2007-05-14 06:11:07 · 19 answers · asked by JJ E 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The cop is asking you this question to establish guilt. The correct answer always is Yes sir, I was doing (fill in the blank) MPH. The blank is the legal speed limit. You are not under any obligation to answer this sort of question. You are not under an obligation to admit guilt. If you believe that you were driving the speed limit, don't we all, then state so.
At this point the police may or may not decide to write you up. If you were within 15 MPH of the speed limit many factors could be responsible for your car indicating that you were traveling at a the speed limit and the police telling you that you were speeding. Factors include, changing tire size, wear in the speedometer mechanism or the fact that factory speedomenters are not terribly accurate. In fact, they are so inaccurate that the police do not rely on them to clock spped and must maintain a record of calibration on the sppedometers in their patrol cars.
If he decides to write you up there is not much you can do in the end. If you state you were doing the speed limit in a sincere way, the cop knowing what they do about how inaccurate speedometers often are, will sometimes let you off with a warning and suggest you go to AAA for a calibration.
2007-05-14 07:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by tk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Standard answer: "No sir/ma'am, but I'm sure glad to see you looking out for me...was I speeding?"
Be sincere without admitting guilt, and the respect factor will often get you off with just a warning, unless you have a Barney Fife-type, which in that case he/she is going to write you, no matter what you say or do. Even if you get a ticket, the best attitude is to be philosophical, and think about how you've been driving, how easily it could have been a wreck with $1000's of dollars/death/injury and slow down from then on if you habitually speed-it AIN'T worth the time you think you're saving anyway!
2007-05-14 06:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times they may clock you at, say 78 in a 55 zone and they ask you how fast you think you were going and the person says, "uhhh, well, about 65?"
Guess what, you just confessed to speeding!
I wonder if that gets written down in their notebook.
2007-05-14 06:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
i pass to declare it truly is an attempt to boost the situation. even with each and every little thing in the event that they knew you have been dashing and you already know you have been dashing then what may be the purpose of enjoying the i do no longer understand recreation. by using asking they are supplying you with the possibility to make an *** of your self and get a value ticket. or you could kiss their *** and nevertheless get the cost ticket. the two way the question itself is of no effect.
2016-12-17 12:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It tells the officer whether you are honest enough to possibly give him a reason to give you a warning instead of a ticket. Just a theory, it's been their opening line since God was a boy.
2007-05-14 06:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, whenever I've been pulled over for speeding, it's because I've been an idiot and gotten careless in that department... so, when they ask, "Do you know how fast you were going?" I sheepishly reply, "Do I want to know?.......... Oh ok, tell me."
2007-05-14 06:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because if you admit your speed, the case is much easier to prove in court. Also, he wants you talking, so he can smell your breath and see if you have been drinking.
2007-05-14 07:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by pob14 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They ask those types of questions in order to get you to admit guilt.
They are taught to use verbal judo against citizens.
My favorite is: Have you been drinking tonight? Of course the answer is yes, whether you drank a glass of water or a can of coke or a 6 pack of Bud Ice the answer is still yes.
Always understand the police have a motive and are never striking up honest conversation.
2007-05-14 06:16:15 · answer #8 · answered by BOB 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
police officers ask that because they haveto stay firm, and on top of things and from what the other person said they have to see if your going to lie or not and depending on your honesty it goes from there.
2007-05-14 06:20:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To see if you have the integrity to accept what you did wrong? Sometimes, rarely but sometimes, if your honest and straight-forward you will be let off with a warning.
2007-05-14 06:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