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Another thread and Steelhead got me thinking.

When's the last time you were pulled over?

Last one I remember would have been 97 or so. I was flying down a back country HWY at 3 am with some friends. Speedo was somewhere between 85mph and 0 mph (didn't go higher)

Cop going the other way nabbed me

Cop: Do you know how fast you were going?
Me: Honestly - don't have a clue, just going home
Cop: I don't know either but it sure as hell wasn't 45!

Gave me a verbal warning.

Had my license 20 years now, never received a moving violation, never been in an "at fault" accident. CDL 15 years - dunno how many miles as I don't drive regular but it's well into the 6 figures for total miles driven.

Accident free.

damn goody two shoes.

i dont know, get pulled over a couple times a year cause ive got a lead foot.....at most get a $20 ticket, no points off and let loose.....never had an attitude issue with any Montana cops that have pulled me over....did run into a real jackarse phugger in Iowa though

According to court documents it was 2012. Points should be gone by now. Every 3-4 yrs I get a speeding ticket...almost always on the way home from camp, in the mountains. 20 sum miles in no houses and its 55mph....pfftt!

I get pulled over about every two years or so

Somewhere around 750,000 miles ago. I've driven coast to coast, Florida to Alaska and back again a few times. As I said in the other thread my last time was 1991.

Not counting a few 'checkpoints'

Not sure...maybe 18 years or so ago.

Scratch that; that's the last time I got a ticket. I've been pulled over twice in that time but issued warnings.

Last summer I was pulled over on the way home from work. Town cop said I was driving erratically. What I was doing was straightening out the curves on a twisty road when there was no oncoming traffic. No citation.

1979, rolled through a stop sign with a cop setting on the other side of the intersection.

I told him I didn't know how I could be so stupid either.

Last time was Fall of 1999, had a headlight that wasn't working.

Verbal warning to fix it....

26 years ago!
Not even a parking ticket, since.

20 years ago. Speed trap in a 15 mph zone.

Cop said, "Know why we're here?"

I said, "To catch speeders?"

He shook his head. "Homeowners' Association. Funny thing, the only speeding tickets I've written today are for people who live in this neighborhood."

He let me off with a verbal warning.

Maybe 10 or 20 years ago. Got a minor speeding ticket. Paid it thru the mail. Not a big deal.

I got a ticket for an illegal left turn on my seventeenth birthday. That was my one and only moving violation. Last time stopped was last year when a nice state officer told my I had a brake light out. No ticket, just wanted to let me know.

Heck, I'll be the first to bust the bubble!

2003---95+ on the Dulles Toll Road. Ticketed with aggressive hauling azzzzz. Bob's ex-partner saved me from an automatic 7 days in the hoochcow and general population!

Virginity still intact for, which I am grateful!

Last time I got pulled over was in the late 80's. I got a ticket for doing 65 in a 55mph zone on a Nevada highway that's now has a 65 mph speed limit.

Can I get that ticket reversed?

Earlier this month I drove the company truck with expired plates for about a week and I was dead certain I was going to get pulled over for it. It seemed like there was a LEO behind every bush and at every intersection until I got my new tags. Didn't happen, though.

About 2 years ago on my way to work in the company truck.

I had just gotten off I-75 and was driving the mile from the exit up to our shop. About halfway to the shop, on a slight downhill stretch, I see a Cheboygan county Sheriff's car go by. I looked at the speedo and, uh-oh, 62 mph. I tap my brakes to slow and that was all it took. I'm sure he'd have kept going if I hadn't tapped my brakes.

I was halfway to the door of the shop by the time he pulled in to the parking lot, no flashing lights, just pulled in and rolled down his window and asked for my DL. I gave him my DL and CPL and we chatted for a moment while he ran my info.

He asked if I was carrying, I said I wasn't, he handed me my cards, wished me a good day and drove off.

Three or four years ago I got pulled over one night by a county deputy because one of my license-plate lights was out. Verbal reminder to fix it and I was on my way.

Last ticket was November 1990.
Clocked at 95 in a 55, he wrote me for 70.

In the last three years I have been stopped 5 times in my BMW M3.
Always in the middle of nowhere Tx and clocked at 72 or 73 in a 70 MPH zone.

No tickets from the officers, just written warnings.

Exact same thing happened to me in Charleston two months ago...

When I moved from TX back home to WI - I never bothered to change my plates/registration.

