Beat the Cops: The Guide to Fighting Your Traffic Ticket and Winning

As someone who has received in excess of ten traffic citations in the last five years, I had to learn how to beat the cops at their own game if I wanted to be able to legally operate a motor vehicle. Most of my citations were for speeding and I have beaten 6 of the 8 that I received. The two that I lost were the first two that I received.

I have taken cases to appeals court and won. This book doesn't cover appeals and other important topics. It also provides precious little information on the preparation of pleadings - a critical skill any veteran traffic citation contester must know inside and out.

Its a good introductory title, but it should not be your only source of information.


This book is OK but there ARE better out there...   December 1, 2003
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

I bought this book along with An Educated Guide to Speeding Tickets by Richard Wallace a former cop and I gotta tell you, this book by Alex Carroll is ok at best. It covers some good points but it still leaves you hanging in some areas. I found the Educated Guide much better and full of helpful information. There was even a chapter on how to speed without getting caught. One tip was speed at shift change, when there are no cops on the road! I loved that one. All of these books help people fight back at the greedy states out there and that is great. I just found the book by Mr. Wallace much better. But glad these books are out here for the novices like me who know nothing about the equipment the police use and how the courts work.


Beat the Cops: The Guide to Fighting Your Traffic Ticket and   August 10, 2003
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book makes an excellent attempt to help you legally get out of speeding tickets. The book by Alex Carol not only includes ways to avoid getting tickets but also how to legally "cheat" wehn and if you're caught. In addition the book has many interesting points such as the 85% percentile rule and points out a study by Tignor and Warren that finds most speed limits are intentionally set 10mph below the "average flow of traffic", you can guess why. Very interesting and informative. An appealing book even if you don't speed.