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Got Tickets?
If you see this in your rear view mirror, pull over right away. No chance you’ll out run this cop car.
Here’s a few no-brainer tips to help avoid racking up the points and begging for rides from your friends. Nobody likes that guy.
Avoid driving red, yellow or orange cars. These are ticket magnets. Too may tickets and you’ve got a 3500lb yellow paperweight in your driveway.
Think like a cop. Where would you hide? Behind that old tree? Behind the bridge barrier? You know the hideouts, just pay attention to them. Be on the lookout for fake construction crews too - sometime they’re just pretend workers working a speed trap. (Hard to tell though, sometimes they’re just pretend workers without radar guns)
Pay attention to the courteous drivers in the opposite direction flashing their highbeams. Be nice - flash back:)
Pick your speeding times wisely. More drivers on the road = more cops. Rush hour speeding = not wise. Mid-afternoon = better. (But, if you’re leaving work to speed, you’ve got other issues to work out)
Ditto for holiday time. the posted speed limits aren’t guidelines or ranges.
Pay attention to the current traffic flow. Especially if you’re hitting the pedal without adequate radar protection. The red brake lights ahead of your mean something is up. Stay alert.
Don’t forget about the creepers - those cops that sidle up behind you without notice. People get over confident while drafting off the car ahead of them and forget to check who’s behind them.
Don’t turn your daily commute into a one man Skip Barber training class. Weaving in and out of cars to show off your newly learned Project Gotham skills will only draw the attention of the man in the badge.
Get a top of the line radar detector. Duh. Spend the extra dough and upgrade to something like a Valentine One, Bel Vector 995 or Bel Pro RX65.
When all else fails, just head out to the track and burn some rubber there.
Drive safe & drive smart.
