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Mother says that it’s not nice to lie but, then again, speeding isn’t nice, either. The two go hand in hand perfectly, as many drivers say lying about speeding has helped them talk their way out of a speeding ticket.
CarInsurance has commissioned Op4G to survey 1,000 American drivers on their speeding habits, to establish a connection between these and rising insurance premiums. Among other things, the survey shows that most drivers will lie to a police officer in an attempt to avoid getting a speeding ticket – and it works, too.
The company conducts one such survey each year, and the one for 2020 reveals on-the-road behavior consistent with the one from the previous year. Drivers who got pulled over for speeding this year say their first try is to ask the officer for a warning, instead of the ticket, without as much as offering an excuse for the offense. For 41 percent of them, it worked like a charm, perhaps proving that honesty and a show of contrition could serve as a way out of a predicament.
Those who did not care for honesty turned to lying, with varying degrees of success. By far the most popular excuse remains the doe-eyed “I didn’t know I was speeding,” with 32 percent of those queried using it. A medical emergency or running late for work come next in the top of excuses, followed by a bathroom emergency and not seeing the speed limit sign, having to pick up or drop off a kid and running late, a doctor’s or a court appointment.
A gender discrepancy is observed, with more men being pulled over for speeding, as compared to female drivers. At the same time, women are less likely to ask for a warning from the police officer than a man, or to offer an excuse when confronted about speeding.
Men and women do come on equal footing when it comes to the truth of the excuses offered: 33 percent of men and 29 percent of women said their speeding excuses were lies, but they still pulled them off.
The company conducts one such survey each year, and the one for 2020 reveals on-the-road behavior consistent with the one from the previous year. Drivers who got pulled over for speeding this year say their first try is to ask the officer for a warning, instead of the ticket, without as much as offering an excuse for the offense. For 41 percent of them, it worked like a charm, perhaps proving that honesty and a show of contrition could serve as a way out of a predicament.
Those who did not care for honesty turned to lying, with varying degrees of success. By far the most popular excuse remains the doe-eyed “I didn’t know I was speeding,” with 32 percent of those queried using it. A medical emergency or running late for work come next in the top of excuses, followed by a bathroom emergency and not seeing the speed limit sign, having to pick up or drop off a kid and running late, a doctor’s or a court appointment.
A gender discrepancy is observed, with more men being pulled over for speeding, as compared to female drivers. At the same time, women are less likely to ask for a warning from the police officer than a man, or to offer an excuse when confronted about speeding.
Men and women do come on equal footing when it comes to the truth of the excuses offered: 33 percent of men and 29 percent of women said their speeding excuses were lies, but they still pulled them off.
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