on the bike with you legs streched out behind you, behind the tiny windscreen because the wind pressure if you were sitting upright would be trying to tear you off the bike / pull you backwards so hard you have trouble gripping the handle bar) when I see a car in the distance so I let off the throttle and start coasting down. About the time I was around 125 and had raised upright the car was close enough to see it had lights on top...
So I started braking and as soon as I could pulled over and got off the bike and walked back a few feet and was getting my driver's license and my insurance slip out of my wallet.
I could see the County Sheriff vehicle turning around about half a mile down the road and it pulled up behind me and a female officer stepped out.
As she walked towards me she said "Do you know why I............."
Long pause
"Why did you stop?"
I told her the story, true, that I'd just gotten the bike running after months and I'd come to this isolated area to test it. That when I saw 'her' I was speeding but as a normally law abiding citizen I take responsibility for my actions. So here was my ID and insurance.
She was like a fish out of water and after about a minute of silence she said "Wait here", and went back to run my info which came back clean.
She told me she appreciated me stopping and my attitude but she was going to write me a ticket, which she handed to me. She said I clocked you going over 150, please slow down, we have lots of single vehicle fatal accidents on the rural roads.
And she left.
I looked at the ticket and she'd written it for going 75 in a 65. Cool lady and not with an authoritarian mindset like so many officers nowadays.
Cop pulls a man over and asks for the usual info. The man replies "Well sir, I don't have a license I lost it after my 3rd DUI. In fact this isn't my car but I think I saw the registration in the glove box when I put my gun in there." The cop replies "you have no license and a gun in the glove box?" "Yes sir."he states politely " I always put my gun in the glove box after I put the car owner's body in the trunk." The cop is silent for moment and says "You stole this car and have a gun in the glove box and a body in the trunk? You stay right there and don't make a move!" as he begins to retreat with his hand on his weapon and calling for backup.
10 Minutes later the guy is still sitting in his car and the entire block is cordoned off. helicopters are flying overhead and SWAT has him entirely surrounded. Cautiously, the police sergeant approaches the man and asks for any ID. "Sure no problem" replies the man handing him all the proper registration for the car and his DL. "Open the trunk" the sergeant orders and the man complies. The trunk is empty. " I don't understand . . . . " the sergeant says. "The reporting officer said you had stolen the car, murdered the owner and were armed."
"Oh wow." the man replied " What a jerk ! I can't believe He'd do that! Probably said I was speeding too!"
*THE QUESTION ACTUALLY MEANS: DO YOU WANT TO ADMIT GUILT?*
Human beings cannot read each other's minds? OMG, someone tell my wife!
Ron White on DWI
I had one DWI, which was a bogus charge, because it turns out they were stopping every vehicle driving down that particular sidewalk. That’s profiling. And profiling is wrong.
“Do you know why I pulled you over?” Me: “You thought I was black?”
he is not asking if you know what he is thinking.. he is asking what you are willing to incriminate yourself for
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"You forgot ALREADY???"
Silly lawyer asks .... is it possible? ...... my answer, “well, since you passed the bar, I guess anything is possible.”
Steve: "Mind readers do not exist."
Me: "I knew he was going to say that."
Supreme Court says a citizen should never talk to police and I agree with them..What I really want to know Steve is...Did you fight that red light ticket? Did you win?
If you just have to say something when pulled over here is what you should say. "Well, hopefully, I am wrong, but my ex-wife ran off with an officer and I am thinking it was you and you want me to take her back"?
I always know why a police officer pulled me over...he saw me before I saw him/her
Turns out “because it’s too hard to solve a real crime” is not a good answer to use.
Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: Because I was following the driving laws so well that it looked suspicious?
Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: Quota time?
Cop: Sir, step out of the vehicle.
Me: Damn....
Officer: do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: well if you don't know I'm not going to tell you.
