No one likes getting a speeding ticket, but in California especially tickets are big business. Allgov.com had an article that quoted that the state made $2.4 billion dollars from 6 million written tickets and the eastbayexpress uncovered that 4 million drivers had lost their licenses due to minor infractions. So how do you keep from becoming another statistic? We’ve found the 3 best tips to help you fight a speeding ticket, endorsed by the police themselves, so you don’t end up just another number.

1. Be forgettable

To best beat a traffic ticket in California, or in any state, the best thing you can do is not to stand out. In a Forbes article Kern Swoboda, a New York police sergeant, says it is up to the individual officer, and that “They have the discretion to write or not to write a summons”. If you are courteous and answer politely, then the police will likely have the stop over quickly and not register much about who you are. Why is this so important?

2. Push back the date

Rule number one is important in trying to beat a traffic ticket in California (or anywhere) because you can continually push back your court date. As one Reader’s Digest article put it, because the police write so many tickets and pull so many people over, if you were polite and got the stop over quickly, that officer will likely have forgotten who you are and the specifics about your stop. The police readily admit that they are people too, and so they can forget details after continually extended court dates until you’re off the hook.

3. Instead of Evading, Try Waving

If you look on the help website Quora, a host of officers tell one person that someone who is evasive and doesn’t answer honestly at a stop is much more likely to get a ticket from them for being dishonest.So, if your goal to beating a traffic ticket in California is by not getting one in the first place, try this gem also from the Reader’s Digest article earlier- wave. If you wave at a cop when you think they see you speeding, you’ll either confuse them by making them think they know you, or they’ll think you see that you were going too fast and you’re going to slow down.The next time you think you’re in danger of getting a traffic ticket, use these 3 tips that are so effective even the police themselves admit it, and beat that traffic ticket in California (or anywhere else).