Honest, Officer . . .
Eric Peters at AOL Autos is offering up advice on avoiding speeding tickets — and it amounts to more than the obvious: slow down. His take on the situation is to make sure you don’t get noticed. The key elements of this lay-low approach include:
- Stay within 5 to 10 mph of the other vehicles around you.
- Opt to drive in the middle of the “pack.” (Let some other sucker take the lead and hit the radar first.)
- Go rabbit hunting. Follow a solitary car traveling at about the speed you’d like to run.
- Stay in one lane, don’t tailgate, and don’t be aggressive.
- Don’t drive in the fast lane.
- Watch the sides of the road for cut-outs and other spots where police officers are likely to lie in wait.
- If you’re out there on the road alone, drive the speed limit.
- If they are legal in your state, investigate a radar detector.
- Don’t drive a conspicuous vehicle and don’t look conspicuous yourself.
Remember, tickets aren’t just a temporary annoyance. They can be a long-term hit to your pocket book by running up your insurance payments.
For the full text of Peters’ article, click here.