I was just using speeding as an example of an interaction that most of us have probably had at some point. No, you probably won't end up with anything worse th

I was just using speeding as an example of an interaction that most of us have probably had at some point. No, you probably won't end up with anything worse than a fine. But just like with more serious matters, you might be getting yourself in trouble unnecessarily. Sometimes police will stop someone they believe to have been speeding, without any evidence to that fact. (They saw you zip by, but don't have you on radar, and didn't get a chance to pace you, for instance.) If you say, "Yes, sorry I was speeding," or, "I thought I was only about 5 over," or whatever, now they can ticket you.