Sitting behind a Lamborghini Gallardo at a traffic light in suburban Chicago, a passenger taking a video tape of the high-priced vehicle says, "He's going to be gone," when the traffic light changes. The Lamborghini wasn't gone. It was merely a goner. ...
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A consumer watchdog group says municipalities are signing contracts that force them to write a certain number of tickets on drivers who run red lights, a situation that jeopardizes safety and puts profits ahead of citizens' interests. ...
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If you fly into the Motor City, be careful when you leave the airport in a rental car. Livonia, Michigan, a city that is located just north of Detroit Metro Airport, is the worst town in the U.S. for speed traps, snagging motorists with hefty speeding fines. ...
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We've all have that friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend who fought the law over an erroneous speeding ticket, but do you know anyone who's put their smartphone on the stand to prove their innocence? Well, you do now. ...
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Ever played the superhero game? It's the one where friends or bar mates discuss the superpower they'd most like to possess. Inevitably, someone picks the ability to become invisible. Marvel Comic Books got it right with The Invisible Woman. Not far behind, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry applied ...
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How does a $200,000 speeding ticket grab you? For driving a mere 25 mph over the limit? Well, we're not talking about the U.S. -- this world-record speeding fine was levied in Finland -- but did you know that the maximum fine for speeding in some areas of Canada could reach $25,000? American drivers ...
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If you get a speeding ticket while traveling, does it stay on your record back in your home state? We receive this question from friends and family (and readers) all the time, so we looked into how the tangled web is organized. When it comes to how a ticket in your home state affects your driver's ...
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How much were you fined the last time you were stopped for speeding? Depending on where you live, the penalty could range from under a hundred bucks to a couple of thousand dollars or more, even for a first offender. All across America, local legislators seemingly have one eye on road safety and the ...
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Basketball phenom LeBron James has one. As does actor Matt Dillon. So, famously, does politician Al Gore's son. You may think it's a Bentley, Benz or even a Prius, or the latest celebrity accoutrement, but we're not talking about that. All of these famous individuals have a speeding ticket citation ...
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Read & Discuss »Gallery: Cars Least Likely to Get You a Speeding Ticket People who get speeding tickets are often guilty of more than simply driving faster than the posted limit. Their chief offense? It's getting noticed in the first place. That's the first domino to fall in the ugly chain of events that leads to a ...
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Let’s face it: Most motorists just drive too fast. Too many people are in too big a hurry to get where they’re going. Safety experts and law enforcement agencies are constantly admonishing the lead-footed to “Just Slow Down!” And to underscore that point, a recent study by a ...
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The verdict rang alarm bells far beyond The Buckeye State. On June 2nd, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that police officers could issue speeding tickets based merely on visual estimates. The media frenzy was predictable, with most outlets mirroring a CNN report that said, "Motorists in Ohio, beware: ...
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People speed for plenty of reasons. Some claim they’re in a hurry. Some aren’t paying attention. Some do it for sport. Likewise, police have multiple motivations for ticketing speeders. Some officers claim driving anything over the speed limit is "unsafe." Some departments do it to fill ...
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Read & Discuss »There are few things more nerve-wracking, or more anxiety-producing for even the most law-abiding driver, than seeing the flashing red and blue lights of a police car in your rear-view mirror. It doesn't always have to be a harrowing experience, even if you know that you were driving well over the ...
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There are a million and one excuses that you can come up with to try to avoid a speeding ticket. You can say you are late to pick up your child at school or that you are sick to your stomach and need to find a bathroom fast. Or that you had a run-in with a beefy, mean-looking trucker at a rest stop ...
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Read & Discuss »Getting a speeding ticket is never fun. It's even worse when you get a speeding ticket while your car is parked. For one UK motorist, that's exactly what happened, not once, but twice. On two separate occasions, he has been sent a speeding ticket when he knew his car was stationary. It seems Jeff ...
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Read & Discuss »There are numerous tools and techniques available to police officers to issue you a speeding ticket: four different radar bands, lasers, and VASCAR for instance. The one thing they have in common is that they use a precise method to determine how fast you were going. Even if a radar gun isn't ...
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Read & Discuss »The Holy Grail for heavy-footed drivers was born in a whirl of radar detector claims over the past two decades. It goes something like this: "If you ever get a speeding ticket, we'll pay the fine." At one time or another, various sellers of radar and laser detectors have promised to pick up the tab ...
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Read & Discuss »Some antiquated state driving laws are flat-out crazy. Got a housecoat? If you're a woman, it's illegal to wear one while driving in California. But what about modern rules of the road that seem very unusual and can still result in a hefty fine? We've collated some of the more irregular and disputed ...
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Read & Discuss »You're returning from a perfect weekend getaway, and a trooper nabs you while you're still out of state. Do you admit guilt, drop the payment envelope in the mail, and have it be historyor do throw it in the trash and hope it just goes away? Neither, exactly. And just to clear up some ...
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