My comment to all is, “don’t speed.”

“I was not aware of my speed” can be used against you just as well as admitting you were speeding.

I have had a couple speeding tickets, and I paid them both promptly.  I knew I was in the wrong while I was doing it, and my morals demand that if I purposefully do something wrong then I have to pay the price (literally) when I get caught.  It hurts to lose the money, but it teaches me to pay attention and obey the law.  The best way to avoid speeding tickets is to obey the speed limit!

I have had a couple speeding tickets, and I paid them both promptly.  I knew I was in the wrong while I was doing it, and my morals demand that if I purposefully do something wrong then I have to pay the price (literally) when I get caught.  It hurts to lose the money, but it teaches me to pay attention and obey the law.  The best way to avoid speeding tickets is to obey the speed limit!

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

Articles like this tick me off. The way to “avoid” a speeding ticket is to not exceed the speed limit. Everything else is just trying to circumvent the law. That says a lot about character.

ppl should make their cars look the way they want, should not affect the law. They play on their phones & computers in their cars also, all over the road. They can we can’t???? They are suppose to be setting examples for our young drivers. I thought.

If I were still driving, I suppose that I, also would enjoy using these helpful hints about how to circumvent the legal system for my own benefit.   Perhaps, some thought might be given to not speeding at all.   This is a sad commentary of how far (or not) we have evolved as a society and the values and paradigms we are willing to bend, alter, or break to suit our own selfish interests.  

If I were still driving, I suppose that I, also would enjoy using these helpful hints about how to circumvent the legal system for my own benefit.   Perhaps, some thought might be given to not speeding at all.   This is a sad commentary of how far (or not) we have evolved as a society and the values and paradigms we are willing to bend, alter, or break to suit our own selfish interests.  

This is the biggest load of pooh that I have read in a long time.  I speak from 31 years of experience, 15 yrs. on motorcycle/traffic detail.  Whom ever those source officers were that contributed to this story are the sort of officers you would not want to deal with.  It seems that they make up their mind on who or what you say.  A State Trooper at my academy stated that the violation gets the citation, not the person, so don’t make it personal.  Best advice is DON’T SPEED.  I would also add, YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT A TIME MACHINE, if you start late, you’re going to be late.

a couple of other moves: have your license in hand when the officer walks up. Greet the officer with ‘hello officer’ ! sit quietly while he/she checks your ID. if they ask a question be sure to follow the reply with ‘sir’ .. have an attitude like the officer is always right … you can argue in traffic court later if you think you are right … I have been driving for about 60 years and have only one speeding ticket .. I shouldn’t have gotten that one but there where about 10 or 15 warnings I did get that I should have had a ticket so I paid that one without a complaint …

Here are some tips that have kept me “ticketless” over the past 23 years of driving:

1) Never exceed the speed limit by more than 10% (70 limit, don’t go over 77/78 mph)

2) Use speeders to your advantage (Follow behind a car or cars going your speed or faster)

3) Support your local police group & place their sticker on your car’s rear window.  Police appreciate this and may grant you favor when deciding to give you a ticket.

4) Be nice to the officer who pulled you over.  He/She is just doing his/her job and keeping roads safe.

5) Give a valid reason why you “may” have been speeding. “I’m sorry, I was talking to my passenger and didn’t realize that I was going that fast.”

6) Ask them if they could give you a warning this one time.  “Sir/Maam, as you can see from my record, I don’t get speeding tickets often as I try to obey the rules.  This was one time that I made a mistake.  Could you please let me get by with a warning?  I promise that this was a rare event for me.”  The worst thing they can say is, “no.”

I shared a room with an MP during my enlistment, and he suggested turning on the interior light at night so that the officer can see the car interior in addition to keeping both hands on the wheel unless told to do otherwise, as well as asking permission before opening a glove box or reaching under a seat so that you aren’t misinterpreted as reaching or a weapon.

I spent 11 years as a motorcycle officer and I wrote nearly 25,000 tickets. Those who said “I know I was speeding, I’m sorry” were least likely to get charged. They come across as honest. It is difficult to get more than 1 postponement in court. The officer has complete notes on the back of his copy and he can testify accurately even years later. Waving at the officer is a bit like closing the door after the horse is out, you’ve been caught! Best bet, be polite, do as instructed, don’t argue,ask for a warning, sign the ticket and say thank you then plead guilty with an explanatin in court. If the officer is not present in court, never plead guilty. Best of all, don’t speed.

i especially loved the ticket i got for no seat belt… and the irony wasn’t lost on me… that s.o.b. was on a motorcycle and not wearing a helmet, but hey… he *must* be safer than me, after all, i’m only in a freaking car…

people will continue to have no respect for officers that always seem to be saying, “Do what I say, not what I do”

i especially loved the ticket i got for no seat belt… and the irony wasn’t lost on me… that s.o.b. was on a motorcycle and not wearing a helmet, but hey… he *must* be safer than me, after all, i’m only in a freaking car…

people will continue to have no respect for officers that always seem to be saying, “Do what I say, not what I do”

Your answer is no good. It makes “too much” sense.

doesn’t matter what you have on your car they have to have probable cause to stop you.not just because they feel like it.

doesn’t matter what you have on your car they have to have probable cause to stop you.not just because they feel like it.

