Contest sponsored by TheCarConnection, Jaguar , Garmin, and XM.
Driving fast has its consequences. Be obvious about it and you're getting pulled over - and forking over, more than likely.
Or maybe you're a silver-tongued speeder and avoided your last ticket. Every so often, the right words come out of your mouth, and perhaps that radar cop took pity, writing a warning rather than a citation for 20 over the limit.
TheCarConnection.com asked its readers to offer up the best excuses they've used to get out of a ticket, and apparently that struck a nerve. We received over 2000 entries from across the country. That includes more than a few e-mails from hard-working officers of the law who've kicked in some of the best - and worst - excuses they've heard while on patrol.
Judging this vast pool wasn't easy. We started by eliminating those entries that didn't ring true, along with the hundreds of "excuses" involving bodily fluids and functions. And maybe your wife really did run off with a policeman, but even if you thought the radar cop was bringing her back, we don't care. We received - and wrote off - nearly 100 of those entries.
Yet despite all the clichés and bad jokes, there were still some incredible, funny, and even bizarre entries to choose from. You may disagree with the order in which we voted, but we expect you'll agree these are some great excuses.
Oh, and lest we forget, our grand-prize winner receives a Garmin StreetPilot 2730 with XM NavTraffic and XM Radio capability. The StreetPilot 2730 uses NavTraffic data to automatically calculate and suggest faster alternative routes; it also offers more than 150 channels of XM satellite radio through an integrated FM wireless transmitter or a 3.5-mm stereo headphone/line-out plug. The StreetPilot 2730 also comes equipped with an MP3 player that lets users take their personal music collection on the road and browse music by artist, album, song, or genre.
Second and third place winners receive a Pioneer Inno XM2GO, the world's first portable, handheld device that combines the two most popular forms of audio entertainment of the past 20 years: satellite radio and MP3 music. This wearable device combines live satellite radio "on the go," and stored XM content with MP3 music and WMA files. The user can even "bookmark" songs heard on XM, connect the device to the PC, and instantly purchase the songs from the XM + Napster online service.
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