Fight That Speeding Ticket! How to legally beat the system and avoid paying your fine

By Chris Solomon
Now is a very bad time to have a lead foot.

With the horsepower wars heating up -- even minivans have 250 horsepower these days -- the country's auto-safety regulators are making it a priority to use high-visibility crackdowns and technology such as traffic cameras to target the worst speeders. Speeding is cited as a factor in approximately one-third of all crash-related fatalities, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says.

With federal regulators pressing states to step up their speeding enforcement, lawmakers in Texas, Illinois and California have added surcharges of as much as $30 on top of fines for speeding.

True, a few more bucks won't change your life, but the fine is usually the least of your worries. Even one speeding ticket can begin to turn your name to mud in your insurer's eyes. More than one can cost you thousands of dollars in higher premiums.

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