| More and more traffic tickets are handed out | | | | know why I stopped you?". |
| nowadays and it seems that most | | | | The officer is doing his work and collecting evidence |
| of them are just written for revenue. Estimates are | | | | against you, so you |
| that over 115,000 speeding | | | | should try to avoid citations. Instead of honestly |
| tickets are written every day, and there's nothing | | | | answering "I was driving |
| wrong of course with the | | | | a bit too fast", just answer something like "I don't |
| original idea behind this tickets: to make the road safer | | | | know, why did you stop me?". |
| for us all, but a lot of | | | | You could also use the basic speed law here (only |
| of the traffic tickets could be considered 'unfair'. Most | | | | applies to a few states) and |
| people will have different | | | | state that you were driving at a safe and reasonable |
| opinions about what's being unfair, but we should all | | | | speed for the current |
| agree that a lot of the | | | | conditions.5. Question the evidence. |
| small tickets are a pain in the ass. The average ticket | | | | If it seems there's no other way out, you could try |
| is about $150, which | | | | questioning the evidence. |
| is still quite a lot of money of course, but the long time | | | | You need some basic knowledge of your local |
| effects are far worse:Insurance rate increases, | | | | vehicle laws to question the |
| sometimes even cancellations, loss of license points, | | | | evidence, but here are some tips to get you started: |
| loss of your license, problems getting to your work, | | | | Ask for proof of |
| and you might even end | | | | the calibration of the speedometer when the officer |
| up with problems supporting yourself, and more | | | | paced you. Speed traps |
| important, your family. Most | | | | are forbidden in some states, you could trap the |
| people don't realize this, until it's too late... 96% of the | | | | officer by asking how |
| people who get fined just | | | | long they have the speed trap set up. And some laws |
| think "damn a speeding ticket, but what the hell..", .and | | | | applying to |
| just end up paying the | | | | Pennsylvania you might be interested in:* "A speed |
| ticket, admitting guilt, as it's just easier or they do not | | | | limit is not legally effective unless there's a sign every |
| know of any methods to | | | | half mile." [3362 (b)(1)]* "A 65 mph speed limit is not |
| fight and beat a traffic ticket. Time to change that! Let | | | | legally effective unless there's a sign after each |
| me introduce you to some | | | | interchange on the highway." [3362 (b)(2)]* "You can't |
| general methods and tricks to fight and beat your | | | | be cited in Pennsylvania for traveling less than 10 miles |
| traffic tickets:1. Do not immediately think and assume | | | | over the speed limit if the limit is less than 55 mph." |
| you're guilty! | | | | [3368 (c)(4)]* "If the limit is 55 or more, you can't be |
| As I already stated above: the impact and | | | | cited for traveling less than 6 miles over the limit." [3368 |
| consequences of a small ticket can | | | | (c)(4)] (Source: berksweb)The point here is that if you |
| be far worse than you would expect. By just paying | | | | can convince the officer that his evidence is illegal |
| the ticket you automatically | | | | he will know the ticket won't stand a chance in court |
| plead you're guilty,.. while it's often possible to get | | | | and will probably let you |
| away with just a warning | | | | go with a warning.6. Go to court and get |
| or a lower fine.2. Be polite to the officer. | | | | continuances. |
| Yes that might be a bit hard sometimes, but just being | | | | You should try to delay the proceedings as much as |
| polite might be enough | | | | possible as this increases the chance of the officer not |
| to turn a ticket into a warning. So when an officer | | | | showing up, which will result in your ticket being |
| tries to stop you: pull over, | | | | dismissed. Getting continuances shouldn't be too hard, |
| turn of your engine, put your keys on the dashboard, | | | | and are often given |
| stay in the vehicle and | | | | for being busy with work, being sick, being out of |
| keep your hands on the steering wheel where the | | | | town, etc.7. Be prepared to fight your ticket in court. |
| officer can see them. | | | | You should always be prepared when going to court. |
| Most of the time this will make the officer feel a bit | | | | Preparing this requires |
| safer and more comfortable.3. -Ask- for a warning. | | | | some basic knowledge about the local laws but it |
| You should ask for a warning if the officer hasn't | | | | certainly doesn't have to |
| written out any ticket yet. | | | | be very difficult, nor expensive. Effectively covering |
| A great percentage of all traffic stops end up with | | | | these techniques would |
| just a warning, yet most | | | | cost me a few pages, but luckily there are already a |
| officers won't explicitly ask if you want one. So take | | | | few good ebooks around |
| the initiative and politely | | | | on this topic. (Check my website below for some |
| ask if you could get just a warning. Don't come up | | | | good tips.)Most of the fined people just accept their |
| with excuses, don't beg, | | | | ticket, and some of them end up |
| and explain the officer something like you're always | | | | in serious trouble just because of some low fines. So I |
| trying to drive as safe as | | | | hope you'll be able |
| possible and you're sure a warning would be enough | | | | to benefit from what you've read here someday. Feel |
| as a reminder.4. Don't answer all questions. | | | | free to spread the link |
| You're trying to avoid pleading guilty and the officer | | | | to this article, and help the 96% of the people who |
| might ask questions like: | | | | don't know how to fight |
| "Do you know how fast you were going?", "Do you | | | | their traffic tickets.Drive safely & go beat that ticket! |