So you're on your way to run an errand or maybe you're on your way to work and you're running late and just when you think you're about to arrive at your destination successfully, a police car flags you down for you to park on the side of the road. Now you can't think of anything but how you could have avoided this situation in the first place if you had been more careful. Statistically, between the number of 20 to 50 million traffic tickets are issued annually, those amount up to 7 billion dollars—making the traffic tickets a multi-billion dollar industry. So how can you avoid getting tickets from police officers? Here are the key tips that you should take note of in order to avoid getting a traffic ticket while on the road.
Follow the traffic rules
While this is a no-brainer, however, a lot of people tend to disregard traffic rules when they observe that there are no police officers around. This tends to lure them into their own trap since police officers responding around a certain area tend to go incognito in order to catch unsuspecting traffic violators. Though traffic rules may vary from state to state, ignorance of the law still excuses no one. That is why it is imperative that you familiarize yourself with a state's law on traffic.
Though it may seem like there are no police officers in sight, you have to watch out for speed cameras and laser guns as they are the police officers' modern equipment to keep track of a vehicle's speed without having to look into the speedometer. With just a press of a button, knowing whether you are violating traffic rules or not will be easier to discover.
Learn about defensive driving
With several types of drivers in your area, you will inevitably face aggressive ones while on the road and you need to know how to cope with such drivers. Though you may not be breaking any laws in your state, switching lanes quickly can catch the attention of the police who are silently lurking around the area.
Stay invisible
Before you drive out of your garage, it is important that you check the condition of your car. This means it includes your tail lights, side mirror issues, cracked windshields, and obstructed view of your plate number.
Police officers are also most likely to catch a driver whose car stands out from the rest. This means cars which have:
bright colors
eccentric prints all over the car
eye-catching stickers
outstanding car modifications
advertisements plastered all over your car
modified license plates
obstructed view of the driver
political advertisements for a certain party or politician
With that being enumerated for your own convenience, so how does one truly avoid being on the police officer's hot list? This would actually be less complicated than avoiding all of the ways in order for you to stand out because the easiest way to truly avoid a police officer's detection is to pick a car that is as normal-looking as possible. This means choosing a plain-colored sedan over a sports car is preferable in order for you to maintain invisible.
By following these helpful tips, you should be able to avoid being issued with traffic tickets at the worst of times. The more you know, the lesser your chances are of being caught.
Leonard Wright
Leonard Wright understands that as a writer, one must be able to not just to inform readers of their topics, but to do it in an entertaining and interesting fashion. As such, his pieces as a contributor for Wirth Law Office are not just packed with information, but also injected with Leonard’s creative “flair.” If he’s not writing, he loves jogging during his free time.