Drove around WI/MI for 4 years with expired plates/registration. Didn't get clipped. Saved some money!

Back in 05 was southbound on Highway 97 in Oregon. Gave it some gas to get to the top of the upgrade and didn't let up going down the other side. Barney Fife was waiting for me at the bottom.

I could see the dollar signs in his eyes.

2004 I was pulled over for doing 45 in a 35 on a newly built 4 laner down the road from my house. Cop was cool about it though and gave me a warning and sent me on my way. That was a first for me.

You ain't kidding. Most everyone posting has been decades.

Last time I was pulled over was last week. While driving to California at night, a Highway Patrol was parked on the shoulder of I-40. After driving past him, he pulled me over. He had an attitude. My brights were on - said I should have dimmed them. Let me off with a warning.

Prior to that it was in 2009. Speeding.

Prior to that it was 1993. Speeding.

My inspection sticker had expired.

Jim

DAMN!!
Bet y'all don't piss in the shower either!

Probably about... geez.. counting back vehicles to figure it out. Best guess is 6 years ago, driving home from scouting and working on my hunting land. Doing 72 in a 65 in late October through rural Nebraska with loaded Savage 99 on the passenger side and shotgun laying across the rear seats.

Had a nice discussion with the sheriff deputy about the deer population and prospects for hunting in November. Got a verbal warning and told to have a safe drive home.

Get stopped about every 5-8 years for a warning. Only one speeding ticket in 36 years of driving.

Mine was about 17 years ago, they had just changed the speed limit on a road I had driven for years from 55 to 45 and I didn't notice. My soon to be wife was riding with me and needed a bathroom. We stopped at the only country store for miles and it was closed for a week while the owners were on vacation. Hopped back on the road to make it to the next little town and pushed it a little. Sherrif deputy pulled me over doing 68. As he walked up to the truck he looked at hard at my NRA sticker in the back window and I thought I might have caught a break. Well, he wrote me a reckless driving ticket cuz I was doing 23mph over the speed limit. When I went to court I thought I caught another break as the prosecutor asked if I would just like to knock it down to standard speeding. Later I find the charge was still reckless they just made a deal on the fine and I paid for many years for that ticket on my insurance. Since then I am very careful about making sure I obey the speed laws.

I get pulled over all the time, never seem to get a ticket though. Last one was in 1994 doing 95 in a 55, he was nice enough to write me for 74 in a 55, said he would have to take me to jail for reckless driving if it was more than 19 over.

A couple weeks ago. Borrowed a big rig from a friend to haul a load of corn. Got pulled over for a routine inspection. Trooper wasn't happy when he saw I didn't have a CDL ( don't need one hauling agricultural goods within 150 miles of home). Spent 2 hours on the side of the road and had to call someone to come get me. He said "I think you violated every regulation in the book". I am going to fight it though.

I get pulled over pretty regularly for light problems with various trailors, which I tow frequently. Last time was for a tail light on the truck though. I drive slow normally.

Last time I was pulled over was yesterday. Did not come to a full stop at a stop sign, but was pretty darn close to a full stop.

Cop was very professional and came across as a pretty good guy. Especially when I only got a warning ticket, and learned a lesson.

Before yesterday, I had not be pulled over in about 15 years.

Steve

Last time was about 5 years ago, doing 41 in a 30 at the bottom of a long hill where the radar was waiting. I really did think it was a 35 mile zone. He let me off with a warning.

The times I was pulled over for a traffic violation (except once) were just about the only times I've interacted with a polite and professional LEO. Every time I've gone to the police for help or to take care of a routine administrative matter, somewhere in the conversation they've told me they "will throw my f*cking ass in jail".

Got pulled over in my 69 Cuda 340 doing 110 in a 60 - got a warning.

Got pulled over doing 75 in a 35 on a Norton 750 Commando - got a warning.

Got pulled over doing 41 in a 30 in a Honda CRV as mentioned above - got a warning.

Got pulled over doing 31 in a 20 on a street that until just before that was a 25 zone. Got a ticket. Really!? I'm thinking karma finally bit me for the excessive speeding I got away with in my younger days.

Got pulled over last month doing 58 in a 25 in and during a school zone. Got a verbal warning

I don't know why, but stopping at a stop sign seems to be a lost art. We have a 4 way stop right at the corner of our hospital and sometimes I've stood there on the sidewalk and watched as car after car rolls through them.

