What States Are Drivers Most Likely To Be Ticketed In?
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 in | 13 Comments
The NMA put out a press release for the holiday weekend that analyzed which states are most likely to ticket drivers.
The results showed that Florida was the “winner”, with Nevada and Georgia following close behind.
Montana and Wyoming ended up on the opposite end of the spectrum as the two states where drivers are least likely to be handed a traffic ticket.
Interested in hearing more? Want to see where your state ranked?
Check out the full article here and have a great holiday weekend!
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That's good to know, thanks!
The data from Google is actually normalized, so the data is more useful than it might appear: http://www.google.com/support/insights/bin/answer…
On the DC beltway the average traffic speed is about 75mph if there are no backups. This means that you can be pulled over and the cop will be required to write you a reckless driving ticket (20mph over the speed limit) for keeping up with traffic.
Luckily, the cops on the beltway use discretion. The police stalking the virginia-north carolina 65->55 speed limit drop have no such qualms.
1) You science is pretty shaky… Just because more people live in (some state) and are searching for speeding ticket info doesn't mean that your chances of getting a ticket are higher in that state. I'd love to see an actual "tickets issued vs population" chart.
2) "What States Are Drivers Most Likely To Be Ticketed?"
Where….
In what states..
In which states…
I'd even let you slide with "Most Likely To Be Ticketed In?"
You guys must be doing something right, then. Around here, construction slows down traffic to the point where the limit signs aren't even needed most of the day.
I remember people rejoicing when we got electronic tolling and the because it meant that stopping every 12 miles to pay was a thing of the past. I much preferred the states that understood what limited access truly meant.
Really dude? Seriously? OK, NJ Turnpike: Toll plaza at beginning and end, a distance of 114 miles or so. Garden State Parkway: One doesn't need to slowdown at a plaza for 50 and more in many cases. 295, 42, 55, 195, 287, 80, 78…no tolls.
And last time I looked, there are speed limits in constuction zones, many of which are lower than they should be and easily exceeded.
Seriously dude.
Really dude? Seriously? OK, NJ Turnpike: Toll plaza at beginning and end, a distance of 114 miles or so. Garden State Parkway: One doesn't need to slowdown at a plaza for 50 miles or more in many cases. 295, 42, 55, 195, 287, 80, 78…no tolls.
And last time I looked, there are speed limits in constuction zones, many of which are lower than they should be and easily exceeded.
And we've just talked highways here. How about the local roadways?
Seriously dude.
Maybe no one gets a ticket there because they can't even reach the speed limit, what with all the tolls and construction and whatnot….
New Jersey is number 10? In a state well known for its high speed highways? The study may have confused our high number of municipalities for a high number of speeding tickets.
The Interstate highways were designed for 90MPH in the 1950's. Virginia is one big speed trap. The county that I live in has radar in almost every police car. Even though radar detectors are illegal in Virginia, I use mine.
Lets fight to Repeal the Radar Detector Ban in Virginia:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/repeal-the-virgi…
I have a friend that was ticketed twice in 5 miles for running 74 mph in the 70 posted zone in western Kansas a few years back . No one can tell me any reason it's posted and enforced @ the ridiculously low speed of 70 mph . I-70 is a road that can safely handle speeds just short of 90 mph . I-70 can safely handle high speeds because it was once posted
@ 80 mph many years ago so other than for the money they collect from drivers just trying to cross that empty state .Enter text right here!
I have a friend that was ticketed twice in 5 miles for running 74 mph in the 70 posted zone in western Kansas a few years back . No one can tell me any reason it's posted and enforced @ the ridiculously low speed of 70 mph . I-70 is a road that can safely handle speeds just short of 90 mph .
I-70 can safely handle high speeds because it was once posted @ 80 mph many years ago so other than for the money they collect from drivers just trying to cross that empty state .
I have to say I'd put Kansas at the top of the list of states that are speed traps . I hate to drive across that state on I-70 . I-70 is a ~420 mile long speed trap .
You come out of Colorado after running in the mid 80s mph for the last 2 1/2 hours . Then you have to hammer the brakes when you cross into the empty state of Kansas where you should be able to continue @ that speed but are faced with one KHP trooper after another every few miles for ~6 hours . And they will pull you over in a second if you exceed 74-75 mph .
There is no safety or other reason why you should not be able to cruise @ 80-85 mph across that empty flat state of Kansas . If that were allowed it cut about an hour off of the crossing .