An Educated Guide To Speeding Tickets-How To Beat Avoid Them [Paperback]

Richard Wallace II (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1999

Retired veteran police officer has authored a book that reveals the inside tips, strategies and secrets that will help a person prepare a defense in court to challenge their speeding ticket and win. He will also reveal tips and tactics to avoid getting stopped and ticketed for speeding in the first place.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

This very educational book will most definitely help anybody who wants to avoid and or beat a speeding ticket in court. Almost everybody who uses this book will be successful in court to some degree be it a reduction of the fine and or points on their drivers license. Also those with questions are urged to call me direct at my office via my website or toll free number to receive personal coaching and assistance with their particular speeding ticket case. We are truly here to help and assist people who feel wronged by the system and are empowered to fight back. Also the edition of the Educated Guide... available for purchase here at Amazon.com is the Fourth Edition, new and updated for 2004. Amazon.com can only list First Edition, 1999 since we used the same book tracking number for the new edition. So be assured you are receiving the most up to date version of the Educated Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Dwight Wallace Enterprises & Publications; 3rd edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965561089
• ISBN-13: 978-0965561082
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #466,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but lacks important information., February 11, 2004

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Kevin Withers (Carlsbad, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Educated Guide To Speeding Tickets-How To Beat Avoid Them (Paperback)

Since this book was written by a police officer and not a lawyer, it's strong on the traffic violation end but weak on the courtroom end of things. For example, it goes into great detail on the different methods used for judging your speed; what to say and what not to say when you're pulled over; different radar faults such as shadowing, bumping, and batching; and what a "tracking history" is. This is great stuff for planning a defense strategy in court.

However, this book falters when it comes to legal details. It tells you nothing about the forms you should use before going to court, like the "Informal Discovery Request" which allows you to request a copy of the officer's notes along with an engineering and traffic survey. Failure of the city to provide these documents (which is what usually happens) can result in dismissal of your case - something not even mentioned in Wallace's book. There is also scant advice on what to say in court, and when to say it.

I would recommend getting Wallace's book along with "Fight Your Ticket in California" by Attorney David W. Brown. These two books, taken together, will give you a more complete picture, from the traffic stop to the courtroom, of what you need to do to win your case. Despite the title, David Brown's book is invaluable no matter what state you're located in. Brown's and Wallace's books compliment each other - what one lacks, the other one has.

I just beat my radar speeding ticket in court today because the arresting officer failed to show up - even though I saw him in the parking lot just fifteen minutes before our court session started! Based on what I learned reading Wallace's book, I realized that the officer had a weak case. And because I sent an "Informal Discovery Request" to the city police department, the city attorney, and the district attorney as recommended in Brown's book, I believe that the officer realized that he would be up against someone who knew what he was doing, and thus he chose not to appear.

One weakness in Wallace's book is that it has a lot of needlessly repeated verbiage (For example, "This book is only to be used as a guide..." is found numerous times throughout the book.) and useless generalities such as "You must create doubt in any way to convince a judge to dismiss the case." Also, some advice is of dubious value, like Wallace's suggestion that you follow and videotape the officer as he drives home from his work.

Get this book, and Brown's book, and spend a lot of time studying them and planning your defense. You'll have a good chance of beating your ticket in court.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Really Educated Me., February 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: An Educated Guide To Speeding Tickets-How To Beat Avoid Them (Paperback)

I am a 60 year old man who has never had a speeding ticket, and recently got one in Manchester, New Jersey. The officer lied, was rude and I was not speeding, so I decided to fight the ticket in court. The officer also wrote me up for Weaving in a Marked Lane and Having an obstructed rear window, I had a small box in the back of my 83 Buick. Talk about bogus charges. I followed the book all the way through and had every charge thrown out in court. I called Richard Wallace and he called me back and talked and gave me advice for over 45 minutes on a sunday night. He was most polite and helpful. I cant thank him and the book enough. It was very useful in my opinion, and it worked. Worth buying!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, Easy Read, Great Information, Alot of Value, April 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: An Educated Guide To Speeding Tickets-How To Beat Avoid Them (Paperback)

This book read very easy, and was full of information that helped me prepare my case for traffic court in New York a couple of months ago. I only paid $15.95 for this book and beat my ticket in court and saved $120.00 for the fine and I have no idea how much I saved by not having to pay insurance rate increases, so YES, this book worked in my favor. The tip I used which I actually got by calling Mr. Wallace direct in his office after reading the book, was to challenge the officer on his shooting capability since my ticket was issued by an officer using laser. I asked the officer if he could shoot a moving car with his gun and he said maybe, so I continued the questions along that line by asking him how could he be sure then he had the correct car stopped when he pointed the laser gun at me as my car was in a pack of like 6 other cars. The officer told me he believed he was sure it was my car. I told the judge there was reasonable doubt if the right car was stopped and the judge believed it and dismissed the case! What I found most helpful was that if you needed additional help with your case, you can call the author and he helps you out. I highly recommend this book to everybody! You gotta buy it today! It works very well.