Same on residential streets. Slow down, slow down - drive on through. Sometimes I think I'm the only person left in Boise who actually stops at a stop sign.

He wanted you to dim your lights for a parked vehicle? Screw that. Unless his parking lights were on I'd have left my brights on too, just to be able to see and avoid the parked car better.

On a related note, about 2 months ago I pulled out onto the main road from my side road while on my way to work and was faced with an oncoming vehicle that had it's brights on. I flicked my brights at him and he dimmed his immediately. When he went by I could see that it was a county Sheriff's dept SUV. I half expected him to turn around and stop me, but he kept on his way.

The next week, I pulled out at the same intersection and had the same thing - bright lights in my face. I flicked my brights at the oncoming vehicle and the lights went dim. As the vehicle went by I could see that it was the same damn Sheriff's dept. SUV.

I hope I taught him a lesson.

Last time was 1985. Got a "fuel economy" ticket as the speed limit had changed from 70 to 55 on the local freeway, and I was doing 70.

Nowdays I just drive the speed limit.

Virgil B.

got pulled over for expired reg.
notified the officer that I had a pistol in the glove box.
he asked if it was loaded, I replied yes isn't yours.
officer said yes otherwise it's just an expensive hammer.
he ran the gun and told me to register online.

In the past, I've been picked up for so many things, I couldn't begin to count....

Last time, 2-3 years ago...lead foot syndrome.....

The last time I was pulled over was '97 and it was the only time I can say I was "hassled by the man". I had an old beater car and was driving through town coming back from lunch. I wasn't speeding, hadn't run a red or made any other illegal moves. They pulled me over and told me my license plate was too dirty to read, which it was. Took a snowball, cleaned it off and we were good.

Last interaction with the police traffic related was in '99 the same car, somebody pulled out right in front of me on the way home from work, icy roads and all I could do was slide right into them totaling my junker.

Last ticket I received was either '93 or '94. I was driving down I-5 around Stockton returning from the Sierras to the Bay Area. Speed Limit was 65 and I was doing 80-85. I had a feeling I was being followed but kept going just a tad faster than the flow. Got pulled over, he said he'd been following for me for miles and I was going consistently faster than traffic so he popped me. Most courteous and professional peace officer I've dealt with.

I've assuredly been deserving of tickets many times since then, but generally follow the rule of 9 your fine, 10 your mine and try to keep within 5-7 over the speed limit. That and our roads are so poorly paved there aren't that many stretches where you can safely open it up.

A more interesting thread might be, what's the fastest you've driven on public roads, or the most you've driven over a speed limit.

Last year, 50 in a 35, got a warning.

Nevada has a lot of empty... Seem to get pulled over every couple years. Usually speed, usually a warning.
When I was younger got a couple doozies, though.
138 in a 55, quite a few for exhibition of speed.
Lost my license a couple times, before I settled down and became a family man. Still drive some fast cars, just don't drive them fast.

I'd fight it as well. TX is pretty specific on that. Hauling your goods to or from your farm, within 150 miles - non-hazmat.

The only thing I can think of that might trip you up is where your friend's truck is registered - if he's more than 150 miles away from you, the inferrence is you've violated that radius from your farm. Or the fact that your farm doesn't own the truck used to haul the corn.

What is a Farm Vehicle Driver? (FMCSR 390.5)
A person who drives only a commercial motor vehicle that is
�
(a) Controlled and operated by a farmer as a private motor carrier of property;
(b) Being used to transport either �
(1) Agricultural products, or
(2) Farm machinery, farm supplies, or both, to or from a farm;
(c) Not being used in the operation of a for hire motor carrier;
(d) Not carrying hazardous materials of a type or quantity that requires the commercial motor vehicle to be placarded in accordance with 49CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), �177.823 of this subtitle; and
e) Being used within 150 air miles of the farmer's farm

They might make that bold part to mean you have to actually own and title the truck under your farm, can't borrow someone else's but I don't know.

I have a feeling you'll get off on the non-CDL thing but if he found anything wrong with the truck mechanically - you're getting clipped for that.

Jimmy Carter, that miserable, peanut-sucking POS, will burn in hell for the nationwide double-nickle.

Some of our younger members have no idea what it was like in those days.

What the hell is a warning ticket? Never heard of such a thing in this part of Ontario.

