Forty ways to avoid a traffic ticket, Part 2
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Traffic tickets are not only expensive, but can cause an increase in your insurance, and every one moves you a few points closer to losing your license. With a little forethought and caution, though, they are avoidable, even if you aren't willing to drive 55.
Part 2- Driving
11. Know your neighborhood. If you drive the same stretches of road frequently, note where you see police monitoring speed, and expect to see them there again.
12. Learn what intersections have red light cameras. It's hard to argue with video.
13. Find a rabbit. If you need to speed, find a car traveling at the same speed, and follow them from as far behind as you can. Theoretically, they will flush out the police.
14. If you see one cop car, expect more. For targeted enforcement, a number of units often work in concert.
15. Don't ignore the "flashing brights" heads-up warning from on-coming motorists that indicate a police unit ahead. (and check to see if your brights are on, just in case...)
16. Hunt with a pack. On the freeway, join in a pack of drivers driving your desired speed, and try to remain in the middle.
17. Be conservative when you're the only car on the road.
18. Watch the semis. If they slow down, you slow down.
19. Choose your time of day. The thirty minutes before police shift change is said to be a time of less risk. The hour that bars let out at night is a bad time to speed.
20. Pay attention to the calendar. The first and last weeks of the month could be more risky in areas where police officers are expected to keep their ticket writing frequency up.
21. Look attentive while you drive. Get and use a hands-free cell phone.
22. Remember these words; faster than most, slower than some.
Next: If you're stopped
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-21-2008 @ 3:54PM
DanGarion said...
How about drive safe, and follow the law? I would think that would be the #1 suggestion to avoid getting a speeding ticket, but what do I know...
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2-22-2008 @ 12:27AM
caricue said...
You beat me to it Dan. When did the world go crazy and think the rules didn't apply to them? Go the posted speed limit and no tickets.
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2-26-2008 @ 6:30AM
fred said...
Not that it's any excuse but how many times have you seen a cop speeding in a non-emergency situation, or turn on their emergency lights to go through a traffic light. If the people that are supposed to be enforcing the law are breaking it then some of us will do the same.
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2-26-2008 @ 8:11AM
Bluedog said...
Fred, It's possible those officers could be on a silent run.
2-26-2008 @ 6:53AM
rugbymom said...
I wish cops would ticket those ignorant morons that fly half way out of side streets before stopping. It is nerve racking and startles drivers on the road. They don't even come to a complete stop. I am sick to death of being tailgated even when I am driving ten miles over the speed limit on regular roads.
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2-26-2008 @ 7:45AM
Lauren said...
You forgot one thing. Don't get out of your unless asked to.
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2-26-2008 @ 8:28AM
Gwen said...
Policemen, State Troopers, etc do not ticket each other, period. Where is the justice in that???
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3-27-2008 @ 12:22PM
snaphearts said...
The worst frustration on the highway is those who insist on driving slower in the left (passing) lane and refusing to move back to the right for people to pass.
Some states have "keep right execpt to pass" laws in which a driver is ticketed for impeding traffic flow.
Too many drivers on the roads today that "do not" know the rules-of-the-road. Most states have taken driver education out of the schools and left it up to shady commercial driving schools. My son was given a total of 45 minutes behind the wheel over the course of 4 days with other students in a car from a commercial driving school. What a joke. Good think I knew how to teach him myself.
Don't pull to the left lane to pass other cars, and then SLOW DOWN. You are begging to be tailgated by faster moving traffic. I use cruise control, and I can't count how many times I have moved left to pass only to have a slower moving car pull left in front of me and slow down even more. Yes, I am usually tailgating them by the time I drop the cruise control and slow down, but I can understand why road rage is so prevalent. Too many ignorant, uneducated, and rude people on our highways today!
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