Steve...I watched your Video on Traffic Tickets when it came out with much enthusiasm. On Aug. 13th I was between Idaho Falls and West Yellowstone at about Midnight. It is a small two lane road and at that time of night probably the only soul traveling within 40 miles or more. I came upon a 45mph Speed Limit and slowed from 60mph to 45mph at the Sign. The only thing in that area was a Gas Station on the left. After passing the Gas Station I went a little way and did not see any further Signs ahead in the long dark desolate road ahead and began accelerating up to the 60mph posted earlier. Suddenly in the empty of the night were beautiful lights behind me. I remembered your advice and pulled over in a Safe Place, Turned Off the Engine and Rolled the Window Down Fully. Just as the Officer approached I turned toward him and said "Officer, for your Protection I am going to Place Both my Hands on the Steering Wheel" to which he replied "Thank You". He then asked me if i knew why i was being stopped. I replied I had no idea why i had been pulled over. He said the reason he stopped me was because he had me in a 45mph zone with both his Front and Rear Radar indicating 59mph in a 45mph zone. I respectfully said that I deliberately slowed to 45mph at the sign and only resumed 60mph after passing the Gas Station. We bantered back & forth a bit always being Respectful. He then asked for the Vehicle Registration and Proof of Insurance. I then told the Officer I was going to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand to retrieve the requested items from the Glove Box to which he replied "Go Ahead". I gave him the Paper Work at which point he then asked for my Drivers License. I asked for Permission to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand in order to retrieve it from my shirt pocket. He said "Go Ahead". He then said "Wait Here for a Minute" and walked to his Patrol Car. After a minuet or two he came back and said he was "Letting me Off with a Warning". Handed me back my items and said to watch the 45mph Speed Limits ahead.
About an hour and a half later I was in the Rear Parking Lot of the Yellowstone Lodge in Yellowstone Park when again I se in the empty of the night were beautiful lights behind me! Again I remembered your advice and pulled over in a Safe Place, Turned Off the Engine and Rolled the Window Down Fully. Just as the Officer approached I turned toward her and said "Officer, for your Protection I am going to Place Both my Hands on the Steering Wheel" to which she replied "Thank You". She then asked me if I knew why I was being stopped. I replied I had no idea why I had been pulled over. She said the reason she stopped me was I failed to use my Turn Signal when turning into the Parking Lot. I never expected that one! Honestly, I don't know if I did or not. She then asked for the Vehicle Registration and Proof of Insurance. I then told the Officer I was going to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand to retrieve the requested items from the Glove Box to which she replied "Go Ahead". I gave her the Paper Work at which point she then asked for my Drivers License. I asked for Permission to let go of the Steering Wheel with my Right Hand in order to retrieve it from my shirt pocket. She said "Go Ahead". She then said "Wait Here for a Minute" and walked to her Patrol Car. After a long wait she came back and said she was "Letting me Off with a Warning". Handed me back my items and said to "Signal when Turning".
Draw your own Conclusions folks... but I am Convinced the Procedures Outlined in Steve's Video on How to get Out of a Traffic Ticket got me out of Two Tickets in One Night!!!
Thank You Mr Steve Lehto :)
I completly agree I most have grotten out of more than 50 tickets that I was due only bc I was polite and on occassion when I admitted Any wrong doing appeared remorseful. A promise to be more careful nearly always work to your benefit. 😁
Cars from the late '70s had a fun feature:
"Do you know how fast you were going?"
"Of course not. My speedometer pegs at only 85."
Best response is
No officer. I was hoping you knew that.
Cop at stop: Do you know why I pulled you over? You: If you can't remember, I 'm sure not going to tell you?
You probably pulled me over to see if I had any suspicious amounts of cash that you could confiscate under Civil Asset Forfeiture.
I think my answer would be “I would like to answer your questions, but I can’t answer any questions without a lawyer“
In the past I could read minds, but ever since I got married, I no longer have that ability.
Officer: do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: Sell me tickets to the policeman's ball?
Officer: We don't have balls.. uh.. have a good day.
Totally classic comeback
Let me get this straight: It's legal for the cops to lie and play mind games with you, but not legal and not OK to play mind games with them. That makes sense.
