What to Do if You're Pulled Over

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Permalink Reply by Larry Mysz on November 9, 2010 at 6:21pm

Cards summarizing the bicycle related laws in Illinois are available from the League of Illinois Bicyclists ( http://bikelib.org ) You can also print your own from a .pdf file on the LIB website:
http://bikelib.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bikelawcard2007.pdf

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on November 9, 2010 at 8:13pm

This is a very good article and demonstrates an excellent understanding of how police think and operate.
The LIB cards are a great resource, but I'd use them only as suggested in the linked article.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on November 10, 2010 at 10:18am

Never talk to cops


The only things you should say to a cop are:

Am I free to go?
No, I do not submit to an illegal search.
I exercise my right to remain silent and would like to speak to my lawyer.
No, I am not resisting.
Please don't taze me bro -ow, OW OOOOOOOWWWWW AAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!

(hopefully they just pulled the tazer and not the gun by mistake...)

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on November 10, 2010 at 4:39pm

Down in La grange, I hear they got a lotta nice girls down there...


Serge Lubomudrov said:

I don't want to go to La Grange anymore . . .



Cricket said:

Serge Lubomudrov said:

One La Grange policeman equals three Chicago cops? Interesting :)



Cricket said:

James Baum said:

Never talk to cops

That goes triple for cops in La Grange, IL.

1 La Grange cop is quite likely equal to the entire Chicago police force.

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