Report issues biggest speeding excuse to police, which sex has been stopped more often

What is the most popular excuse for speeders when stopped by police and which sex is stopped most often? A survey report looked to find those answers.

According to CarInsurance.com, some of the speeding excuses are what you would expect, however which sex gets stopped more often and the disparity between the two may surprise you.

For those pulled over for speeding, the most common excuses given to police in an attempt to avoid a ticket are:

24% claimed they didn’t realize they were speeding.
18% said they were late for work.
14% remarked they were going as fast as everyone else.
11% blamed being late to pick up or drop off a child.
11% told police there was a medical emergency.
11% said they didn’t see the speed limit sign.
9% offered that they had to use the bathroom

The survey found a large gender gap for those who’ve been pulled over for speeding. The survey revealed that 36 percent have never been stopped for speeding. Of those, 29% of male respondents said police never pulled them over. That’s compared to 71% of female drivers who said they’ve never been pulled over.

Among those pulled over, more women (61%) than men (39%) said that they didn’t know they were speeding when giving an excuse to police. Men preferred to give the following excuses:

Late to meet friends (74% men; 26% women)
I’m bringing home hot food and didn’t want it to get cold (71% men; 29% women)
Late for concert, performance, sporting event, dinner reservation (67% men; 33% women)

What is your favorite excuse?