My friend got stopped and the cop asked the obvious question. My friend said "I was selling tickets to the policeman's ball". Cop replied "policemen don't have balls, only the fire department". At that nano-second my friend AND the cop realized what had verbally transpired and he said "good one!" And let go on her merry way. She said she had no idea of what she had said but it just came out of her mouth. Yep, she was the first one that said this, oh, about 20 years ago.
Officer Phrasing
The correct answer is "Yes" as you hold up a box of fresh donuts. "You could smell them." -Fluffy.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?" Translate that to, "I'm not sure what you did, would you like to confess?"
That's sort of what I expected Steve to say...
"Officer if i could read minds my chauffeur would be answering your questions."
Officer: " Do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: Because I let you!
Do you know why I pulled you over?
Yes, you are behind on your ticket quota.
Absolutely true:
I got pulled over in Oregon and I was doing about 12 mph over the limit and apologized for speeding and he says, "Yeah, I did notice that but that's not why I pulled you over."
So why do most cops ask you why they pulled you over? Likely the cop is fishing and had no reason to pull you over.
When I've been pulled over, I say as little as possible. I don't want the cop to remember me later when I go to court for the ticket.
My flippant answer is generally 'I buttered my toast on the wrong side?'. But that answer stays inside my head except for youtube comments and comedy nights.
cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
me: Your taking a break from catching hardened criminals.
Do you know why I pulled you over?..... to increase state revenue?
I mean you're not wrong but you don't want to be the one they remember so I wouldn't say that.
In 1971 I bought a new Dodge Challenger. I am crusing down the road when I see Metro Nashville Police going the other way. Watching him in my rear view mirror I see him do a wild bat turn and turn on his lights. As we are the only only ones on the road I pull over and pull out my license. I have no idea what is going on. The zofficer walks us and says "what are you drinking Mr Baron?" I replied " I'm not, I'm chewing tobbaco" as I spit in the Frisca can. He throws my license at me and runs to his car. I watch him get to the front of his car and pukes his guts out as I drive off. 49 years and I am still laughing.
In 1981 as I was being transferred from Great Lakes naval base to Pensacola I was traveling through Nashville in my souped up 63 beetle at a higher than normal speed. I caught the eye of a state trooper who came through the median and pulled me over.
When he asked if I knew why he stopped me I said I did not. He informed me it was because my car did not have bumpers.
In disbelief I looked at him and told him the car was registered in Iowa and bumpers were not a requirement.
He told me he was going to impound my car until I put bumpers on, at which time I showed him my transfer orders and asked him if he want to be responsible for making me UA (unauthorized absence). The stun and confused look in his eyes was priceless. He handed back my orders and license and told me to get bumpers when I got to my destination.
I installed the most beautiful set of T bars I could find.
Never tell the police why you think they stopped you.
I swear if I'm ever asked that I am going to reply "because you think I have donuts?"
I’m the father of a police officer and I believe your advice on how to act when pulled over is spot on. Thank you.
I've yet to hear him give bad advise. It could happen tho so I will continue to watch his videos just in case.
Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Sergeant Schultz: I know nothink. Nothink.
In the police academy they taught us, that when you asked them why they were pulled over and they admit to something, that is another charge if you were pulling them over for something else.
The correct answer is always no.
Officer: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Driver: Because it's late in the month and you're behind on your quota?
I tried that late one February. It was not well received.
Yes, you pulled me over to raise some more spending money for the politicians who voted down your raise and cut your benefits after voting a raise in for themselves.
Wow! You don't know why you pulled me over?
You may "know" it is due to the 4 miles over the speed limit that the cop couldn't care less about, until he tells you your brake lights are out or he spots fluid leaking from your car. Knowing and thinking you know are two different things. It's a stupid question anyway and when I was a police officer, I never asked it.
By the way, what happened on the ticket for running the red light?
Officer: Do you know why i pulled you over?
Me: to sell me a ticket to the policemen's ball?
Officer: Sir, Policemen don't have balls.
