Today's useless fact - How do you avoid getting caught speeding?

Having been behind the wheel myself for a number of years I find that paying attention while speeding is the best way to avoid getting caught. If I am speeding down the highway and then all of a sudden I notice that all of the cars are starting to slow down like a big herd of cattle, that is your first indication that there is a cop lurking somewhere nearby. Sometimes the cop will ride in the bulk of traffic in the lane beside the left lane waiting for someone to go flying by.

Along the lines of paying attention, also keep looking in your mirrors. Sometimes the officer will give you the benefit of the doubt and follow you about 8 to 10 car lengths back for a few miles so that way when he pulls you over, there is no mistake as to whether or not you really intended on speeding. If you see a car in the distance and you dont know whether or not its a cop car, slow down and wait for it to pass you. If you are driving at night and you see a pair of headlights behind you, let that car pass as well.

Shadowing a car is another good technique for avoiding getting caught. If there is a car ahead of you speeding, follow him about 6 to 8 car lengths back. That way if the cop is up ahead on the side of the road waiting for the next speeder he will catch the guy in front of you giving you plenty of time to slow down before he can catch you too.

Of course there are still the traditional devices for defeating electronic methods of detection but they don't always work. Plus there is no device that can prevent you from being followed and/or clocked by an officer. Check out the links in our Speeding category for more.