Perfectly stated. That's precisely what these cards are - a physical token of nepotism and what I refer to as the "blue wall of bullshit". I had a very close friend offer me one of those Gold cards for family members once (his Uncle gave him one and his family is small and thus had extras). I told him to keep it because even if I could use it to get out of a ticket, I'd rather take the fine and keep my morality in tact. Plus, given my belief on these cards, I doubt I could even muster the gall to present one. I mean, honestly, how arrogant does a human being have to be to present that card when stopped by an officer, expecting that the officer is going to basically be like "Aw shucks, guess my hands are tied. Please try not to do that again."