Avoid Speeding Tickets: The Value Of A Good Radar Detector
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 60 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The best way to fight a traffic ticket is to avoid getting one in the first place. In addition to developing the habit of constantly scanning your surroundings and being on alert for cops -- and radar ...
Jericho, Arkansas: Pay Your Ticket Or Get Shot
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Speed Traps | 16 Comments »There are many small-town speed traps across the country, but Jericho, Arkansas may be one of the most outrageous speed traps out there. A big reason why speed trap towns are able to stay in business for years is that they ...
Watch Your Wallet When Driving Through These 10 States
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 77 Comments »With the first major driving holiday of the summer season approaching, we have analyzed the laws across the country to determine the best and the worst states when it comes to exploiting the motoring public. These state rankings were calculated using ...
Ohio Cashes In On Freeway With Artificially Low Speed Limit
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in Speed Limits | 22 Comments »Unfortunately, there are plenty of stories like this one every week: All this week, packs of Columbus-based officers on white motorcycles have been prowling Akron's freeways, handing out tickets faster than a political candidate distributing fliers at a football game. During the ...
Traffic Tickets: A Tax Increase By Other Means
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 2 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Governments all over the country are looking for creative ways to increase their cashflow -- without a formal tax raise. Instead of filching through everyone's pockets via a new sales tax or jacking up the real ...
How Not To Run A Speed Trap
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Speed Traps | 7 Comments »You know you're running a blatant speed trap when other police agencies start warning the public about your officers. Most police agencies try to keep their speed traps somewhat subtle. That way they can collect as much money as possible without ...
How To Fight A Michigan Speeding Ticket
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 2 Comments »The Detroit News is in the middle of a series of articles on speed limits. This article, excerpted below, gives a good overview of how to fight a speeding ticket in Michigan: But motorists often lose their cases because they aren't ...
6 Dumb Traffic Laws That Should Be Repealed
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 67 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Just because it's "the law" doesn't mean it's right -- or even sensible -- when it comes to traffic law, anyhow. While we may have no choice but to obey -- or risk a ticket -- that ...
Brand New Speed Trap Exchange Website Launched!
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Speed Traps | 7 Comments »After a lengthy development process, we've launched our completely redesigned Speed Trap Exchange Website (www.speedtrap.org), a popular listing of known speed traps across the United States. Speedtrap.org is the oldest active website on the Internet devoted to exposing unethical law enforcement ...
The Traveling Public Can Go Elsewhere
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Speed Traps | 11 Comments »By James Baxter, NMA President According to public opinion, there are 57,000 speed traps in the United States. That’s how many speed traps have been listed by individuals on SpeedTrap.org, a website sponsored by the NMA. That averages out to 1140 ...
