Ever wondered how to prevent a speeding ticket without having a radar detector? The best way to prevent a speeding ticket without one would be what I refer to as brake reading, or reading brake lights.
This depends on two factors, however. One is that you can determine whether or not the car or cars in front of you are braking because of a police officer (cop), or because of cars in front of them braking. The second factor is just knowing whether or not they’re just an elderly person braking because they think they’re going too fast.
But the bottom line is, this method works. I use it daily, even with my radar detector. Reading brake lights is one of the most sure-fire way to avoid a VASCAR and other non-detector speed clocking methods.
So the first tip I’m going to give about this is how to read the brake lights and determine what is what.
Some people will brake hard, one time. This is often an indicator that there is a cop ahead. If you see the rear of the car rise a little bit like it was a hard brake, often they saw the cop and it scared the driver, therefore throwing their left foot onto the brake.
The second is not often seen, but when it is, you know it’s worth listening to. The second type is for the generous drivers that see or know that there is a police officer ahead, and therefore brake in patterns to alert you. I often tap my brakes in groups of 2 or three. This alerts people behind me that I’m not braking randomly, nor is it an emergency - but I am alerting them to slow down.
I also do this for accidents, obstacles in the road, etc. Sometimes your radar detector can’t help you see a problem ahead, however other people being scared just may alert you to the “hidden”.