By DEBORAH WILBURN
ROCKLAND MAGAZINE
(Original Publication: March 8, 2007)

To find the biggest speeding-ticket sites, we contacted traffic attorney Matisyahu Wolfberg (notspeeding.com) and lots of residents.

Route 17 from Suffern to Sloatsburg: Near Auntie El’s Farmers’ Market.

Route 303 in Tappan: Cops hide in the Moritz Funeral Home parking lot.

College Road between Viola and Carlton (near Rockland Community College): An open road with a low speed limit (35 mph).
The entire Palisades Parkway: Cool your jets in Haverstraw, where there’s construction.

Thruway extension in Chestnut Ridge, to and from the Garden State Parkway: Cops lurk in the center medians.

Thruway eastbound near Tappan Zee entrance: Day time, when traffic is moving.

Still got pulled over?
Attorney Wolfberg’s tips:

• Do not incriminate yourself. If the cop asks “Do you know why I stopped you?” say “I don’t know” (after all, you’re not a mind reader) or nothing. Do not discuss the speed limit or how fast you think you were going.

• Be nice. It’ll give you a better chance to plea-bargain in traffic court.

• Try to engage the officer in conversation (this will be tough). He just might cut you a break.

• Go the speed limit next time! It’s the best way to avoid fines and points.