Me, I did the same, guilty as hell of speeding so why lie? I got the ticket, but the officer said nothing about the beer bottle in the drink holder. Granted this was Texas so it was legal as long as you weren't seen drinking from it, but he didn't make me do stupid human tricks or anything (and yes Virginia, I was sober, it was my first after a long thirsty day of hog hunting). Still, if I had been an A-hole he could have made my life difficult. As it was, it cost me about $150 and no stress on either side, even when I informed him of the Glock in the glove box. I just kept my hands on the wheel and told him I had a CHL and there was a gun in the car. He looked at my permit and asked me to keep my hands where they were. He asked whether I'd had any luck hunting, we discussed the area where I'd found a mud hole in WMA the hogs used, and I drew him a map with a big X on the page I tore out of my type II WMA book, and it was all good. He even let me bum a dip from him. Friendly, professional and zero static. Courtesy goes a long way.