Last time I got pulled over was like the first time I got pulled over. Speeding both times�


Went like this LEO: I had you going 85 back there�

Me: Sounds about right..

LEO: You know the speed limit is only 65�


Me: Where do I sign?

Somebody said that the older you get, the less of a challenge the speed limit is.

Of the times I've been stopped for speeding, I'll bet I was only doing it intentionally 1 time. All the rest were due to simple inattentiveness.

I get pulled over at least three or four times a year coming back from California, on some "reasonable cause". One was for going ONE mile over, coming over a hill.

Apparently I fit the profile of a drug runner.

Other than that, I get pulled over several times a year, usually because I am trying to find a radio station or something like that and hit one of the stripes... Never get a ticket, though.

Got pulled over a few months ago by an azz-hat trooper who wanted to check the tint on my wife's Mustang. It was right on the line of being legal. He let me go, but was very unpleasant and arrogant.

Before that, it was a ticket in a school zone, right by my house. I drive through there all the time, but not usually at 2:00 in the afternoon. I couldn't figure out why I was getting pulled over, until the trooper asked me if I'd seen the school signs. Terrible speed trap, as it's a 55mph zone on a four-lane major highway, but it drops to 35mph during certain hours of the day. Needless to say, there were no kids present or school traffic present an hour before school lets out, but I got the ticket anyway. I've got no love for local troopers, but only because they've never shown me any. Local PD and Sheriff's Office have been nothing but pleasant and decent.

Verbal warning or caution. Not a ticket.

My wife gets stopped about every other year or so and has NEVER gotten a ticket, regardless of the state.

Last year going through a small town pulling my horse trailer with my six wheeler in it. I kinda rolled thru a stop sign and did not see the cop behind me. She pulled me over, came up to my window for the usual driver license and registration. She came back up to the window and said, I have some good news and some bad news. I looked her over, pretty nice looking gal. I said OH, she said ya, I have rodeoed and if you would have had a full trailer of horses I would not have stopped you. I said ok. She said my tail lights were out too. I said damn plug. She said the good news is, I am not going to charge you for that. I said wow thanks. She said the bad new is my trailer license had expired and she was going to charge me for that. Damn. I sure should have asked her a bunch more questions. LOL

What, nobody got a tasing incident or shot at by the cops??!! You would think one of our resident LEO bashers would have been here by now screaming about the injustices incurred when they were pulled over.

Or just maybe... it really is isolated?

Nooo couldn't be.


Clyde

I got pulled over last year for doing 59 in a 45 mph zone resulting in written warning. That was the first time I had been pulled over since 1997 or so.

On a bad streak, once annually for four years, last was last week. Sad thing is, sure I've exceeded the limit before, but at least three of four times it was to totallt an over sight.

60 in a 45; pulled onto rural state hwy from interstate, never saw sign WITH A BRANCH DRAPED OVER IT.

Passing a pair-abreast couple of lane hogs on four-lane; 75 in 60.

Cruising with I swear, middle of 10-15 cars in fast lane on x-country trip. Rueal four lane interstate speed trap. 75 in 60.

Forgot same rural four lane was 60mph speed trap and caught self going 80 (thinking it was 75 or so). Let off gas, wasn't meaning to speed . Smokey comes tearing across median like a scene from COPS chasing a violent criminal.

Can't win. Getting a tricycle.

I was a bartender for awhile before I left GA. Got pulled over ALOT leaving work at 2:30AM. Cant recall too many tickets though. Lots of DUI check points.

5 years in CO- can't remember once.

Last 8 years in WA- 4 times, all State Patrol. One time got pulled out for sobriety check. No issues there.
Twice for seat belts. Last kid was a douche +p. Thought for a second I was gonna get shot. Ticketed both times.
Once for I don't even know why. I waved when I passed him on his scooter shooting radar and he came after me. Nice enough fella.

When I was younger,much younger, I drove from South Florida to Rabun County, GA in a 1969 340 Barracuda. Started out at 60 mph on the turnpike but got to 80, then 90, then was cruising along at about 110 to 115. As I got to those winding roads up in GA I kept it down to about 75 or 80.

Never saw a cop, never got a ticket.


So any tickets I get now I figure are just long overdue...

yesterday morning at 8:15. He pulled out behind me and followed no more than 100 yards. He asked me where's your tag I say on the front he says have a good day. He didn't even cheak my registration, proof of insurance or drivers license.

