...and More on Tickets

[SMILLER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

It is interesting that what started as a pole on speeding ticket frequency
quickly turned into a discussion of how to avoid tickets.  On long
highway trips, 2 things work for me:

1.  Never be the fastest vehicle on the road.  If you're driving too fast, but
one or more other drivers are driving EVEN FASTER, they'll generally get
the attention.

2.  Radar detector.  In CA, there aren't that many stretches of freeway
where the CHP is authorized to use radar, but they often use it on other,
non-freeway roads.  And, they sometimes drive around with the unit on,
even if they aren't using it for enforcement.  So a radar detector can
warn you of the presence of an officer, who might be using other means
to determine your speed, like sneaking up behind and clocking you.

Other things that attract the attention of law enforcement are weaving in
and out of traffic and unsafe lane changes.  If you're speeding a bit but
otherwise driving in a safe manner, and if there is an "accident looking
for a place to happen" nearby, they will get the attention.

Just think, we wouldn't need to worry about things like this if Bimmers
weren't so good at going fast!  (Gratuitous BMW reference)

Scott Miller
GGC BMW CCA #44977

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