What’s the best way to get out of a speeding ticket? Some might recommend crying. Others feign ignorance. A new survey points to a much easier solution that actually works: simply asking.
In a new survey, 41% of people said that when pulled over by the police for driving over the speed limit, they simply asked for a warning instead of a citation … and got it. The survey compiled answers from 1,000 drivers and was commissioned by CarInsurance.com.
As you may have guessed, the statistics aren’t equal across genders. As Carscoops notes, “… police seem to be more forgiving to women as 25% of men who asked for leniency still got a ticket while only 7% of women did.” On the other hand, the survey found that men were much more likely to ask for a warning in the first place, with 53% of women having never asked for a warning compared to 33% of men.
Does this mean you should feel emboldened to speed, knowing the betting odds on how likely you are to get off with a slap on the wrist? Not at all. But it does mean you don’t have to devise some cockamamie story on the spot next time those lights start flashing.
The survey also includes stats on the most common excuses. Number one? Claiming to not realize you were speeding. While that may not surprise you, some of the others in the top seven might, including “having to use the bathroom.”
The survey doesn’t show how truthful these excuses were at the time.
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