Damn law in Tn. is aggravating as all hell when it comes to where to put the tag on 3/4 ton or bigger. I have been pulled over at least 3 times lately because of that [bleep]. One cop insists that it goes on the back and another will make you move it to the front if your pulling a trailer. They need to issue two and leave us guys that drive work trucks the hell alone.

Cop was a nice guy, almost redeemed my faith in them,,, almost.

Was driving up to Monterey from Del Mar after a weekend of partying with some shipmates.

Boring ass drive and I was zoned out pretty good. Check the mirror and there's either Ponch or John (CHP) right on my bumper. I look down and I'm doing 98mph.

Cop simply pulled out, passed me and didn't even look at me at all.

Was like I was doing 50 and he wanted to do 55, cept I was doing 100....

About a week ago, and I'm still pizzed about it. Nailed me right after I passed an idiot on a bike who was doing 30 in a 45. No way I was doing 60... says I.

Several years ago, and it's still a bone of contention with me. Driving home from church of all places and got pulled over a few miles from home. No idea why, as I knew I wasn't speeding. I was in a well known speed trap, and at the limit. The officer approaches my car and calls me by first and last name, asking me if I was aware that my driver's license was expired. I was not away, but it royally pizzed me off that he ran my plates for no reason whatsoever. I'm not a cop hater, actually a big supporter of our LEO's, but this crap really bugs me. No ticket issued-got my license the next day, but I don't like them "running" me when I knew I hadn't done anything in the car that warranted it.

June of 2012. A kindly Hubbard County, Minnesota sheriff's deputy had some friendly advice on how fast I should drive in Lake George, Minnesota.

3 weeks ago, going 69 in a 55. $111.50

I was last pulled over driving to the Campfire dove hunt a few years ago. I came down a "hill" on cruise and went 8 mph over. The LEO was driving in the opposite direction. Among other things, the officer asked where I was headed in such a hurry. I advised I was taking my youngest son dove hunting. He suggested I slow down and enjoy the hunt with my son and off I went.

I haven't had a ticket of any sort for 20+ years.

Last 2 weeks I have been driving through town every night at 2-4 AM. It's basically just me, the drunks and the cops.

Waiting to get pulled over from some random bullchit excuse just to see if I've been drinking.

You got off cheap.

Two years ago I was leaving the city limits and hurrying to a 90 y/o lady's mobile home 70 miles out in the country to help her with a water loss; her water heater burst, and I needed to get there ASAP to get her help.

I got a ticket for 54 in a 45 zone by the Highway Patrol. I told the trooper why I was hurrying, but he just scowled, berated me a few minutes, and handed me a speeding ticket.

Six months later there was a large flash fire that ripped through an area along a highway between Carson and Reno. I got a claim to inspect a fire loss as part of that. It was Trooper Jerk's place. He about choked; he remembered me.

Trooper Jerk got Only what the policy allowed, exactly as it's written, no slack. It felt good, too.

Last couple of times came out pretty well. One time I was doing seventy something in a 55. Looking down at my wallet for my license thinking bad thoughts, handed the documents out to the trooper and saw his name tag. Thought, "I'm glad when I was a teenager walking by their house on my way fishing I always had time to stop and play with him and his little brothers (who were little kids at the time.) Got off with a "have a nice day."

Second time could have been a disaster. After I passed all the field sobriety tests with flying colors he still had me blow in his little gizmo. I registered enough for it to be a very expensive and embarrassing problem. NYSP are known to be absolute bastards about that. To boot, this was not some local boy whose name I recognized. He asked the wife, "Can you drive?" He let us go with her driving. Funny thing was, she'd been drinking drink for drink with me all evening.

13 years and around 500,000 miles ago.

Florida Marine Patrol officer gave me a ticket for rolling through a stop sign on a dirt road 28 miles out of his jurisdiction. Technically all of Florida was their jurisdiction, but they got dissolved a year or two later for irrelevance and folded into Fish & Game.

I hope he got shytcanned and wasn't offered an FWC gig.

