Guidelines For Avoiding A Speeding Ticket

Posted by Chris Channing

July 10, 2008

by Chris Channing

A speeding ticket itself isn’t a costly matter- with most being only mildly or moderately expensive. The real kicker comes when insurance companies find out about the speeding ticket. After this occurs, the only hope a consumer has is to fight the speeding ticket in court. Luckily, there are a few ways to do so and win.

The first method is also the easiest- simply show up to a court date! Court dates must be met by both the driver and the officer that wrote the ticket. If the officer can’t show for whatever reason, the driver will usually automatically win the case. This is especially beneficial in the Summer, where cops will usually take vacations and not be able to make most court dates, depending on the date and time.

Sometimes the best way to avoid a speeding ticket is to remember to never admit guilt. Officers like to ask the question, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” and typically get a self-incriminating response. They can then record this, and present it in a court case to prove one’s own guilt. As a result, consumers should always remain passive when answering questions, and save the real answers for the court room.

Officers of the law are expected to follow routine in a traffic stop. When they don’t, drivers can get out of speeding tickets rather easily. Drivers should always ask the officer in court if they have had proper training on the speed capturing device. They should also ask if the device is fully functioning, properly calibrated, and properly maintained for actual usage. If the officer can’t come up with an answer, the driver stands better chance to get out of the ticket.

Drivers don’t always have to suffer higher insurance premiums. If they do get a speeding ticket, and there is no possible chance of showing innocence, some areas allow for driving school to be enrolled in. This will essentially wipe the speeding ticket from one’s record, but it costs extra and the expense of the speeding ticket is also to be paid. On top of this, it also requires a full Saturday to complete in most areas.

The best way to avoid a speeding ticket altogether is to avoid speed traps. Speed traps seek to trap drivers in unfair speeding ticket cases. As an example, a driver might be driving downhill and the speed limit may change by 10-20 miles per hour. If this occurs, the driver can’t safely stop without applying much pressure to one’s brakes. Most drivers will slowly put on their breaks, but then find out that a cop was waiting for this very event, and then get a speeding ticket as a result.

Closing Comments

No one likes a speeding ticket, but there are ways to get out of them if enough effort is exerted. Everything from driver schools to fighting the ticket in court can help erase the ticket from one’s record completely. But then again, driving passively and safely can avoid the situation in the first place.

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