COP: Do you know why I pulled you over.
ME: No...and since neither of us knows why you pulled me over, may I continue on my way?
The answer should always be " kidnapping the Lindbergh baby ?? " unless you are old enough to have actually done it.
Many, MANY years ago (when cars were pulled by horses), I was pulled over for doing 58 in a 45 zone. I tried responding with "Yes, but when I saw your lights, I looked at my speedometer and it showed I was only doing 51." This was suggested by many people over the years - if you're going to get a ticket, try to talk down the speed a little.
The cop's response: "Well, my radar says you were doing 58, so that's what I'm going to cite you for."
In the end, it didn't matter since it was ultimately dismissed; however, it should be a lesson to us all that much of the traffic folk wisdom is WRONG.
On the subject you were speaking of, maybe this will help:
COP: Do you know why I pulled you over?
ME: Well, about a year ago my wife ran off with a cop, and I thought were trying to catch up so you could give her back.
Sweet :0
As the old saying goes, Anything you say, can and will be used against you. I drive a truck and have to deal with DOT state and federal levals, state police, county and local authorities, with over 38 years of driving, you keep your mouth shut, it only takes a small infraction to put you on 1 years probation with your license to having your license suspended and not be able to drive a commercial vehicle any more
Exactly! "Will be used Against you"!!! My buddy ended up hand cuffed a couple weeks ago because he was answering the troopers questions and the trooper didn't believe him. Thats it , that's all it takes... He did nothing wrong, the trooper searched his pickup without asking, and then let him go. All this happened because he talked... Don't talk to cops....
I live out in the country in South Texas. About 35 years ago..
I got pulled over one afternoon. Looked at the officers car and he was 5+ miles outside the small town it belonged to (which I had not driven anywhere near).
Officer : "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Me : "Cause your lost.. and you're hoping I can tell you how to get back to your jurisdiction."
Officer : "You were doing 47" ( it's a 45 zone).
Me: "You want to write me a ticket you can follow me to the County Sheriffs office & write it in their parking lot".
Put my foot on the gas and left him standing there. He jumped back in his car and followed me about halfway to the Sheriffs Office before turning off his lights and siren, making a u-turn and driving back toward his town. I went on to the Sheriffs office.
The Sheriff at the time, who I knew casually.. laughed his ass off when he heard what I'd told the guy.
Turned out this small town had been illegally revenue generating out in the county for a while, they stopped soon after that.
So, I once was pulled over and asked the obvious, "do you know why I pulled you over?" (I was speeding, slightly, but I knew I was). I answered short, "no?", in a way that made him have to explain. He asked, "do you know what speed you were doing?". I answered, "no idea, I was busy looking at the traffic in front of me". He went INSANE! He took off his hat, threw it ANGRILY on the ground, started yelling at me, "are you f*ing crazy?! you stupid idiot!". He lost it...
The thing is, my answer, he couldn't use it in court as something damning. A judge would take, "looking at the traffic in front of me", as something positive.
Thats not really as clever as you think from a logical point of view. While it is a good thing arguably that you are paying attention to the in front of you, as an operator of a motor vehicle, you are responsible for paying attention to the traffic all around you as well as being cognizant of your speed, that may be of lower priority than paying attention to the traffic, but it is still there.
Admitting that you had no idea how fast you were going is admitting that you are not doing all the things a driver is supposed to do.
Officer," Do you know why I pulled you over?" Me(graduate of Lehtoslaw): "No sir, but I bet you had a good reason otherwise you would be breaking the law!"
You musta graduated with a 2.1 GPA. You missed the part where Steve says "be polite".
@@frotoe9289 because higher GPA = politeness? lol, I put sir in the answer. And your graduation is questionable at all if you don't recognize a bit of fun.
@@mr.h5436 :) Works both ways. There was an implied smilie on my reply to you. I thought it was obvious. Intended as simple good fun.
@@frotoe9289 Whoops! Then it's my bad? Sry, :)
I can't imagine driving without a dash cam any more...
