Do you think nurses get special treatment?

[NurseLife88]

So I was looking at some old threads on here and they got me thinking. One in particular about whether cops give nurses tickets. So what do you think? Do nurses receive special treatment when people know you are a nurse? Any personal experience with this subject you want to share?

I have two stories both similar and different at the same time. I was once pulled over after a workout. I had on teeny shorts and shirt and probably definitely looked a hot mess. So I was pulled over for speeding going 6 mph over. I was asked to step out of my car and proceeded to be searched. Officer stated I was being searched because he smelled marijuana. I don't smoke and I don't know how he could have possibly smelled anything besides my sweaty nastiness. But anyways search concluded and officer tickets me for speeding as he has nothing else to charge me with.

Shortly after this I was again pulled over for speeding in the same vehicle. ( Yes I know I have a lead foot lol) This time I was in scrubs and had my name tag hanging on my rearview mirror. I also was going about 15 over not 6 as I was prior. The cop didn't even ask where I was going. Proceeded to give me a verbal warning and then let me on my way.

Now I don't know if this has anything to do with me being an obvious nurse the second stop vs the first. Or whether one cop was just nicer than the other. But it does make me wonder...

Any nurses care to share their experiences, opinions,etc??

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Small Town, USA with a vanity plate ... I make a point of not speeding in town because we are also patrolled by the state and county. Last time i got stopped, it was a former student (I was in a rental car with out of state plates), we had a good laugh and he sent me kn my way. No ticket. I do believe there is professional courtesy and that's just the way of the world. Had I been DUI, a whole other story, as it should be.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

I am black, so I can't really say for sure. Maybe it is true from white nurses, but for black nurses...I doubt it.

I am white, so I can't say for sure. But my Black colleague was pulled over for speeding, had no proof of insurance and her tags were out of state and expired. She didn't get a ticket -- just a warning. Of course, she's drop dead gorgeous, so that may have had something to do with it.

[RN-dancer]

In the south most likely not but in California definitely

[bwirth2]

Big fat NO. The one time I got pulled over I was running late to work and was in scrubs with my badge on. Granted I was a nurse aide at the time and not a nurse yet but still. He was an ass to me and said unless I'm a surgeon going to a life threatening surgery he doesn't care and gave me a ticket.

[azryell]

I was given a ticket by a cop and he did not once care about my professional background. so I think it the decision of getting cited depends on the cop that pulls you over.

[scthomas93]

I have been pulled over several times and not given a ticket when I tell them I'm a nurse. they usually know this before they pull me over though because i have a nurses tag.

[jeninaz]

One day I was pulled over after a shift driving home from work, which was the central booking jail for our area. I was caught driving in the HOA lane. A hefty fine in my state. The officer asked where I was going and where I worked. He hollered at his partner "it's one of our nurses". I also happened to have the same insurance agent as him. He let me off with a warning.

[RedBC]

Not a nurse and I wasn't in my scrubs either but t-shirt and jeans. A cop gave me a verbal warning. My bf got pissed off because he never got a warning.

[helloego]

My mom got a speeding ticket on the way home after a 12 hour shift and was a bit upset when she got home. She said that if you have your scrubs on and you're on your way home cops generally will let you off the hook.

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

Not as patients LOL I wrote a piece about the horrible care my child received this week in the ED for DKA. This is after even worse care in Jan for another DKA admission-much, much sicker, so the fact he is alive, is the most important thing.

It is the facility where I work and it is embarrassing.

[ArrowRN, BSN, RN]

I had one of both. While in scrubs heading to work, got pulled over, let the cop know I'm a nurse I had my badge on he said I was going 20 over, I still got a ticket but he reduced it to the >9mph one. The second time another cop pulled me over. I got off with a warning. Oh and I'm a black male nurse, if that counts for anything. Overall I would say yes I was given pretty good treatment due to me being a nurse and race did not matter. If you are respectful the cops always recognize that.

[Winry]

It depends more on the cop than what you are wearing. If the cop isn't looking for paperwork or is a newbie, he will let you go without any ticket. The only time that cops really favor any type of work force (at least in my area) is volunteer EMTs and firefighters. And, that's if you're not the new guy!!

The only thing I could see where your nursing scrubs can get you out of a ticket, is if you look like you just got out of a rough day at work. Cop can definitely relate, and give you a break!