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Main Page Can you belive this guy? "How to Avoid Getting Pulled Over for Speeding"
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Posted by: CJIS

I was browsing digg.com articals today and came across this one. I thought I would share it with you folks. I got a good chuckle out of it.

http://www.desinc.net/avoid_speeding_tickets
How to Avoid Getting Pulled Over for Speeding

Nobody enjoys seeing the red and blue lights telling them to pull over. Getting pulled over for speeding always seems to happen at the worst time. You're running late for one reason or another and the last thing you need is another delay, especially a delay with a fine on top of it. The thing that most speeders don't realize is that there are plenty of ways to limit your risk of getting a ticket while speeding. While we definitely don't advocate poor or dangerous driving, we do realize there are often legitimate reasons you are speeding, and that a lot of speeders are also good drivers who would never intentionally put other people at risk.
There are several ways to avoiding both getting pulled over and getting a ticket once you've already been pulled over (which you can find more about tomorrow @ www.desinc.net). None are fail safe, but all of these tips will decrease your odds of getting a ticket significantly:
1) Stay alert! If you are going to speed, you need to be much more aware than everyone else on the road typically is. Not only do you need to pay more attention to what other drivers are doing for your safety and theirs, but you also need to WATCH for police. They have very predictable hiding spots, the most common of which on a freeway is the on ramp. Every on ramp you go by, especially ones that have less traffic, you should glance over your shoulder and look for a hiding patrol car. If you see one, don't panic and slam on your brakes! This will not only put you in danger of a crash, but it will make you quite noticeable to the officer, especially if your tires squeal or you lose control. Instead, immediately release the gas petal and downshift (take off overdrive if you're in an automatic). This will drop your speed rapidly, but not nearly as noticeably to the officer, and usually he will be looking ahead of him rather than to his side where you are. The same goes for a cop you notice coming up on you in traffic. Be aware of the cars both in front and behind you. If you see a car approach rapidly from afar and then disappear into the slower lanes, make sure it wasn't a cop. This is a very typical maneuver because they are betting you were not paying attention and they are then able to sneak up on you without you slowing down. I always play it safe and slow down when someone rapidly comes up on me while I'm speeding. Even if it is not a cop, it will be to your advantage to let the speeder who wants to drive much faster than you go by. Hopefully they will catch any speed traps up ahead and let you sail on by.
2) Get to know what Police headlights look like in your rear view mirror. They are very distinct and this skill can help you be a lot safer from tickets at night. I find the best way to learn what they look like is to stay more alert when you are not speeding and 'guess' which ones are police, you will get better and better over time. Remember police often use a few different types of cars and may differ state to state. The most common and easiest to spot are the infamous "Crown Victoria Interceptors". Also be aware that motorcycle cops often travel in pairs and are trained to ride side by side to intentionally look like a large truck or SUV to the speeder looking in the rear view mirror.
3) Get a radar detector. They are worth every penny to the speeder who travels a lot. I have a very nice "Escort Passport 8500 X50" and recommend it to everyone! It is a wonderful detector and has saved myself and friends easily 10 times it's cost in tickets. It can give you a very early warning for all bands of radar and even can help you out with laser as well. You can pick one of these units up for about $300.00 retail. I HIGHLY recommend the Escort Passport 8500 series or the Valentine One radar detectors. They are far superior to the cheapo $50-100 detectors that you see. If you really can't afford the Escort or Valentine One, most cheap detectors will at least give you a little warning when police are about and using their radar frivolously. While the radar detector is a wonderful device that can help you to avoid tickets, it is absolutely imperative that you do not rely on it 100%. Most radar detector users gradually become careless with my other tips and still get tickets. You need to take ALL of these tips into consideration and use them all together to successfully avoid tickets.