Asked a fella from Russia why so many folks in Russia have dash cams... replied, so we know who pays for the funeral expenses...
That’s like the wife asking: do you know why I’m mad? Jeff Foxworthy said, never admit to what they don’t know!
Yes officer I was speeding but I have a valid excuse . . . My wife is going to become pregnant and I need to be there when it happens.
justcubbin, and here is a nice ticket towards your wife's hospital bill
Legal Common Sense is not that common. Good to hear and learn.
I wish more lawyers were like Steve, free advice for the poor!
When I was 18, I had a 1985 Trans Am. I drove that thing like a mad man pretty much always. I was pulled over by the same Indiana state trooper 3 times in one year. The first time, his car was on fire when he pulled up behind me. He was able to rescue his ticket book, and I still got a ticket while I watched his car burn up in my rear view mirror. The last time, I assumed that I was going to jail. I was driving the on ramp for I-70 in Indy, and I was flying when he lit me up. He asked if I had any idea how fast I was going, I told him that I couldn't know because my speedometer only went up to 85mph. Which was true. He let me go completely free. Not even a written warning. Thanks detective S. Bond!
Answer: "Because there's a shortfall in your municipal coffers, that may require downsizing of your dept, and you're concerned that you may be low man on the totem poll".
We have a winner !
My friend gets pulled over cop walked up to the car said the reason I pulled you over is because i wanted to look at your car
As my friend couldn’t believe it he began to talk to the cop then the cop asked if he been drinking
Not admitting to it he was arrested charged with dui
2 court cases a appeal dui school every thing else the cop finally agreed the only reason he pulled him over was to look at his car
The charge was dropped for no probable cause to pull him over
He doesnt drink any more
All's well that ends well?
The entertainment value on this video is priceless. Thanks for the lols
Around here the follow up question they ask is, "do you know how long I was behind you?" My answer is ," I pulled over as soon as I saw your lights."
When a cop asks me "do you know why I pulled you over"? I always say: "cause i'm white"?
Once when I was a kid I got pulled over right after rolling through a stop sign. The cop asked me the question and I said that I didn't stop completely back there. He said "No, I pulled you over because you aren't wearing your seatbelt". Then he game me a warning and let me go. Guess it was my lucky day.
Never, EVER confess like this when you are pulled over & asked this question because you are doing the officer's job for them.
damnit i need closure on the red light ticket anecdote!
(COP) _"Do you know why I pulled you over?"_
Sure! I brought donuts home last night, and you smelled them when I drove past you.
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@@TheLoiteringKid:
Great comment!
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My town, the "correct" answer, far too often, is "because you saw my car parked outside of the bar I work at and you're hoping to get away with a cheap-and-easy DUI to fill your quota"
I used to work first shit. 4am to 12noon.... I was on the road at lush hr. And was pulled over all the time
Cop: "Do you have any contraband, guns, knives, hand-grenades in the car?"
Me: "Whatchu need?"
Cop: "What are you rebelling against?"
Me: "Whaddayou got?
Me: *gets tazed*
I just discovered your channel & love your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge & advice, please keep the videos coming!!
What happened about getting a ticket for "running a red light?" Did you challenge it?
Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: Objection! Calls for speculation.
Nice! Lol
I always just say, "because of the body in the trunk? And on a side note, how did you know?"
WOW.....you are absolutely right. I have been stopped 3 times in my 58 yrs of driving. I have always said "NO" when the police officer asks me that question. I keep my hands at 10 and 2 and NEVER move once I am stopped.
In 1997 I had my DH in the passenger seat. He suffered from uncontrolled Epileptic Seizures that even with medication were HARD to control. (he died from an ER Drs neglect)
I decided that after the 2nd seizure I would take him to the neurologist he sees in Ann Arbor, MI. (We were going to a city very close to Ann Arbor, for a lunch date with another couple we had been friends with since my DH's 3 yr stint in the US Army.
