Believe it or not, you don’t need to be a female to evade a speeding ticket. Who am I kidding; being a woman certainly helps. But leave the runny mascara and pouting eyes behind and get out of a speeding ticket with some dignity. If by chance you put the pedal to the metal or accidentally miss a stop sign, you can try these ways to evade a ticket. And if all else fails, just offer the cop a doughnut.
1. Stay on the police officer’s good side. Act polite – no arguing, no swearing, no screaming.
2. Appearances do count and can make the difference between looking like a cautious driver or a reckless one. Bright colored cars tend to attract cops’ attention more than a dark, muted color.
3. Keep it real. You might feel cool with your mega car stereo, tinted windows, bright fog lights and rocking spoiler. But these extras will not impress cops. Try to remain inconspicuous on the road.
4. Address the police officer only as officer. Guys, even if the cop is a female, do not use that as your chance to flirt with her. She’s the one in uniform and she’s always officer to you. And yes, that is a gun in her pocket.
5. Talk to the officer before he gets a chance to speak. A good approach is to ask the officer if he knows how to get to Main Street, for example, because you are lost and are late for your grandmother’s dinner. This way, you’re not admitting that you did anything wrong and you have a good excuse if you did.
6. If you lie, keep it simple. While you might be tempted to tell the cop that you think you broke your arm and need to get to the hospital ASAP, the best and simplest lie is to say that you have a huge stomachache (must have been the burrito). Ask the cop if he knows where the closest bathroom is.
7. Use crying as your last resort. If you can cry convincingly on cue, then just grovel. Say that you just lost your job and you just had a baby, and you have absolutely no money to raise your family. Bringing in your co-dependents ups the pity factor, while your crying makes the whole thing more dramatic, realistic and well, pathetic.
8. Keep in mind that there are times of the month where cops eagerly await people like you to skip a stop sign, speed or make an illegal U-turn. Police officers have monthly quotas to meet so the time you are most likely to get caught committing a violation is at the very beginning or very end of the month.
Information compiled from askmen.com.