4) Trust your gut. When you feel like it's a good idea to slow down, do it! I've found that my "hunches" that a police officer is around are often founded and save me tickets when I listen to them. A true ticket-avoiding speeder will develop a strong sense of when and where police are and should always trust this spider sense.
5) There may be a local news channel that displays where the police will be setting up speed traps for the day. See if you can catch the news in the morning before you go speeding to work and just avoid the area they are setting up. If your local news doesn't give you this information or you miss it, expect to be traveling at the speed limit and give yourself enough time to compensate.
6) If you have a friend you expect might be traveling in the area you spot a speed trap, give them a call. This could save your friend a ticket, and hopefully they will do the same for you next time they spot a speed trap where you might be headed. Many of my lead-footed friends will give me a call if they spot speed traps on my usual routes, and I do the same for them.
7) If you are certain a cop has spotted you and will be turning around to come after you, you have two choices. First, you can slow down to just above the speed limit and drive very safely until you get pulled over. It will usually at least limit the ticket you receive, if not completely avoid it. Or, if you really think you could be in trouble (going in excess of 30 over the speed limit and you think he has a radar of it, or he could legitimately claim you were recklessly driving), you should speed up as much as reasonable and get off the road at the next area you know. Once you get off the main road find a reasonable hiding spot such as an empty driveway, turn off your car and duck. Be very careful to not step on or hit your brake petal as it will turn the brake lights on even if the car is off and make sure you didn't kick up lots of dust pulling in. If you can't find a good hiding spot, or if you know some back roads, it is reasonable to just take them to another area that you don't expect the police will follow you to. Be wary of this option though. I have done this and found that I angered the officer enough for him to speed around an entire neighborhood until he spotted me miles away from where he originally got a radar on me. However, I got lucky and the client I was visiting was drunk, irate, and screaming at the police officer who was driving around the neighborhood at 80-90MPH. The police officer didn't want to deal with the drunkard and was in the wrong driving near schools at such a high rate of speed. He scolded me with his finger, but didn't stop. I got lucky, but realized that it may not be the best thing to avoid an officer unless you are certain you can get away.

By obrith at 10/03/2006 - 14:06

What a loser! The sad thing is the number of diggs it got.

Posted by: Pacman

"How to Avoid Getting Pulled Over for Speeding"

Answer: Don't Speed!

Posted by: CJIS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pacman

"How to Avoid Getting Pulled Over for Speeding"

Answer: Don't Speed!

That would be to easy

Posted by: MM1799

Hell I aint never got no ticket, no sir. About 3 miles before I see the cop my radar detector goes a-blarin' and I slam my brakes on so I dont get a ticket also if someone rear-ends me.. $$
If for some reason my $4000 radar detector/jammer/coffee maker dont pick da po po up... hell i jus blow his doors off. He be pullin' out and I be speedin' up. I aint never bin catched. The one time I got caught i explained i was on the job and pulled out my security badge and drove off! Hell yeah!

Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

so let me undrestand this if your speeding and your worried about getting nailed for reckless operation you should make an attempt to evade....good plan speedbump!Go from a fine and MAYBE a few days in the clinker to serious time with a roomate

Posted by: Andy0921

Quote:

Originally Posted by MM1799

Hell I aint never got no ticket, no sir. About 3 miles before I see the cop my radar detector goes a-blarin' and I slam my brakes on so I dont get a ticket also if someone rear-ends me.. $$
If for some reason my $4000 radar detector/jammer/coffee maker dont pick da po po up... hell i jus blow his doors off. He be pullin' out and I be speedin' up. I aint never bin catched. The one time I got caught i explained i was on the job and pulled out my security badge and drove off! Hell yeah!

Posted by: MM1799

I'll be sure to include ***********************SARCASM**************** with my next post.

Posted by: lofu

This is prob. the same guy that will say "the cops are useless and don't do anything" when one of his loved ones gets killed by a speeding motorist.

Posted by: Andy0921

Quote:

Originally Posted by MM1799

I'll be sure to include ***********************SARCASM**************** with my next post.

hahah, sorry I was pissed off when I came home and didnt catch the sarcasm

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Posted by: CJIS

Bad day Andy?

Posted by: Andy0921

Nah good day, was just pissed off at the moment cause I was hungry as hell and there was absolutely nothing to eat. I did grille some chicken, so i'm good now

Thanks for looking out though

Posted by: dcs2244

Be sure to get a VASCAR detector...oops...they don't make one...gig for you, lemming!

Go ahead and try to evade us...it will only be worse once we catch you...especially if we have to exit the cruiser and, like, run and sh#t.

Jail it is.

Posted by: tazoez

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcs2244

Be sure to get a VASCAR detector...oops...they don't make one...gig for you, lemming!

Go ahead and try to evade us...it will only be worse once we catch you...especially if we have to exit the cruiser and, like, run and sh#t.

Jail it is.

Reminds me of a story I read in the Trooper News Paper.. Idiot called the barracks and asked for the trooper and said if the trooper got off his fat a$$ or something like that he would have caught him. They caught the moron, what a few days later or something.
The best part...
"Whats the lesson here" -- Trooper
"Dont F*ck with the State Police" -- Idiot that got caught

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