In any case, it turns out you can get away with not paying traffic fines most of the time. Alex Carroll, author of “Beat the Cops: the Guide to Fighting Your Traffic Ticket and Winning,” has beaten 8 out of 10 tickets. Craig Guillot from Yahoo Finance put together this article citing various instances of how to get out of paying the tickets. Excellent. Have your own stories to share? “The minute he opens his mouth, you just object because it’s hearsay and the ticket will be dropped,” Carroll says. “Most people just don’t have the courage to do this though. That’s why some of these cities are making millions of dollars per camera. They know you’re not going to do that.” How to beat that traffic ticket – [Yahoo]