Ever notice the cops never pull you over and say, "I saw you perform a lane change correctly therefore I'm going to give you two gold stars to be added to your driving record showing you are a model driver."?? Nope, it is always, "You were speeding, you were tailgating, you were blah blah blah so you get a $300 ticket. have a nice day."

Plus, last snow storm, the fire fighters were out helping people get their cars unstuck while the cops were busy handing out stickers marking people's cars for towing......

You want policemen pulling you over on a regular basis to commend you on your driving abilities? I would prefer to just continue on my way, but that's me.

North Texas Police Department Rewards Good Drivers

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I would also like to have my doctor swing by the restaurant every time I order a salad with the dressing on the side, instead of fries.

Since they TAKE money from you when you do wrong, if they stop you when you do right, they might be afraid that you will ask for same.

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I don't want a gift card, I want a discount on my insurance for my good driving habits....

Some years back, a major insurance company was reported to be handing out radar guns to police departments so they could catch more speeders.

There are a lot of carriers that issue "good driver" discounts, rebates, lowering deductibles and the like. Why not check your policy?

x2. This is a common policy for a lot of insurance companies to reward good driving. For instance, I haven't driven over any children in the last 6 months (that ive reported), so I have automatic reduced rates for being a wonderful person.

I DID just get a couple speeding tickets, so my policy crept back up a little.

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many carriers do, what I'd like to see is the cops hand out "atta-boys" which would result in even more discounts......

I'm getting there in regards to my diet.

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The "problem" with your genius idea is that the decsion by the officer might be called somewhat subjective . . . unless you're a buxom gal in a Camaro (Car Talk's "Donna"), who gets all the "atta boys" she can handle.

I don't know. I like the idea, but as to how its accomplished, not sure it would work during a normal style traffic stop.

Say you are in a hurry, or busy, and you get pulled over, and the cop tells you that you are doing a good job. My instant thought would be- "WHY did you pull me over then?" Handing out gift cards in a parking lot was a pretty good compromise the Texas police tried.

While the north Texas story above was pretty good, id still prefer to avoid the police until I need them. My reward is NOT getting pulled over!

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I originally hail from Phoenix, and around the holidays (when traffic peaks anyway, plus they have so many winter visitors) the PD used to do a promotion where they would indeed pull people over for driving courteously. Not just obeying the traffic laws, but just courtesy to the fellow driver/pedestrian, etc. I think you got $25 or something if you got one.

I haven't lived there in years, so I don't know if they still do that or not.

They do, but instead of gift cards, they're giving away free one way trips to Latin America.