1985



Mike

Ah I remember it well - about fourteen years ago.
Heading to work doing 55, come to a long sweeping curve 45 speed limit, still doing 55 at about half way through the curve there he sits, a CHP tucked behind some bushes.
"Ah schitt", I say out loud to myself. No time to slow down so I just maintain speed, check the mirror, yep he's a coming! He's spinning the tires, throwing rocks, creating a hellofa dust cloud until he hits pavement, Red lights on, you'd think I was trying to escape @100mph or something.
I pull over, he pulls in behind, when he finally gets out of the car it's time for another "Ah schitt" utterance, this guy ain't much taller than than his vehicle!
A short man with the power of the Badge.
Told myself "Self, this ain't going to turn out well".
Where I pulled over there's not much room for a full sized Blazer, and the shoulder of the road drops off pretty fast.
I rolled down my window, look back through my side mirror he ain't there, just then there's a knock on passengers window. All I can see is the top of his head! At least he was smart enough not to stand in the traffic. On this particular day I happened to be working away from my home store in a different town, so my knives and scabbard sitting on passengers seat were the first thing he saw when he opened the door. Kinda startled him, "what's with the knives" says he, "tools of the trade, I'm a butcher" says I. "You always carry your knives around like that? " says he. "Only when I work out of town" says I. Then he noticed the handle of the baseball bat leaning on the console from behind my seat. "What's with the baseball bat?" Says he, "hitting balls, I coach little league" says I, while showing him the glove and mesh bag of balls laying next to it. You could see he wasn't amused, he was so short he kept raising up on his tip-toes to get a better look in the back of the Blazer. Then he spotted it, the plastic handle of my cheap machete (I guess it kinda looks like a pistol grip) his hand immediately dropped to his weapon "What's That under the canvass!" His voice rising a couple octaves. "Oh that, that's a machete, there's a hatchet & folding shovel under there too, you know camping gear" says I.
Ol Shorty is nervous as cat in dog pound now, "do you always carry around that much stuff?"
(I guess he never encountered so many 'Potential' weapons in one vehicle.)
"I sure do, so are we going to get the 'license&registration' part here pretty soon you're making me really late for work"
After all that he still ticketed me 55 in 45

Last summer. They just opened a new bypass here. 3 miles of nothing but pine trees and a 35 MPH speed limit the 1st and last 1/2 mile, 45 MPH in between. Makes no sense in the middle of nowhere. GSP pulled me over doing 55. He looked at my license, reminded me of the speed limit and said bye. Was on my way in 2 minutes.

Overall I've nothing but respect for the GSP officers I've dealt with. I'm not one to drive really fast, but will "cheat" 5 mph or so. There have been a few times when I didn't notice the speed limit dropped and I ended up 10-12 over. I can't count the times I've met GSP officers and had them hit their blue lights for a few seconds just as a warning.

In 40 years of driving I've paid 3 tickets. I'm still pissed about one in Arizona in 2000, but really deserved the other 2.

4 years ago I was driving back home from NC. I was on a 4 lane road which I knew narrowed to a 2 lane at the GA state line only about 1 mile ahead. There was slow moving truck ahead of me that I decided to get around before hitting the 2 lane. A NC trooper nailed me 100 yards from the state line doing 65 in a 50. I was guilty, just wanted to pay the fine and forget about it, but within a week I'd gotten 1/2 dozen letters from NC lawyers wanting to take my case.

I was 18 and in college the first time I was pulled over. I had the top off my Jeep when a heavy summer thunderstorm hit. During a break in the rain I made a dash for home when I met a local officer who hit his blue lights and made a U-turn. He was a nice guy, and a Jeep owner. He said he understood, but 72 was just too fast. Just as he got out his pen huge raindrops started falling again. He looked at the sky, ran for his patrol car and said, "get the hell out of here". I ended up teaching that officers son a few years later, and taught both of his granddaughters (twins) who graduate HS this year.

2 tickets on 2 different vacations in 2008. I am almost positive it was the out of state plates.
Broke my 25 year winning streak.

I too like to get there asap. So... I get pulled over every year or two.
But most show extreme respect. One Ohio HP, said he Had to write me. So he gave me a seat belt ticket. $50 and no points.
And I thanked him profusely for his courtesy.
Funny because I have worn a seat belt All the time since I was 16!

Got pulled over twice on the trip home in Montana last year, first time for 62 in a 55, when she told me why she pulled me over, I wanted to say and....Never ever have I been pulled over on an Interstate before for doing 7 mph over the speed limit. Second time was at the north dakota border doing 95 in a 75, I always thought Montana was considered the autobahn of the US.

