Yesterday I got pulled over for the fourth time in my sixteen years of driving. 59 in a 45 outside of Burlington. I've always made it a policy to be friendly to cops and to not make any excuses and I think it has worked out for me:

1. 40 in a 25 with a learner's license (I was 15). Let go.
2. 39 in a 25. Ticket.
3. Taillight out. Warning.
4. 59 in a 45. Let go.

I'm sure there are other factors involved but it never hurts to be friendly in life.