How to Avoid a Speeding Ticket The Easy Way

Ever snooze too many times and make yourself late for work or an appointment? Maybe you took a quick shower and rushed out the door, but that was not enough. I really need to hurry, or I will be late. Is speeding the answer?

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Unfortunately, speeding is not the answer. It is not a pleasant start to your day hearing your boss rant for your tardiness, or getting a speeding ticket, which can be a costly endeavor, but both of these options beat other possible alternatives. Using the following equations will help you better understand how little time you save by speeding and can help you determine whether it is worth it or not.

2. Avoiding a ticket can be as easy as using a simple four function calculator and one single equation. First, you will need to know the distance your commute is from home to work, for example. For this example, lets pretend your commute is 30 miles. How much time do you actually save by going 15 MPH over the speed limit?

3. The equation we will use to calculate the time saved is the following:
   distance / average velocity = time
   We know that our distance is 30 miles. If you average 45 MPH without speeding, it will take you roughly 30 miles / 45 MPH = 0.75 Hours, or 45 minutes. If you decide to go 15MPH over the speed limit during your entire commute to work, your average speed is the 60MPH. Using the same equation, 30 miles / 60MPH = 0.5 Hours, or 30 minutes. Thus, we have concluded that driving at 15MPH over the speed limit, on average saved us 15 minutes on a normal 45 minute commute.

4. These extra 15 minutes may seem like a lifesaver, but the alternatives could be worse. If you were to get pulled over and received a speeding ticket, now you owe over $100 and are even later than anticipated. One thing is for sure, public safety officials are not shy about giving tickets to speedsters. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol website, they issued 434,300 speeding tickets in the year 2006. Also, it is no secret that speeding increases your risk of being involved in an accident, no matter how great you can drive. Given the above information, is it worth it to risk harming yourself, or others, or to be even later to work and owe over $100 dollars to try and be on time? The decision is up to you.

[jonandshan]

on 12/22/2008 Terrifically written article. Great Job!

[jclayrey]

on 6/27/2008 I love this article. People really don't understand how not worth it, it is to speed. Not only are they saving very little time, but they could also hurt themselves or someone else.

[2besure]

on 5/1/2008 So not worth the ticket!

[Anubis520]

on 12/1/2007 I usually drive at a speed i think i can handle. the other day i tried driving below the speed limit, it was horrible. I now understand why people hate driving, you can't enjoy it.

[nethopperz]

on 10/25/2007 I agree. It's not worth the risk to yourself and others to drive wrecklessly. Great article! Keep 'em coming. :)