Slowing down can save more then your life

Getting a speeding ticket is not fun. Especially when you are just having “one of those” days. But did you know that approximately 1 in 6 drivers will get a speeding ticket this year? Before you speed off to work or school or where ever you may be going you may want to know some facts to prevent yourself from paying hefty fines.

Did you know that in the United States, more then 100,000 people receive a speeding ticket each day? That equals about 41,000,000 speeding tickets each year and the average ticket costs around $150. That’s a lot of money, about six billion to be exact. Speeding will affect your insurance as well. The average raise for one speeding ticket over 3 years will cost you about $900.

Did you know that you can contest your fine and in many cases have it dismissed or reduced and not put on your driving record? Over 95% of people just pay their fines and don’t bother going to court. For those who do go to court the officer who issued your ticket is supposed to show up but 30-50% of the time they don’t which are grounds for dismissal. If you have a chance of getting your case dismissed it would make sense to fight it right. Did you know that more women then men fight their speeding tickets?

So watch your speed not only for your safety and the safety of others but for your wallet as well. You can avoid these fines all together just by slowing down.

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Source: http://www.trafficticketsecrets.com/speeding-ticket-facts.html