I had driven about 5 miles and DH had a Grand Mal seizure in the car. I did the cautionary things, and continued on driving, thinking possibly of calling his doctor but before I could dial the phone, he had another Grand Mal. So, I hurriedly completed the phone call to the doctor who told me to take him to the nearest ER. So, I agreed, and decided to drive thru the sleepy little town of Grass Lake MI. Now the MPH speed limit is 25 mph. I was trying to hurry for fear that he would seize again. I was going 5 miles over the speed limit and suddenly this County Sheriff pulls me over. (due to the fact this is a one-horse town I was driving through, my speeding was probably the highlight of his entire DAY.)
When he came up to the car, I recognized him, our daughters played softball together. He asked me "Do you know why I stopped you." ( ALL the while he could see DH twitching & moving around in the passenger seat.
I answered "No, (I'll call him Boob) I don't Boob?
He then asked for the proper paper work, Driver's license, Proof Of Insurance, and registration.
HE NEVER ONCE ASKED if I needed an ambulance, an escort, nothing.
When he got the papers from me he said "YOU were speeding going 5 mph over the speed limit."
To that I said, I'm sorry, but you obviously can see that DH is really having some MEDICAL issues and I need to get him to the nearest ER ASAP. Would you please let me go and give me the ticket later tomorrow when the kids play Softball?"
WOW....that was the wrong thing to do or to say!
Deputy "Boob" then took his ol" sweet time going back to the car, and writing a ticket.
When he handed me the ticket, DH was still having a hard time. Never did he once ask me if I needed help, etc. He told me to not speed when I came back this way later. I didn't DARE say what I was thinking.
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I took DH to the ER, and they admitted him for observation for 24 hours.
Two days later when the schedule Softball game was being played, This Deputy's wife came and sat down right beside me. She knew (from our kids talking) that DH had been ill a couple of days prior, so she asked DH if he was feeling better and DH thanked her for asking however, when she turned to me she asked me some questions about the day, and I told her about her DH Deputy and his ridiculous manner stopping me.
She laughed and said "I'm sorry. Believe it or not, he'd give his own mom a d*mn ticket. It's almost as if when he puts that d*mn uniform on, he's a completely different guy.!!"
(Well, I didn't have to argue with her about that!!!!!!!!!!!! )
She went on to say that several years ago when they were first married she had been stopped by one of her DH's fellow Deputies. When the Deputy came up to the car and saw her, he told her he wasn't going to ticket her, and she said "Oh, sorry, you are going to write that ticket. If I go home and I don't have a ticket for speeding in hand, I am never going to hear the end of it. (He was on patrol and obviously heard that the Deputy was running her license.)
The day after I go the ticket I called the Sheriff's Dept. and talked to this Deputy's immediate Supervisor...and trust me, he nastily told me that no matter what the circumstances were, I was in the wrong, blah, blah, blah. The Supervisor advised I pay the ticket bid me a good day, and promptly hung up the phone.
The day we attended our daughter's softball game, my DH walked over to the Deputy and said. "You have no idea what my wife would have done if I had died during your ridiculous reason to stop her, never did you once ask if she needed an ambulance or some other type of assistance. I'm pretty positive that had I DIED.....she would have sued the sh*t out of the Sheriff Dept and YOU."
Believe it or not Deputy Boob retorted " She was in the WRONG. Speeding is against the law."
GRRRRRRRRR........
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Footnote of this story? This guy's wife, divorced him a few years later. Can you blame her? LOL!
Getting back to the story Steve, you are right, you NEVER admit wrong doing....ever!
Do you think that anybody will read such a long comment ? I'm sure that it is interesting but most people won't.
@@Snakefinger1000 I did, because it mirror's an elderly vet running his ailing friend (also a vet) to hospital as neither could afford an ambulance. The cop was eventually censured for his cavalier attitude to another's *urgent* medical needs. The clip is on here somewhere. Lives trump minor traffic infractions!
@@Snakefinger1000 I read all of it and found it very interesting. I also found you to be a massive jerk.
