You load up your new or used travel trailer, fifth wheel or RV with family, food, toys and fun. You turn out of your driveway. As your house fades behind you, so does the stress of every day life. For a few days you are getting away, you are free. You enter the freeway. You turn up the radio and sing along – the whole family is singing along, so loud you almost don’t hear the sirens behind you. The speeding ticket costs over $100.00 and puts you in a foul mood. This is how your vacation is started?

One way to avoid a speeding ticket is not to speed. That’s easier said than done, especially when your speed fluctuates depending on whether you’re driving up a hill or down one. A good way to monitor speed is to use the cruise control. Generally you won’t get a ticket for going less than five miles over the speed limit.

With larger vehicles such as new or used travel trailers, RVs or fifth wheels, windy roads can become a hazard, so be sure to reduce speed here. Cops generally stay fairly close to cities or towns and patrol areas near there, so beware as you drive through these areas.

Picture this: You’re cruising along. Your CD starts skipping or you get tired of it, so you glance down to grab a new one. You look up and there’s a yellow light in front of you. You speed up to make sure you don’t cause an accident by braking suddenly when flashes start going off. You inadvertently smile, until you realize that was your picture being taken so a ticket could be sent to your home. The ticket will have your smiling face on it along with your license plate.

Tickets are mailed to the owner of the car and can sometimes cost over four hundred dollars. There are many organizations that are trying to have these cameras removed on the basis that there is no actual witness to the ‘crime’ and cameras can malfunction, incriminating innocent people.

Last scenario. You’re driving down a street or you’re on the freeway. You check and double check that there are no police anywhere to be seen. You accelerate a little, or maybe a lot. You get home from vacation and there’s a ticket waiting.

Speed cameras are operated in one of two ways. Sometimes they are stationary cameras set up to capture speeders without the city having to pay a cop to do the job. Again, people are contesting these tickets because there are no witnesses to the event and speed radars are not always accurate. There are also third party companies that operate these speed cameras for the police.

Because cities and towns are struggling with the recession and reduced budgets, you could find yourself the victim of a ticket because the city needs money, not because you are endangering your life or that of another person. You have the right, if you get a ticket while driving a new or used travel trailer or RV to contest any ticket you get. The bad part is if you choose to do that, you usually have to show up in court in the state the ticket was issued. However, it may be worth it to protect your rights. If you were unfairly accused, bring in witnesses who were with you and let the government know you understand these speed traps and cameras are not always reliable and that there was no one present to record the event. But of course, the best way to avoid a ticket is to obey the law.

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