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Will Sucking On A Penny Or Breath Mint Help Pass A Breathalyzer?

Will Sucking On A Penny Or Breath Mint Help Pass A Breathalyzer?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Mar 3, 2002 We've seen this rumor online since 1994.
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Did Pranksters Affix License Plate Stolen From Speed Trap Camera Van to Their Vehicle?

Did Pranksters Affix License Plate Stolen From Speed Trap Camera Van to Their Vehicle?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Feb 15, 2004 We first encountered this tale of technology turned onto itself being circulated in e-mail in Oc ...
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Road, Symbol, Highway

Overpaying Traffic Tickets

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 23, 2006 Will slightly overpaying a traffic ticket keep points off your driving record?
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Dustbuster Mistaken for Fuzzbuster

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 16, 2010 A motorist mistook a Dustbuster vacuum cleaner for a Fuzzbuster radar detection device?
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Seatbelt Snap Trap

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 8, 2009 Prankster who thinks he's fooling a speed trap camera instead gets tickets for not wearing his s ...
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Point-to-Point Speeding Cameras on Highways

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 2, 2009 Rumor: States are installing 'point-to-point' cameras along highways that automatically track an ...
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E-ZPass Checkpoint Speeding Tickets

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 6, 2007 Will New York be embedding strips in vehicle registration stickers in order to catch speeders?
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Do Red Cars Get More Speeding Tickets?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 31, 2006 Do red cars receive more speeding tickets than do vehicles of other colors?
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Carpool Lane Scams

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 15, 2006 Pregnant woman tries to beat carpool lane ticket by asserting her fetus counts as a second person.
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Tinfoil on CDs to Fool Police Radar

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 20, 2005 Will tinfoil in your hubcaps or a CD hung from your mirror will fool police radar?
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Will Flashing Headlights Change a Traffic Signal?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 13, 2005 Let's fact-check that.
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Policeman Outruns Car

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 1, 2005 Quick-thinking cop has a bit of fun with a drunk stuck in the snow by pretending to run alongsid ...
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Red Traffic Light over Street Intersection

Did William Phelps Eno, the 'Father of Traffic Safety,' Never Learn to Drive?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct 2, 2002 William Phelps Eno was the man who penned some of the first traffic laws.
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Shot Policeman

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 13, 2002 Youths shoot a patrol car parked as a 'speeder deterrent' on the one day it contains a real cop.
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Road, Freeway, Overpass

U.S. Highway Numbering

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 13, 2001 Are U.S. Interstate highways numbered according to a pattern?
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Do You Have to Surrender Your Car to the Police?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 27, 2001 Perhaps Uber and Lyft will be filling this need in the near future.
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Night Vision Glasses While Driving

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 27, 2001 A legend about a stealth car that goes 200 mph.
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Road, Highway, Freeway

Interstate Highways as Airstrips

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 30, 2000 Were interstate highways designed to be used as emergency airstrips in case of war?
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Do Mail Trucks Always Have the Right of Way?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 5, 2000 Does a mail truck have the right of way over emergency vehicles?
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International Driver's License

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 1, 2000 Can you establish a new identity or avoid fines with an International Driver's License?
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