Forgot to mention...

As far as giving a ticket or not because of a cute chick in the car...

This can be thought of several ways... If the chick is ugly, it does not help your chances. If the chick is cute, it may help your chances, it may not.

The biggest thing is being respectful. No cop likes to put up with attitude. This falls in especially when you just had to deal with a car accident where you had to look at someone barely holding on to life, (I never was on a call where the person was dead on the scene) or you just had to put up with some fucking drunk that was beligerant and wanted to fight.

Being polite and obeying what the cop is asking you to do is the best way to get out of a ticket. Slow movement is also very good. When people move quick to grab something in their car you will generally see the cops hand move to his firearm quickly. Here is a for instance... A drunk guy was fiddling under the passenger seat of the truck, I asked him to step away from the vihicle. He said "why? is it against the law to look for something?" Drunk and not listening to the cop and digging under a seat... very bad combination. he turns around and starts to dig again. at this point I yelled at him to back away from the vehicle and then unsnapped the strap over my gun. he heard the snap and turned around to see my hand on my firearm about to pull the gun out (so to speak.) For some reason, he decided to put his hands in plain view and move away from the truck.

Sorry about reliving the glory days... But the point is, being polite and respectful is the best way. If the chick tried to get out of the ticket using the "because I am a hottie" thing, I gave the ticket to her. But then again, I am an ass. So, no, having a chick in the car does not neccessarily help your chances. But having an ugly chick probably hurts your chances. Nobody likes to look at some snaggle toothed chick that looks like she got attacked by a nail gun or kicked by a mule. Being an idiot also hurts your chances.

Here are some hints though, in case anyone wants them...
1. Be respectful.
2. Keep your hands in plain view (one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand on outside mirror is what I usually do) and tell the cop if you are going to reach in your glovebox or under a seat. This way he is ready for you to move and will not be as jumpy.
3. If you are going to speed, try to do it when there is a lot of traffic or you are passing a lot of semi's. This confuses the radar and they cannot get a good lock on you. (unless they are using laser in which case your fucked. But many departments can not afford laser)
4. When the officer asks you if you know why he pulled you over, do not say the reason. We pulled people over and asked and they said "Because I was speeding." the question then is do you know how fast you were going? they give a number i.e. 87 in a 65. Ask for the license and registration and then go back to the car. The actual reason you were pulled over was because you had a tail light out and we wanted to make sure you were aware of it. You just self incrimminated yourself and got 2 tickets. One for speeding and one for a tail light. Most states do not require the officer to lock the radar when you get targetted meaning that once you see the speed you can turn the radar off instead of having to keep it on and the speed at which they caught you on the radar. Your best bet is do what I do... My answer is usually "I have a good idea of why" and just hand him the license and registration.
5. Playing dumb does not work. it just makes the cop think you are stupid and stupid people deserve tickets.
6. Don't lie. If you did something wrong and he questions you specifically about it, admit to it.
7. Be respectful.

Any other tips, I will gladly tell you if you want to know or have a question about.

Later Peeps