By Police1 Staff
What is it about getting caught breaking the law that makes people absent-minded, senseless, or sometimes just downright rude? Officers have heard it all (it’s shocking how many people blame their GPS and bodily functions.)
We asked our Police1 Facebook fans about some of the most laughable-yet-real responses they’ve gotten from civilians they had the pleasure of pulling over, and some of their replies were truly outrageous. Check them out and add some of your own in the comments below.
1. “I’m not donating to the police association next year.” – Theo Markos
2. “You must have a quota.” – Walt Chatham
3. “My GPS didn’t tell me to slow down.” – Joe Eister
4. “But I just got a ticket for speeding an hour ago.” – Biing Yuan
5. “I wasn’t going to pass you but then I thought, ‘what are the chances that’s an unmarked car?’” – Dave Simpson
6. “That’s illegal? Well I didn’t vote for that law!” – Olga Hernandez
7. “You couldn’t have clocked me speeding because I slowed down as soon as my radar detector went off.” – Brian Scott
8. “I had to drive, I’m too drunk to walk.” – David Tucker
9. “Does it help if my dad is a firefighter?” – Brian O’Toole
10. “It’s a new car.” – Marc Loveall
11. “I’m late for traffic court for a speeding ticket.” – Janet Poulson
12. “I just left the car wash, I’m drying it off.” – Ronald Jones
13. “I didn’t know Park Rangers could pull people over.” – Miles Wenzel
14. “I did not see the speed limit change because I’m focused on directly in front of my vehicle and I don’t look around because that would be unsafe.” – Todd Stemm
15. “I must have hit the gas when I sneezed.” – Marie Brown
16. “I may have been crossing the center line, but nobody was coming when I was doing it.” – John Brady
17. “I see cops drive that fast all the time.” – Pat Richards
18. “Highway 80?! I thought that said speed limit 80!” – Byron Owens
19. “Why didn’t you pull over the guy in front of me who was doing the same thing?” – Kristopher Joyce
20. “The stop signs that don’t have a white outline around the edge don’t require a full stop.” – Dave Tackleberry
21. “To be honest, I always do 10mph over the speed limit, sir.” – James Butler
22. “But Officer, I was in the fast lane.” – Hernan Moreno