Been stopped plenty of times that I deserved, those aren't worth mentioning, but two or three years back I was stopped on I-55 just outside St Louis in IL for 67 (!) in a 65. In broad daylight on a nearly empty interstate.

Figured that was out of state tags and I was getting a ticket for sure but the guy gave me a written warning. Still don't understand that one. Why'd you stop me at all then?

I get pulled over about once a year for a roadside inspection. One time was a quarter mile from my last stop. When the trooper asked where I was headed, I pointed at the store and said, "There". He said he could check my paperwork there as well as the side of the road, and followed me to the store. While I delivered, he did whatever he does. Then came over and shot the bull with me and the store employees for a few minutes. Nicest trooper I ever met. Cody, Wyoming.

About three years ago, an ISP trooper caught me doing sixty on a 50 mph county road. He probably would have not even pulled me over, but it was apparent that I was not wearing a seat belt.

When he got to the door my eight year old Grand daughter was crying her little eyes out.

The Trooper asked what was wrong with her and I explained that "She is scared that PaPa is in trouble."

The State Trooper let me off with a ten dollar seat belt ticket and then spent twenty minutes making friends with my Grand daughter. He invited her back to and let her climb into his cruiser and check out the computer and radio and even let her flip on the siren for a second. All while PaPa stood alongside the cruiser and watched, of course.

All in all it turned out to be a very positive experience for a little girl. Well worth the ten bucks it cost me. I was very impressed with that Trooper.

$10 seatbelt ticket!?! Hot damn!

They're about $120 over here.

1999: 84 in a 55 = $105
2002: 97 in a 75 = $128
2004: 89 in a 70 = $40
2005: 79 in a 70 = $20
2006: Warning for ?
2013: Pulled over for No Brake Lights on my Trailer.
Two Weeks Ago: 55 in a 35 zone in PARADISE, MT during a blinding snowstorm at 6:45am in the morning. Someone has to protect the town of 120 people on a Sunday morning. Thank you MHP. $89

Disco!!!!!! Someone please top this!

Month or 2 ago $10 seat belt ticket. My 3rd.

The only reason we even have that is Idaho had to do something because the damned commies were threatening to pull our highway funds.

It is a $10 fine and a secondary offense, which means the cop has to have another probable cause to pull you over before he can write the seat belt ticket.

In some jurisdictions the cops are ordered to enforce the seat belt law by writing tickets for other infractions, which would have just gotten a warning had the seat belt been worn.

1982
Cop was cool.
Verbal warning for exhaust.
Open headers on the Nova were sorta loud ,I guess.

Reminds me of the time I had blown the motor in a 72 K5 Blazer, and was driving it back from the garage that put a new one in, with open headers, to the exhaust shop 45 miles away. Damn thing could hardly run 40 MPH, and I think was noisier inside than out.

To make matters worse, I was re-doing the interior too, so there was nothing inside except the 5 gallon bucket I was sitting on.

Luckily I avoided the "man" that day.....

It used to be that way here as well. Now the State Patrol will stop you for it.

The local cops could give a chit about seat belt violations. There is enough actual crime around here that they leave ya be unless you're a complete azz.

The last time was about four years ago in Deridder, Louisiana. I was going on a service call at 3 a.m., when I was pulled over for having a headlight out. The cop said he was just pulling me over to let me know.

Other than a little fender bender, the last ticket was speeding in about 2002.

I had 13 speeding tickets between 1991 and 2002. But since I started driving company vehicles, I've been driving like pawpaw. I got tired of hearing it every time they checked my driving record.

I got pulled over on the Kansas Turnpike one time in 2001.

The highway patrolman said "I clocked you doing 77 in a 70. But the reason I pulled you over is that I wanted to know if your Ranger is a 2000 model. I noticed your windshield is cracked all the way across and that's what our 2000 model Ford patrol cars are doing...."

It must get real lonely patrolling the Kansas Turnpike.

I had a guy tailgating me and I made a rt hand turn.
Cop didn't see my turn signal "That guy almost hit you"
"Yes, and you stopped me?"
I signaled for 200yds and turned it off half way through the turn.

We discussed the merits of signaling what I was gonna do, or just switching it on as I turned, like the cop was expecting.

No ticket, still scratching my head.

