A Speeder's Guide to Avoiding Tickets

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Summary: Prepare yourself like you should be
Review: Being 16, and the target of 99% of police officers, I felt that the need to read this book was a must. After hearing all my friends getting large fines for getting tickets, along with my 18 year old brother getting a $120 fine for 53 in a 40 because he pretty much did what the book told him NOT to do. My dad has read this book, been pulled over at least 10 times, and has never had a speeding ticket(got caught in VA with a radar). AFter reading this book, even being only 16, I dont feel scared or cautious to speed when i need to, because the book tells you exactly what to do and what not to. would highly recommed. Although I gave it only a 4 and not a 5 because it focused entirely on adults when really the teenagers are more supceptable to speeding tickets.

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Summary: Written in 1990
Review: I don't speed. I drive on cruise control at 65mph over Bay Area interstates and lower my speed as necessary for slower zones. I stay out of fast lanes, but yet I read this book anyway.

Driving at speed limit is boring to death. And that is why people speed. Trust me, I am bored beyond belief while I am cruising along at whatever the speed limit is. To entertain myself, I look for cops! I then estimate which speeder might get pulled over first. I chose a relatively slow (0-60 in 11 sec) car just for that reason so I wouldn't be overly tempted to drive like I would at my favorite race track. Rest assured, however, that I take full advantage of the fact that there is no law limiting how fast I can hit the speed limit every time I get a chance to. Just ask my sorry passengers. :-)

My pet peeve is people slowing down to look at accidents and people not using their turn signals. Please, just don't do it and speed up at first available instance. But I digress from the subject at hand. I found this book both enlightening and entertaining. I happen to hang out with people who are not as compliant with the law. While they were getting pulled over, I told them a few tips from the book and there were no tickets issued in six out of eight cases. These tips saved my friends well over $1000 combined. That is not bad compared to the price of the book, isn't it?

In short, if you drive on freeways, get this book. It will teach you to be more attentive, safer driver, what to do if you are busted, how to avoid getting the officer pissed and preoccupied with taking notes about you, and ultimately how to be a safer driver. It is true that some of the technology described is no longer state of the art, but not too many police agencies are equipped with state of the art equipment. Unfortunately, CHP is equipped nicely, so supplement your knowledge from this book with very current information about their crown vics and the associated equipment. I truly very highly recommend the book.

P.S. I got a speeding ticket once. I was a teenager and did everything wrong. The attitude cost me $170. I learned my lesson and remember every word said by that officer. If you are a teen, you should read the book to avoid this trouble or to help out your friends. Members of opposite sex would be impressed :-). It would be amusing to behave like an off-duty cop, but it could save you or your friends a lot of cash in astronomical insurance rate increases and traffic court fines.

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Summary: Prepare yourself like you should be
Review: Overall, this is a good book for the price. I speed in rush hour traffic to work and back on a inner city Interstate higway. I want to avoid radar traps which are the number one cause of tickets on this well traveled road. This book does not offer much help for me, unless I want to become a nervous slave to the radar detector and its false readings. However the book provides humorous and entertaining insight into the "fear and ego" of the officer. It may not spare you any tickets, but it sure will make the officers job a little easier to write you up, if you behave as the book instructs. haha. I didn't understand how a trooper could be aiming his radar gun into multi-lane oncoming traffic to get your picture while the trooper is driving 65 mph. It was a little fuzzy when it talked about aiming accuracy. Mostly, you are to just stay behind a truck or car. But I can't speed if I am behind a truck! I was dissappointed to learn the many prejudices and bias the police have when pulling someone over. The author did a good job of being honest. I notice that most radar traps are in the spring, but the book never discussed the seasonal quota's of tickets, nor the family man station wagon verses the kid's 4x4 truck . Still, there are other many other tips that were discussed such as identifying unmarked cars, sky radar, useful bumper stickers. To truely avoid tickets, the profile is of someone glued to their hidden radar detector, listening to the CB radio for Smokey reports straining to search for cops on the horizon, and the will give dramatic acting performances when pulled over, and who has his story thought out in advance. Whew! I would rather listen to some music and relax. But, it was worth the price of the book, and was informative. And it is more accurate than learning tips from truck stops and friends.

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Summary: Informative yet...Not complete
Review: This book does a very excellent job of informing you of what to do when a police officer pulls you over. However, it says nothing about what to do if you get the ticket as to how to defend yourself in court. Also if you're a smart person with commmon sense than this book won't teach you very much. May be just teach you a couple facts

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Summary: Good Book
Review: This book tells you everything you need to know to avoid getting a ticket. From cop psychology to radar detectors to excuses, everything is covered. Anyone who speeds should own this book. It is a small investment compared to the price of tickets and increased insurance rates, and it will make you a smarter driver.

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Summary: A worthy book
Review: This was written by a state trooper, and he offers a lot of things to tell an officer on why you were speeding. What better advice than from a retired state trooper? He gives plenty of lines to use that you could never think of on your own. He also gives examples from his own experiences out there where he let the driver go. I especially liked this because he tells you the truth on what will and will not work. This is definitely worth buying.

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Summary: This book is a masterpiece....
Review: Trooper Eagan provides wonderful insight into the world of being a police officer working on traffic enforcement. As a consequence, he gives very practical and detailed techniques that will enable one to avoid many types of tickets. That said, I was also filled with respect for what these officers do, so I cannot say enough about the many benefits of this book. This is certainly the best "self-help" book that I have ever read.

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Summary: Don't waste your time
Review: Very poorly written book with very poor advice. Things like -- show some clevage, cry a lot, etc.

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Summary: Don't waste your time
Review: Very poorly written book with very poor advice. Things like -- show some clevage, cry a lot, etc.

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Summary: DO YOU SPEED?. . . THEN YOU NEED THIS BOOK!!!!
Review: Who could possibly know more about speeding tickets than a retired New York State Trooper? The author, James M. Eagan, spent the last 20 years writing speeding tickets, only because he was forced to. He even says so in his book. He was fed up with being told to go write speeding tickets just to raise revenue for the state of New York, so he decided to write this book. "I'm not encouraging people to speed. I'm only helping them do, what they are already doing more safely," says Eagan in a TV interview about his book. Eagan breaks the police officer's code of silence and he reveals it all in this book. YES VIRGINIA, there IS a QUOTA for speeding tickets! This book is full of useful tips and strategies on talking your way out of a ticket, as well as speeding without attracting attention to yourself. If you speed, and let's face it who doesn't?. . . THEN YOU NEED THIS BOOK!! Order "A Speeder's Guide to Avoiding Tickets," today and you'll be well on your way to speeding WITHOUT receiving TICKETS!