September 5, 2010
Avoid Speeding Tickets: Common Approaches To Accomplish This
The best method to avoid getting a speeding ticket is to not drive. But most people work so this wont be possible for the masses. If you don’t like the thought of riding the bus then read through the following tips so hopefully you can avoid your next speeding ticket.
1. Watch your speed. It goes without saying, but if you want to avoid speeding tickets, then DON’T SPEED! It’s as simple as that. If you are going to speed – save it for the highways.
2. Don’t stand out. Avoid being given a speeding ticket by not being obvious to a police officer. Walk around your vehicle and make sure the exterior lights all work correctly. Make sure your side mirrors, tail lights, blinkers and head lights all work correctly.
3. Quality of your vehicle. The cleaner, more up-to-date and overall better looking condition your vehicle is in, the less likely you are to be noticed by the officer. Simple things like a little touch up paint, fixing cracked windshields and various cosmetic repairs will go a long way toward not getting pulled over and getting that speeding ticket.
4. Keep alert. Stay awake while driving. Cops can be anywhere. Take notice of things like bridges and up coming turns in the road, these can be speeding ticket magnets.. Sit up in your seat so you have better visibility.
5. Suspicion. Driving a beat up 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass in a wealthy neighborhood (especially at night) will trigger any officer’s suspicion. I hate to say it, but a black or Hispanic individual driving in a predominately white neighborhood can also trigger an officer’s suspicion.
6. Don’t draw too much attention. Depending on the car you drive, you may stand out from the rest. High performance vehicles will always catch the attention of an officer before, say, a Ford Escort.
7. Watch for curves. Do not exceed the speed limit around curves. You never know who will be waiting to give you a speeding ticket.
8. Avoid the left lane. Most cops will admit to targeting the left lane of the highway when looking to give out speeding tickets. This lane is known as the ‘fast lane’ and motorists usually do more speeding in this lane than the other lanes.
9. Know your territory. Its important to know your town or city and what resources they have for law enforcement. It may seem like there isn’t a cop for miles. But that van or SUV parked on the side of the street could be a photo radar unit. They will automatically give you a speeding ticket, they have no conscious.
10. Brake lights. This is a sure fire way to know if trouble is lurking up ahead. Whenever one is traveling on the highway they rarely will apply their brakes, unless someone cut in front of them or they are exiting the highway.
11. Know what the cops drive. Like innocent little fish swimming past the jaws of a lurking shark, many drivers don’t realize the inconspicuous sedan in the next lane is a police officer–until it’s too late! These normally look just like the other police vehicles in your town, they’re just painted like a civilian car, and they give out just as many speeding tickets as any other police vehicle.
12. Watch out for speed traps. Speed traps are everywhere. Knowing how to spot one and where they may be in your area can be a great way to avoid a speeding ticket. Check out Speedtrap.org for a comprehensive list of speed traps anywhere in the US.
You cant avoid all speeding tickets unfortunately, but you can take some common sense approaches to cut down on them.
Want to find out more about speeding tickets? Then visit Steven Swihart’s site for information on how to avoid and beat speeding tickets if you or someone you know has received one. This article, Avoid Speeding Tickets: Common Approaches To Accomplish This has free reprint rights.
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