Learn the tips on how to act when stopped by a police
officer and what to say to increase your chances of getting away with a
warning and not being ticketed. If you want to save yourself from the
worries and expenses of dealing with a speeding ticket then after
reading this article you'll know what to do when stopped by an officer.

If a police patrol car pulls up behind you with lights
flashing, the key to the next few minutes is keeping things safe for
you and the police officer. Slow down and carefully pull over to the
right shoulder, making sure to use your turn signal.

If you are uncomfortable stopping in a relatively unpopulated
or unlighted area, slow down, turn on your hazard lights and indicate
by a hand signal that you are going up ahead. Then pull over as soon as
you get to a more populated area. Police officers understand this
concern.

If it's nighttime, turn on your dome light once you have
stopped. Stay in the car, unless you are told to get out. It's a
challenge to the officer when you get out since officers are very
cautious because of the high rate of attacks in these situations.

Roll down the window and keep your hands in view on the
steering wheel. If you have to get your driver's license, registration
or insurance card from the glove box, a purse or other enclosed area,
tell the officer before you do it.

The key is to play it cool and keep it safe. The easier and
safer you make the process for the officer to approach you the more
likely the officer will let you go just with a warning and not assign
you a speeding ticket.

Now what to say to the police officer?

Of course the process of keeping it safe for the officer is only
half of the game. Next you have to persuade officer to let you go with
a warning.

The first thing the police officer will ask you after stopping
your car will probably be whether you know why you have been stopped.

Police officer will want you to admit that you were speeding
and that is what most drivers do - they admit that they did actually
speed and they receive a speeding ticket for it. A speeding ticket not
only costs them $150 but you are also dealing with your insurance
premiums.

Most people get pretty nervous when they got stopped by an
officer. The secret is to stay calm, speak to the officer in
respectable tone and politely ask whether the officer can let you go
with a warning.

The first question the officer will probably ask is whether you
know why you have been stopped. You basically have 3 things to say:

1) Admit that you were speeding. The good side is that you are
being honest and the officer appreciates it. You may have a chance that
the officer will let you go with a warning.

The bad side is that if you get assigned a ticket and you had
admitted that you were indeed speeding then it will be used against you
at court. Officers usually take notes on what you say. So if you feel
that you will get assigned a speeding ticket then you really shouldn't
directly admit that you were speeding.

2) Deny that you were speeding. This approach usually creates
tension between you and the police officer. If you don't have a
reasonable argument to convince the officer that you weren't speeding
then you will get assigned a ticket.

The good side for this approach is that you will have more
chance to beating your speeding ticket at court, since you didn't admit
that you were speeding.

3) Don't admit that you were speeding but neither deny it. This
approach may actually be the best one. When the officer says that you
were stopped for speeding you can say: "Oh, I see…" and then you can,
in a respectful voice, give an excuse to an officer that you didn't
notice your speed bar or was too tired after work or any other excuse
that doesn't sound right downright lies.