So what is it about traffic cops that turns respectable souls (that’s you and me) into venomous detractors of law enforcement - at least for an hour or a day or two? Here’s my take: we hate getting caught cheating. WELL - it’s damn embarrassing, and a total stranger who nabbed you red-handed is about to give you a souvenir for your lapse in driver awareness that could cost you hundreds, even thousands of dollars through increased insurance premiums. Even if the police officer’s a true pro and doesn’t lay any attitude or guilt on you, aren’t we experts at feeling stupid and wishing he’d go catch some real criminals? We can spool up all on our own, no further assistance required thank you officer, and find that Blue Meanie responsible for trashing what had been a wonderful life up to that point.

So how to avoid a potential stay at the Crowbar Hotel for unloading all your life’s regrets on a traffic cop who just wants to give you  a simple ticket and get on to the next scoff law? Ok, maybe that’s a little dramatic - although some of you have managed to escalate a routine traffic stop into a brawl. But to avoid giving the police a reason to pile on (issuing a mitt full of terribly minor but horribly expensive F.U. charges), try counting to 10 - maybe just to 3 for some of us - and stuff your ego into the glove box!!

That Suit outside your window has ALL the power. It makes our job here at WTL a lot tougher when the officer has detailed notes on what a brutal attitude you had. SO, let go, give it over - just for a few minutes - because that way you’ve given your traffic court gunslingers from Web Traffic Law some critical leverage to use on the prosecutors - an awesome client to defend!

To qualify to win FREE gas for a month, simply post a RANT (comment) in the Rant blog about traffic tickets, unreasonably heavy enforcement, government greed through traffic ticket initiatives, etc. Every RANT qualifies RANTER’s for entry into our monthly draw.

RULES:

One RANT per person, per month.

RANT’s by non-Web Traffic Law customers receive one (1) entry.

RANT’s by Web Traffic Law customer’s receive five (5) entries.

Each day, all Rants will be collected, and at the end of each month, a winner will be selected.

That’s it - Good Luck!!!

Join WTL's iRANT for Kids

Calling ALL RANTer’s and radio stations: From April 5 til September 8 2009 WTL is forging alliances with local RANTer’s and radio stations across the country to promote its “iRant for Kids” radio contest.

If you hate (or love) traffic tickets, tell us about it - GIVE US YOUR RANT in the Comments section of the Rant Blog. We will forward your RANT to a partner radio station in your local area and you will be entered into a contest to win prize packages from sponsors working with your local WTL partner radio station. Your RANT could be read online and voted on by your community. If your RANT is chosen as the BEST RANT at the end of each month, you win! Listen to your local radio station to hear about the prize packages available in your area. If your station is not part of the iRANT for Kids program, call them and tell them they need to be. Radio stations can contact WTL’s media contact to set themselves up in the program.

WTL works with radio stations to identify a WTL supported “brain rehabilitation” related charity or something similar in the station’s local market. WTL donates 10% of all regular traffic citation revenue and up to 50% of all photo radar/red light camera citation revenue (if applicable within the jurisdiction) generated within each specific jurisdiction in which the station broadcasts to the selected beneficiary of the program.

PLEASE LIST YOUR CITY AND STATE/PROVINCE AT THE END OF YOUR RANT SO WE CAN SEND YOUR RANT TO YOUR LOCAL PARTNER RADIO STATION