Originally Posted by EroticySteve

Speeding tickets are one of the biggest consumer scams. On any given day you can be travelling over the speed limit with a cop pacing traffic at limit +10. However, on the next day when you don't have that same cop escorting you, he can pick you out of a moving pack of cars and issue a citation for speeding.

They let you speed 99% of the time so that you're conditioned to speed and when they need revenue they can fine people for offenses they usually let slide. You can go to court and pay your fees and often get the charge reduced or eliminated through a plea bargain or driving school.