A lot of small towns here in GA used to be bad about running speed traps just to make money on travelers. The legislature changed the law years ago so that you MUST be doing 11 mph over the posted limit before local LE can even pull you over. The exceptions are in a school or construction zone. A state trooper is the only one that can write tickets for someone doing 1-10 over the limit, but they generally leave you alone unless you are doing something else dangerous.

A coupla months ago.
Its 4:30 in the morning, the bed of my pickup is full of decoys, and not another vehicle on the road.
I start down a long hill, doing the 50 mph speed limit.
Part way down, I see headlights come over the top and really getting it.
Im thinking, this guy is sure in a hurry.
Catches up to me and slows down riding just behind me in the left lane.
COP!
Get into the 45 zone, already doing 45, get into the 35 zone, already doing 35.
Next thing ya know, he lights me up.
WTF?
Pull over, turn mirror so spot light is outta my face, and he comes up to the cab.
I have a smoke in my mouth, coffee mug on the dash, dog sittin next to me, and jammin to a good tune.
Well, good morning to you too, I said. What I do?
He says, Im not going to give you a ticket, but the reflective finish on your plate is starting to peel off.
HUH!!!
So the attitude head rears. ..
Papers are all good, runs my license, returns and says have a nice day.
I ask him if he is that lonely, he has to mess with an old guy going duck hunting with his dog?
He just looks at me. Then I said how am I supposed to know its fading? The plate is fine, just the sun faded it...
Am I supposed to walk around my truck at night with a flashlight and check. Heck, I didn't even know they reflected.
He said I needed to go to the dmv and get a new one.
I just smiled, and said yeah, Ill get right on that, and drove off.
Really!
Deputy Sheriff buddy said he was just filling his quota....

Screw em... Still have the same plate.

A few mornings later my sheriff buddy was behind me going hunting and said he didn't see anything wrong with my plate.
It was a bs stop.

Was around 1984... I was headed to my then residence in Orlando, FL from a visit in KY. My wife was asleep. It was around 3 am on a Monday morning somewhere between Ocala and Orlando with no traffic, when I decide to air out my 1975 Corvette Stingray and was going 140!!!!! Out of no where, BAM! he was there! He gave me a A$$ chewing and a warning and then asked me if I thought his mustang would take my 75 Stingray Corvette!! I said "Yes Sir! I would not stand a chance!"!

Circa '02.. Goin' up main street - saw a space on the other side, made a hard left and settled in.. Local gendarme saw it, parked next to me and sez, 'you know it's illegal to turn into a spot like that?'

"Nope", sez I.. "Been doin' it, along with the other 2K residents of this burg for over 30 years and NO one ever told me it was illegal." (newer cop, about 30 yrs old - figgered he was in need of dispensing a few to keep up with the quota)

Can't recall if I got a warning or a ticket - but if local, it would have been only about $40.. Just can't remember..

2000 when Dad had his last heart attack. Carolyn and I were taking 2 cars, ours and Dads to Austin, an hour away. As he and mom went by ambulance.

Funny part, we were in a train of traffic and were NOT speeding, but trooper flip flopped and pulled me over..... and told me how fast I was going.

of course I said nope, had it on cruise at 73, 3 over.... and so did my wife who is stopped up there, I was not going 87...

We had a few words, of course he knows me from city and fire department. I told him he clocked the wrong vehicle or needed to calibrate his radar again.

Got told to slow down, I sure, I'll drop the 3 mph...

Managed no ticket.

But I don't really give a flip when if I get pulled over if actually speeding enough to matter and get a ticket, I took the chance, who cares, its only my fault.

yep 73 was speeding... and so give me that one too.... but not for 87 we'll fight on that one...

I did get pulled over once since then to look at my inspection sticker, which was current and fine... no clue what he thought he saw.

I got Pulled over in Hamlin , Pa. a couple of weeks ago for literally no reason. I suppose the fact that My wyoming license plate seemed rear in Pa. must have convinced him I did not belong..... He wanted both my wife and my drivers licenses. He came back and said "I am sorry according to the computer my registration was expired". ........ Maybe my sister in law got me because she works in the county office that does registration in my town........

Funny thing is I had just run a red light and had no seat belt on .... cop was to focused on the cowboy on my license plate.

1998. Nothing since then.

This time last year. Got a "slow it down sir".

I average every 2 or3 years.. I don't seem to drive as fast as I used to. I think I have more patents ant my age..