#4 not true….I got a speeding ticket in spring 2008. I was not given a court date until spring 2011. Awfully long time….but they still held the trial and found me guilty. Can the cop really remember back that far?

A 3 year wait….wow!

If the policeman is worth his salt he will take notes with every citation.

These will obviously aid his memory when the time comes.

How come you didn’t opt for traffic school?

I know that municipalities are seeking more revenue to support growing deficits and bend the law to their advantage. I was recently pulled over for running a red light which was in fact yellow on a left hand turn lane. The cop cut me a “break” by only writing a failure to yield issued and the running of the light as a box checked “warning.” When I contested my ticket, the magistrate warned me that if I plead not guilty and it elevated to traffic court I risk the penalty of running a red light if found guilty, not the failure to yield infraction. He was basically like eat this $165 “break” or your gonna pay $300+ and get poinys on your MI license. DISPICABLE, holding me over the coals and giving me a questionable ticket.

Paying tickets ”promptly” is a voluntary admission of guilt that accepts all the allegations of the arresting officer – as stated without contest - and prempts any other possible legal finding in your favor. You have nothing to lose by going to court and requiring the arresting officer to: 1. show up at the date time specified, and 2. prove his/her case before a presumably impartial judge – within the letter of the Law, to his/her satisfaction. While it is admirable that you have such high personal moral standards, know that we live in an imperfect world where people and equipment are fallible and/or corruptable and can be in error. Show up in court and require the law enforcement/justice system – which we all pay for – to play out to the satisfaction of a judge - who can also consider other such factors as: 1. the dismissal of the case outright due to inaccuracies, factual errors etc.; or 2. mitigating factors or circumstances persuading him/her that a lesser “non-moving” violation is a more appropriate punishment  (e.g. good driving record, faulty equipment etc.) In either case, you will not be pre-maturely “admitting” your guilt by ”promptly” paying your ticket and automatically damaging your own permanant driving record for the next several years. If however, paying some financial penalty makes you feel duly punished and spiritually cleansed, then take comfort in the fact that - absent a complete dismissal – you will still have to pay court costs and probably a driving school course fee. But, if your need for absolute justice is still left wanting, then consider offering the ‘unpaid’ balance of your self imposed Karmic debt to a worthy cause more appreciative of your contributions.

Amen to that!

Amen to that!

Amen to that!

I have a novel and unique way of not getting speeding tickets ! Pay attention to what you are doing while driving and don’t speed

I was told by a CHP years ago that you never, ever, admit that you “didn’t realize you were going that fast” is a clear admission in court that you were speeding.  Wouldn’t it be better to say that you do know how fast you were driving and then tell the officer “I was going at X mph and had my cruise control set at that speed for the past X miles”.  Then, when you get to court repeat your speed and your justification for it.  Of course you’ll never admit to going over the speed limit or faster than the flow of traffic.

After 60 years of driving, and I am still driving, the best and the easiest thing you can do is drive with the traffic. If they are doing 70 in a 55 zone you will not be stopped unless you are the first car and way out in front. Stay with the bunch and you will be just fine. the ones that get stopped are the guys in a hurry and zipping in and out to be out front. I guess they want the officer to see them first, a really dumb approach, and they usually do.

Was pulled over by a Florida state trooper because he thought my back tinted windows were to
dark and my radar detector was to low on the windshield. My plates were from Texas so I expect he hoping i was transporting drugs.  Wasnt speeding so the :Asshole in a Hat: let me go with a warning.     

Ummmm, don’t speed?

Sometimes if you encounter an officer having a bad day, they are going to give you a bad day. It’s your word against theirs. I got a ticket for doing absolutely nothing wrong. He said I was tailgating when there wasn’t even anyone in front of me for a good 5 car lengths. I was polite and had everything ready. He was being arrogant, mean, told me to have a nice day and that I don’t have a perfect driving record any more. I now think every cop acts like that. I will always be respectful, you have too or you will get in trouble, but I don’t like cops.

The stupidest suggestion is the one that suggests getting software that will tell you if there’s a
camera posted on the traffic signal light. What difference would knowing that be to a driver?
Are telling a driver it’s okay to blow through an intersection if he knows there’s no camera there?
If there IS a camera there and they’ve run the intersection, they’ll find out soon enough. If there’s
no camera there and they blow through, they’ll be lucky to avoid an accident. And stupid if they
speed through the yellow or red-light intersection, software or not. Like Bob says, “don’t speed.”

The most important one and easiest to do – DO NOT SPEED!