The average traffic officer costs a city about $75,000 per year. However, he brings in about $200,000 per year in traffic fines. If you have ever gotten a traffic ticket, you are contributing to that windfall in your city. What can you do about it? If you are guilty, you generally must pay the ticket and accept the other consequences. If the infraction is a moving violation or worse, it may appear on your driving record and increase your insurance rates as well. If you continue to receive traffic tickets, you may also have additional penalties before long. Yet, statistics show that approximately 96% of drivers today think that they have no other choice but to pay a traffic ticket. Yet there are ways of beating them. If this is a first offense, you may be able to negotiate a plea bargain with the officer or the judge. If the arresting office does not appear in court, your case will be dismissed, as well.