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October 24, 2009

How To Fight Traffic Tickets

I hate speeding tickets but I love driving. While driving in general is not that exciting, driving fast is. There seems to be a problem with it called speeding tickets. Nothing can alter your driving mood like the infamous traffic ticket. That’s why I pay much attention to fight speeding tickets.

I got a speeding ticket once off the Oregon Coast for going 65 in a 30mph zone. Unfair I tell you. I am not the only person who has gotten one of those “infractions” for speed limit signs that are unfairly posted; such was the case on a road trip with my friend a while back. You need some knowledge on fighting speeding tickets to handle this.

If a speedometer on a car reads up to 120mph, why make a speed limit at 65mph on the freeway? They want you to speed so they can make their money. I think cops get off making you feel stupid by asking you why they pulled you over. Or they think you are dumb enough to admit you’re guilty before you have a chance to defend yourself. They force you to learn how to get out of a speeding ticket.

Fight speeding tickets by sticking it to the man! A hundred dollar speeding ticket is just a disguise for the real cost. Inevitably you always get scheduled to appear in court during working hours so that you continue to lose money. Now your $100 dollar ticket has magically turned into a $200 plus ticket. There is nothing good associated with speeding tickets. So I am an advocate for contesting speeding tickets every time.

True story; I got off with a warning for going 90mph in a 30mph zone, passing on a double yellow in front of on coming traffic, which just so happened to be a green cop car, in a car registered in California, a drivers license issued in Washington and insurance in Arizona. I suppose if you are women and are lucky enough to get pulled over by a man, your have a better chance of getting just a warning then an actual ticket.

Now I was all dolled up at the time, which I thought influenced the cop’s decision to let me off the hook. However I am going to have to say that the cop could not prove I was speeding because it would be pretty hard to gauge my actual speed even if the cop caught me by radar since I was coming towards him. So there is a reason I got off with such obvious violations.

After reading this book I found on contesting speeding tickets, in hind sight I can say it was defiantly the lack of evidence that got me off the hook, not my smile. I have not gotten that lucky all the time but now I know I have a reliable defense when it comes to getting my tickets reduced or thrown out.

This defiantly beats the alternative called driving school which inevitably reduces you to ranks of elementary understandings of the color yellow meaning caution. My driving record is not exactly clean and my insurance is costing me a fortune so let me put it to you this way. I have trouble obeying the laws when it comes to my enjoyment.

Obviously to avoid speeding tickets you probably should not speed, but 1. I cannot stand being behind some old man with an oxygen tank in the back of his car; and 2. Most speed limits are too slow. I got a speeding ticket in an alley once for going 10 mph. Gimmi a break! My Grandma can walk faster than that.

In short, contesting the infamous speeding ticket is easy if you know where to find the information you need to beat it.

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Filed under Beyond Random Ramblings by Arjuna

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September 26, 2008

Fighting Traffic Tickets

Nothing can destroy your driving attitude like a traffic ticket. Since I feel the urgency to drive…fast that is; the largest difficulty with it is termed speeding tickets. I hate speeding tickets.
I find it evident that I am not the only pedal pushing heavy foot who has gotten one of these “infractions.” They are deplorable for the most part. Like… There was this one time I was on a trip with my boyfriend and I got stopped for moving slightly under way too fast. There were no signs indicating a speed change coming off the freeway on the Oregon Coast.
If a speedometer on a automobile allows up to 120mph, why make a speed limit at 65mph on the freeway? They need you to break the law so they can steal your doe. I guess cops get off making you feel ignorant by asking you if you know what you did. Duh! They must think you are stupid enough to acknowledge you’re guilty before you have your day in court.
Fight speeding tickets by finding the loopholes in the system! A seemingly reasonable speeding ticket is just a mask for the real cost. Inevitably you habitually get ordained to show in court during working hours so that you constantly lose more money. Now your seemingly doable ticket has inevitably turned into a surprisingly overwhelming ticket. There is nothing good associated with speeding tickets. So I advocate appealing speeding tickets every time.
Of course if you are a girl you have a greater chance of entertaining a warning instead of the alternative, well that is if you are blessed enough to get cited by a man highway patroller. This is an honest story. I was speeding on some road in Arizona and I was stopped for ignoring a double yellow, directly in front of on coming traffic, which this one unfortunately for me, happened to be a cop car, perusing at a cool 90 in a 35mph zone, with a Washington issued license, a car registered in California, and auto insurance in Arizona!
Now I had on a bikini at the time, which I argued influenced the cop’s decision to let me off because I was smoking hot that day. In hindsight I realize that the cop had no evidence I was speeding. Looking back it would be nearly impossible to clock my precise speed even if the cop measured me by radar since the reading would have been inaccurate considering our paths. So there is a way out of such overt violations.
After reading this eBook I was presented with on fighting traffic tickets, looking back now I can say it was without a doubt the lack of valid evidence that got me off the hook, not my bikini. I rarely ever get as lucky as before but now I am self assured I have a feasible case regarding my tickets being reduced or tossed out.
I probably won’t get that lucky again and my driving background is not entirely admirable, so I have to pay an arm and a leg to insure my car and I have ill reservations towards traffic school. What do you do at a red light? Come on! It is like being in kindergarten again. It is not like I do not know the traffic laws I just have difficulty when it comes to maintaining them. Like sex, I know that not doing it is best for shielding yourself against STDs but I would rather have protection!
Like Duh, to bypass speeding tickets you surely should avoid hauling ass. Whateva! First of all, I cannot stand when I am stuck behind some old man with Mrs. Daisy riding in the passenger’s seat his Buick Regal and because most speed limits are just not conducive to my driving. I was stopped in a parking lot once for going 10 mph… For the love of god, my five year old can wander brisker than that.
Basically, beating the dishonorable speeding ticket is cake if you know where you can get the information you need to master it.

Filed under Speeding Tickets by Misha

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