Beat a Speeding Ticket

[Timber Loftis]

ROFLMAO at Bungleau. It reminds me of how I learned the same lesson. Going through the airport, the metal detector goes off on my dad. I say "MAYBE IT'S THAT BOMB." I was trying to be funny. It was pre-9/11, but needless to say the security forces were not amused. I truly didn't know htere was a rule against saying the word in an airport.

[Bungleau]

"Officer, here's a free appetizer at the Outback. Do you still need to give me that ticket?"

"No, son, I now need to arrest you as well. Bribery and attempted bribery are things my captain doesn't want me to participate in. You have the right..."

Nope, that's not a tactic I'd recommend.

And TL, the follow-on to my "Be polite" rule is no funny stuff. Aside from the fact that these folks see people every day who may indeed be carrying that bomb or M-16, they just might not be in a funny mood.

Imagine if their dog or cat had died that morning, run over by a car, and you happened to remind them of the driver... Or the driver of the car in front of you reminded them of their child who was murdered... You have no idea what they're thinking, so the best approach IMHO is to be pleasant, leave them smiling, and move on.

[harleyquinn]

Wow, TL. Thanks for that info!! Wish I had known that 2 1/2 years ago when I first got my license. I would have gone to court if I had known those facts and fought the ticket I got. Would have saved me SO much money in insurance that I'm paying now as a result (and I still have 1 more year to go before the darn thing comes off my insurance even though it's already not counted on my license anymore.

[Mouse]

Apparently, in the UK recently, a motoring programme tested out the urban myth that if you drive fast enough, you can go past an automatic speed camera and it won't register your vehicle.

The required speed to achieve this is over 175 mph - not really an option for most of us