Speeding

Ah, the downfall of many. The Everyday Law Journal’s official advice is: DON’T GET CAUGHT. Get a radar/laser detector. Don’t be the first or last car in a pack of speeders. Go with the flow of traffic and don’t make wild and crazy, not to mention dangerous, maneuvers; you’re not Mario Andretti. Ok, you get the picture.

I’ve gotten several speeding tickets in my life. And I’ve learned from them. And paid from them … dearly. I’ve learned that if I drive 5-10 mph faster, I probably would get a speeding ticket, but unless I’m on a Cannonball 3000 race across the United States, I’m probably only shaving a few minutes at most on that commute. I’ve paid thousands of dollar on fines and lawyers. I guess I could say that I’ve indirectly paid for my lessons. Ok, you get that picture too.

In the next few posts, I’ll tell you about what to do when you get pulled over and if you get a ticket. I’ll include some “experiences” that “a friend of mine” has had …