Beating the Radar Rap: Tested Techniques for Fighting Electronic Speed Entrapment, and Winning

This book is about knowing your rights. If the officer issuing the ticket can be tested in court and fails...shame on them for not knowing the laws they are enforcing. I have had tickets in a the Cook County Court outside of Chicago Illinois (Markham to be exact) and it is a sham. Let's just say that speeding tickets are 5% enforcement of the laws and 95% about revenue. I am friends with an officer who has admitted to me on numerous occasions that there are goals (wouldn't go so far as to say quotas) on traffic violations so don't believe that they don't have them.

To all of us who speed, it is breaking the law, but the other side is not playing fair. The cops lie, the judges are all about the $$$ and the system hopes you don't know anything so you pay your ticket and waste more time and money in traffic court. Insurance companies love this excuse to increase your rates and/or make it difficult to find coverage elsewhere. Know your rights and use them to their fullest. If you succeed, you likely know more about the laws and the equipment than the officer who wrote the ticket and possibly the judge. If the officer knew more than we have to take our medicine.

To the officers reviewing this book...it only works if you don't know the laws, regulations and the rights of citizens. To the officers who are underinformed, you SHOULD be embarrased in court and to those who are knowledgable, THANK YOU for taking your position seriously.


Not Very Good...   November 19, 2002
This book is very hard to read and understand. Its full of all kind of legal and technical stuff. It does have helpful information but I found another book here on Amazon that read better and was full of great useful information. The book is called An Educated Guide To Speeding Tickets How to Beat and Avoid them, the author is Richard Wallace, the book is great and I bought it here on Amazon. You should to if you get a speeding ticket and need to fight it. The book seems to work based on the other reviews I have seen. I have not used it to beat a ticket but will should I ever get stopped. The author used to be a cop to! Thats Cool! This, of course, is just my opinion. You decide.


Yes, but...   August 21, 2001
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

If you live in a state where the law protects its citizens from law enforcement abuses (speed traps, sloppy policework, outright lying) and judges handle motor vehicles cases fairly, this book could be very helpful. It's reasonably priced and packed with truly useful information. There's good stuff about how to avoid speeding tickets too. Unfortunately, there are many states where you can't even subpoena records in order to prepare your case. New York is one of them. How can you defend yourself without such a basic right? Answer: You can't. Most judges, especially at the level of traffic court, are hacks who couldn't care less about justice. Your community may be an exception to this disgraceful state of affairs. The best way to find out is to go to court BEFORE your court date and see how the cases are heard. Since crooked cops and judges are used to making "deals," you can hire another crook, an attorney, to bargain down your charge to something that will have less of an impact on your driving record and insurance. It's all very legal. My advice: Drive carefully, expect to be shaken down by the crooks, I mean cops, from time to time, and find out if, like California and Nevada, your state's laws treat these kinds of offenses fairly. If so - and you're willing to really work at it - take a shot at defending yourself if nothing more than for the experience of acting like a citizen for a free country. I think the book is outstanding, but it's no magic pill for this very common form of police and government harassment....


After 12 years, I need this book again.   July 5, 2001
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have just re-ordered a new copy of this classic, since mine has been permanately "borrowed". I must have bought my original copy right after the book was first published and assure you that you can beat the "mobile revenue collectors". I've done it several times now, armed with the knowledge contained in the book. While being a bit technical, it offers a step by step explanation of what to expect and the actions you must take. Back then, my job kept me on the road and the speed limits were unreasonably low. Today, with the increased speed limits, the constables and troopers have moved from the Interstate highways to the smaller highways where it is easier to meet their ticket quotas. Wreck a speed [collector]'s day, buy this book and come to court prepared to win!


If you order the pizza, you must get beer.   March 3, 2001
 1 out of 14 found this review helpful

I read the book at Pizza hut. The more pizza and beer I consumered the better the book got.