And cops wonder why people hate them. Their demented way of looking at everyone as if we are all criminals is one of the reasons they have such a high suicide rate.
statutes are laws. look up the definition of a "statute"
I once got lost in the Pentagon parking lot (it's a maze for the non-locals, like I was at the time), I ended up near a bus terminal, saw a cop on the side of the road. I pulled up next to him to ask him how to get out of the area. Before I could ask this he said "do you know why I pulled you over?" I LITERALLY sought him out, and he still talked like that.
Steve, I have, I think one exception. My wife. She is definitely a mind reader.
My wife remembers everything I've ever said or done!
I've trained myself to say, "I don't answer irrelevant questions".
"Do you know why I pulled you over" would fit in that category.
Probably a little more finesse is called for than labeling the officer's question irrelevant.
This happened about 20 years ago. I was speeding, probably about 80 in a 35, and had to slow down to get through traffic. Few seconds later I saw lights flashing. Pull over and I say the “I don’t know”. Cop says “you passed someone on the right”, and after checking to make sure all my paperwork was good, he said I could go. No ticket. He never saw me speeding, just passing people trying to get through traffic.
Do you know why I pulled you over?
Well, if I just told the answer, you would never learn anything!
The officer asks: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Me: Pointing to the Krispy Cremes "You could smell the doughnuts ?"
"I was speeding" "No. you're wanted for murder." "So. I'm not going to get a ticket?"
I got pulled over at night in a college town, obviously being a college student by a New York State Trooper, who asked "Don't you have any lights in New Jersey?" I replied "I am sorry, I did not know one of my taillights was out". This sent him into a fury as he stated I was not talking about taillights, but that I had run a red light and almost caused him to have an accident, neither of which was true. However, I got a ticket anyway and got yelled at and threatened the entire time. However, if I had replied "Yes we have lights in New Jersey", that would seem to be more of a smart ass answer. I think I was just screwed anyway.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"You wanted to ask me out?" "Sorry, I'm married."
I spent 20 years as a small town cop in Ohio. When I went through the academy in the early 90s, I was not NOT to ask if they knew why I pulled them over. I was taught to introduce myself and then INFORM the driver of why I pulled them over.
This would be correct. After 52 years and being pulled over less than half a dozen times in 36 years of driving, I've been asked "do you know the reason I pulled you over?" EACH time.
While YOUR training was correct, please understand the VAST majority of police are not doing it this way.
You were fortunate.
I can appreciate that. Looks like you were well educated in the business of Police work 👍
The reason the answer is NO is that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. The fish expedition starts as soon as the cop gets to your window.
I actually had this happen to me recently. my response was that I did not wish to answer. cop said so you don't know. I kept my mouth shut until he said something else. apparently, I did something to make the cop think I was drunk (I wasn't). anyways, a quick Breathalyzer later, I was back on the road without any tickets or anything.
“ Do you know how fast you were going?” No officer, how fast was I going? ..That little peg stops the indicator.
Thanks for your time
There's a moment in my life when a officer pulled me over. He was streaming mad. He asked me "you think that this is funny don't you?" I answered "no I don't" it was hard not to be a wise guy at that point. But it is funny when they are very mad. Thanks again
Do people forget that you have a RIGHT to not incriminate yourself?!
Most people don’t even know their rights these days. Or they’ve been so indoctrinated into trusting the police that they just do what they’re told like good little sheeple.
Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Driver : You don't know why you pulled me over either ?
I so agree with your suggested reply, but one time a few years ago it worked for me to guess yes. I had a couple of different friends tell me my tail light was out. When I would check it, it worked. One morning as I was headed through a small town near my home, I saw the lights go on behind me after I pulled away from the stop sign. When the officer can to the window and before he said anything, I blerted out, "Is my dang tail light out!". He laughed and said, "Yes, ma'am, it is". I told him my exasperation at not being able to catch it not working. He told me it was my right brake light and sent me on my way without even a written warning. Got it fixed later that day.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?" "Yes, it was to commend me on my exemplary driving."