OK, so today Silver, DS, and I spend six hours in the car to see our daughter in a competition near Indy. Half way there, I'm pulled over for speeding.

So, the polite officer steps up and asks why I'm going so fast. My response is: "we really need to get to Danville (period, end of statement). So, while he's back in the police car, Silver says: "why didn't you say that we've got to get to our daughter's competition and really need to get there!"

Well, to my viewpoint, I'm thinking: "I know the rules, I got busted, I pay the price..." However, I know that Silver has often talked herself out of tickets...

I'm wondering: Is it the type of car I drive - a Lexus? Is it that male officers will give male drivers a ticket more readily, but may cut some slack for a woman?

This is a sincere curiousity. I've driven for 23 years and never had a ticket until the last 1.5 years...and this one is my third!

What experiences have you had with getting pulled over?