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How To Avoid Traffic Tickets Don't attract
attention to your vehicle by having loud exhaust, windows tinted too
dark, etc. Anything that causes a police officer to look at your vehicle
will make it more likely he will notice expired tags or inspection
sticker, or other deficiency. If your state has
a mandatory seatbelt law; wear your seatbelt. If you forget to put it
on, don't wait until you see a police officer to remember to put it on.
This will only cause the officer to notice you when he might not have
otherwise. The fact that you just put it on may not be enough to avoid a
citation. If he spots you without it on or sees you putting it on, you
can be cited. You might only get a warning for having put it on, but
this is a gamble. If the officer is working a special seatbelt detail
you can count on a ticket. DON'T CALL ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! Keep your vehicle
in good condition, and all equipment such as brakes, lights, etc. in
working order. Burned out headlights or tail lights just can't be missed
at night. Remember; once the officer has you stopped he can find other
things to talk to you about like the driver's license you left at home,
or the insurance card you can't find, etc. Make a complete
stop at stop signs. Your state may require you to stop at a line or at a
point, before entering the intersection, where you can clearly see
traffic. Either way, you must stop. Make sure the intersection is clear
before starting out. Accidents at intersections with stop signs are
"bought and paid for" by the driver having the stop sign. This
is true even if you stop. Be prepared to
stop at yield signs if necessary. Unless you can clearly see traffic,
and know no vehicles are coming, treat the yield sign like a stop sign. Do not drive
faster than the flow of traffic unless that flow is below the speed
limit. Passing other vehicles always draws attention. It may appear
momentarily that you are speeding, even if you aren't. The police
officer may quickly realize that you're not speeding just about the same
time he notices you're not wearing your seatbelt, your inspection
sticker has expired, etc., etc., etc. By now you should be getting the
idea: DON'T CALL ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! If you are stopped
for a traffic violation, try to prevent or at least minimize the damage.
An officer may be assigned to a certain location to watch for a certain
violation due to numerous accidents at that location. If you commit the
violation in question at that location your chances of getting out of a
ticket are slim. A short argument of the facts is okay, but don't get
carried away. This is especially true if have other deficiencies you
don't want noticed. Consider this: if you've committed a violation, the
officer is supposed to write you a ticket. Depending on the
circumstances, however, you may get a verbal or written warning. If you
jump out of the car with verbal abuse, you will always get a ticket. Don't rely too
much on your radar detector. If you're the only car on the road for a
long stretch, or you're the first car in a convoy of vehicles, you're
going to be the target vehicle for the radar unit over the next hill.
The officer is not going to let the "cat" out of the bag and
leave the radar on continuously for you to "detect". He'll
have it in the "stand-by" mode. It's warmed up, calibrated,
and ready to go, but it's not emitting a signal. He won't activate it
till you come over the hill. Your radar detector will beep at the same
time the radar automatically locks your speed on the digital display.
Anyone within a mile or so behind you with a detector will be warned,
but not you! Sometimes officers will leave the unit on and transmitting,
knowing that there are plenty of non-detector equipped speeders to be
caught, but don't count on this. GENERAL TIPS 1. Don't get
noticed! 2. Watch your
speed! 3. Make complete
stops at stop signs. 4. Keep lights in
good repair. 5. Carry all
required documents: Driver's license, title, registration, insurance. 6. Don't have loud
mufflers. 7. Don't have
windows tinted too dark. 8. Don't carry
oversized loads. 9. Don't overload
vehicle with passengers, especially the front seat. 10. Don't throw
things from the vehicle. 11. Don't give the
officer a hard time for doing his job. 12. If you think
you been "locked-on" by radar, slow down. It may not help, but
it won't hurt either. 13. Police officers can spot expired inspection stickers, license plates, and other deficiencies from a great distance!
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