How to Get Out of a Speeding Ticket

Everyone has the same feeling when those flashing lights are suddenly in your rear view mirror.  The realization that not only were you speeding, but your wallet is already starting to cry, is enough to leave a Navy Seal in absolute tears.  Rather than just admitting that you were speeding there are some ways you can actually breeze through the situation with nary a ticket, however there are also some ways that you can ensure you are actually going to get a ticket.  Knowing the right things to say, and how to behave will allow you to really slide through the situation without feeling as if you just fought a world war sized battle.

You have to always start with the realization that most cops are really not out to get you.  Except for the few rare situations where they really are holding a grudge, most cops are simply doing their job.  Often this also means they have a specific quota that is required of them each week or even month.  In order to get away without a ticket you need to have a good reason to justify them having to pull over yet another car to make up for letting you go.  This is not always officially backed though, after all many departments claim that they do not have a quota at all, but do you really want to take a chance?

Surely, you are aware that the best way to avoid a speeding ticket is simply by not speeding, this is a very well known fact.  However, the realization is that most people at some point in their driving life will speed.  Whether you do it on purpose, or merely on accident because you were simply zoning off while driving is completely irrelevant once those lights hit your rear view mirror though.  Trying to plead your case with the wrong strategy will find you with an angry cop, while a clever excuse can help you to get away with just a verbal warning if you are lucky.

Hidden Dangers

No matter what most people think there are a few ways to assure yourself a ticket typically.  If you sit there and act like you are upset with the cop for wasting your time by daring to pull you over, you are going to get a ticket.  If you claim that the cop is lying, you are going to get a ticket.  If you even try to say that your spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, mother, father or great aunt Suzy was talking your ear off and you completely lost track of the speed, you are going to get a ticket.  In order to get out of tickets now you need to have a creative method of attack.  Realize that when I say attack, I do not mean get out of the car and start swinging, nor do I mean play a rousting game of Catch That Car with the cop, you will lose and rather than just a ticket, you will get a free ride to jail.

Successful Strategies

Walking away without a ticket really does not have to be impossible.  However, you need to approach the situation the right way in order to be truly successful.  Your first approach is giving a good excuse for speeding.  If you claim that your wife is in the backseat in labor, she should be in the backseat actually in labor.  Do not lie to come up with an excuse because this will be the one time that things can go wrong suddenly.  If you are traveling with a stepchild, plead innocence and claim that they suddenly started screaming about having to go really bad and if you do not get them to the bathroom fast enough that you will be explaining to the other parent who hates your guts why their child had an accident.  This I can tell you will work, however the next stop for you better be the closest bathroom to actually sell the story.

Look the officer in the eye, be respectful and actually admit that you were speeding. Now without giving flirtation eyes and without adjusting your assets if you are female, ask if there is any way possible, you could please have just a warning.  You need to do this before the officer goes back to their car.  If you wait until after the ticket is written, you are stuck with it.  Asking for a warning before they go back to the car is much more apt to get the response that you want.  However, just keep it respectful, rather than flirtatious since many cops are beyond tired of the flirty games.

Another strategy is to start looking around anxiously like you are lost before you even get to the side of the road.  This is helped if you have a set of directions for a location nearby, but can still be pulled off without them.  Claim that you are extremely sorry, but allowed yourself to be totally wrapped up trying to find the abstract landmark that your friend/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend described and you are really sorry.  Also, go on to ask if they could provide you with some directions since you are so terribly lost.  The key to this is actually distracting the officer, and if you plead that you are lost, and actually sell this rather than looking like you are faking many cops will feel sorry for you and give a warning.

One of the next highly successful strategies that you can use is try to make the cop laugh.  Most people will have trouble being ugly, hateful, or even write a ticket if they feel like they like you.  The fastest and easiest way to make this happen is to simply start trying to crack up the officer.  This is not to say that you should just start breaking out your amateur act, but rather you need to take some time to try to be real and true.  There are plenty of times when something is funny about the situation and this is one of the best ways to get the officer laughing.  Just be careful, if the officer starts to look extremely upset it is time to change strategies.

Your final strategy is a bit of a preemptive strike.  Work to locate a Fraternal Order of Police sticker.  This is great way to get out of a ticket before you are ever even pulled over.  Most cops are extremely quick to let a co-worker go, and this even extends to the family of a co-worker.  Just work on coming up with a good excuse for the sticker so if you are questioned you can answer without stammering.  These stickers are extremely cheap to come up with compared to the price of a few tickets and are an almost guaranteed way to get away with a warning, rather than drive off with another ticket to add to your collection.

Beating a traffic ticket is really not as impossible as it might seem.  Knowing that you are going to walk away with only a ticket gives you some good indications of what you are up against, but be very careful to ensure you are not guilty of any additional crimes while you are pulled over such as attempting to bribe an officer.  The wrong bribe to the wrong officer could find you in even deeper trouble with a speeding ticket the least of your concerns.