Drivers Cars Traffic Ticket Speeding Police Radar Handling

The easiest way to "avoid" (not let something happen) getting a "traffic" (related to driving) ticket for "speeding" (going faster than the allowed "speed limit" (maximum speed)) is to not speed. However, many drivers want to drive faster than the speed limit, and there are certain things they can do to make a traffic ticket less likely.

First, drivers can try to stay within 5-10 "mph" (miles per hour) of other cars on the same road. Even if all the cars are speeding, the "cops" (police officers) probably won't "issue" (give out) speeding tickets until they find a car that is moving much more quickly than the other cars. It's also a good idea to stay "in the midst of" (surrounded by) those other cars, not "leading" (being in front of) the "pack" (group of cars), since a police officer might be more likely to pull over the first car in a group of speeding cars.

Fast drivers can also reduce the "chance" (likelihood; probability) of receiving a speeding ticket by driving in the middle or right-hand lanes, and not the left-hand lane, which is for the fastest cars. Certain types of cars are also more likely to get tickets. For example, bright red or yellow "sports cars" (small cars designed to go very fast) are more likely to get tickets than "ordinary" (normal; regular) family cars, since they "attract" (get) the police officers' attention.

Some drivers buy a "radar detector," or a special piece of electronic equipment placed inside a car that can "alert" (send a message to) the driver when a police car is nearby and is using radar to detect drivers' speed. Radar detectors aren't legal in all states, but where they are legal, drivers often speed and then slow down when their radar detector alerts them of the police's "presence" (being in an area).