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more about #tickets more comments → Turboner: My 63 Chevy II Nova Wagon got me more tickets than any car ever will. The Talon Tsi seems to attract cops fairly well, but my wife's A6 Biturbo is pr... more » If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: I've got a silver 4Runner. About a week ago, I didn't see the cop leaning out of his cruiser with a radar gun until it was too late. I was doing 85+... more » Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse: The Mazda6 comes in 6th with a 66%? Oh my god it's the mark of the overachieving beast! more » 68Fastback: Funny. I picked up a '99 Miata a little over a year ago. Average 1,000 miles a month in it. Drive it like an absolute idiot, like it was designed t... more » Xelmon: Ya know, I think it also has a lot to do with driving style. Here in Portland, Oregon, the most pulled over cars fall into the "Ricer" category. How... more » EBone: So if you don't want a ticket, buy a pickup, or your grandpa's old car. more » bzr: I got pulled over in a 1988 Buick LeSabre once. The cop was finishing up giving a ticket to another guy when I blew past him on a curve a little too f... more » Novaload: Grand Marquis are also invisible, same reason as Buicks. Although other people mistake these for cop cars and slow down in front of you, hang back whe... more » MaWeiTao: I've seen a fairly random mix of cars pulled over. I can't say I've seen any pattern to the kinds of cars stopped by the police. When a cop is sitting... more » Alfisted: I believe this. I have not received a ticket in any of these cars. more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: Out of seven cars that I have put significant miles/time on there are only two that I didn't get a speeding ticket in. The one with the most time dri... more » egoods: Bright red 1997 Eagle Vision. Inherited it from my grandmother, have yet to get a speeding ticket. Cops don't even look at me. more » LTDScott: Where's the 1985 Ford LTD LX? We've already determined that douchebags don't drive them. more » VeeArrrSix: The XJ huh? Good choice of a sled Ben... more » beercheck: I'm never so invisible....to ALL drivers, not just the fuzz....as when I'm driving my dad's gigantic, metallic-beige Roadmaster. I get cut off and da... more » -
#carcrime
Top Ten Least-Ticketed Vehicles And Why
A nationwide study examining police ticket data across the United States has revealed one very important list — which cars don't get tickets. We've broken down the list below. More » -
#topgear
Top Gear Played By Bogus 210+ MPH Bugatti Veyron Ticket Too!
Remember self-described social media evangelist Philip Odegard's claimed 210+ MPH Bugatti Veyron ticket? The California Highway Patrol now claims he made it up. But not before our story ended up on last night's episode of Top Gear. More » -
#speedcameras
Victory! Arizona County Ditches Speed Camera Program
Success was had on Wednesday in the fight against robotic roadway policing, the harbinger of Skynet, when a small Arizona county struck down their failing speed camera van program. More » -
#offbeatnews
Hummer Tops Recent Study Of Most Ticketed Vehicles
A study of traffic tickets revealing the most and least ticketed vehicles reinforces obvious stereotypes: Hummer owners are arrogant, self-centered and over-indulgent, while drivers of Buick Park Avenues appear to have no discernible pulse. More » -
#rulesoftheroad
Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Speed Limit Enforcement
[Who knew the 10th amendment to the US Constitution would create the state-by-state patchwork quilt of driving laws we've got? Well, the founders did — despite their lack of cars. Fear not, interstate drivers, we here at Jalopnik have sorted through the red tape to bring you detailed guides to driving rules; everything from teenage driving, cell phone use, open containers, dehorsing and lemon laws. These are the Rules of the Road.] Previously, we provided a list of the maximum speed limit laws by state. This let you know where it would be possible to drive legally more than 70 mph on a two-lane road (thank you Texas Legislature). This week, we focus on actual enforcement by looking at how often states ticket their speeding citizens and how much those tickets may cost. More » -
