Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General question about speeding

after 22 points on my 2-time suspended michigan license, I have to say that you must use your head. Search the internet for information on radar and its weaknesses. Radar cannot pass through other objects effectively to convict you. Police radar will not pass through a building or a hill.

Make sure that if you DO bust it loose, you do so on a wide open road where you can easily spot traffic. DON'T open it up on a road with deep ditches on the sides or convenient Authorized Vehicle turnoffs - these are cops favorite spots. Beware coming around a corner; while radar is not accurate until you're coming straight at it, you don't always have time to slow down enough if the cop is hanging out just around the corner. Cops frequent trips on state and county highways, so stick to the backroads. Remember: mostly traveled by citizens, mostly traveled by cops.

Personally, I have a real hard time not ripping it up. But I've learned to set my cruise at 9MPH over the limit or lower (I've never been pulled over for less than 10 MPH over the limit, and I pass cops all the time) and bust it open only if (1) I have a car in front of me running blocker (radar will nail his car first) or (2) if the road is wide, flat, and empty and without side roads, ditches or turnoffs. Basicly, I make sure there is NO WAY a cop could be hiding to nail me. I can't afford to loose my license again :rolleyes:

good luck

Oh, BTW, challange EVERY ticket you ever get. If you do enough research, and at least put forth a tough effort, my might win, or worst case, you still have the ticket but you delayed it showing up on your insurance for a few months.