Do you know the speed limit you can go and not get a ticket?

Question

I may know what it is because 8000 people each year observed tell me what speed they received a ticket for. But what is the error you are allowed to have when it comes to speed limits?

Answer 1

There is no cushion for you that sign is the speed LIMIT not recommended speed it is say that IS the maximum speed you can go you can get a ticket for 1 mph over

Answer 2

I personally believe that the best bet is to stay within 5 MPH of the speed limit on surface streets, and 10 MPH on the highway/freeway. Go with the flow of traffic is always a common thought, but the biggest NO-NO for me is do not dare go over any speed limit pertaining to school zones. Not only is there danger for the children, but this is one speed limit that should not ever be abused if avoiding a ticket.

On the freeway, I see individuals driving 10-25+ MPH over the limit. What I do is to stay within 10, or if the traffic is clear and moving smoothly, stay in the middle lane and let the one going the fastest get the ticket. If I see a car flying by, I know that one will get the ticket over me! Above all, stay safe and respect everyone else while driving.

In an emergency, I have no idea! I know I would hae to keep my composure if a loved one was hurt and I had to get to a hospital. That is one, I myself, would be curious to know about, with reference to the rules of speed limit.

Answer 3

LOL, you want to exceed the speed limit by that much, and still be safe, eh?

Guess what. It's EXTREMELY ad-hoc and situational. You can get a ticket for 70 in a 65 if the situation on the road makes you like the person to give a ticket to. (say conditions are bad and everyone else has slowed to 50.)

You can also get pulled over for driving too fast for conditions (a case where you can get a ticket for going slower than the speed limit).

If you and another person are both speeding, the ticket is likely to go to the person who's driving more like a freak. I once followed this crackhead in a mustang... he drove 80 mph, tailgated, cut people off, drove himself into boxes, squeezed through holes... drove badly. I went fast too - but hung back, left lots of room, planned ahead, signaled, and kept within 500 feet of him... for 10 miles... in a 75 horsepower econobox!! This guy was reckless to no useful purpose, and the cop woulda gone to him like a heat seeking missile.

If you and another person are both speeding and it even remotely looks like you're competing (or reacting to each other) -- you are at risk to get a much more serious charge, racing or "exhibition of speed". Byebye license!

You can get pulled over on the most ridiculous pretense (66 in a 65) if the cop wants to pull you over for some other reason that isn't technically against the law, like:
- It's 10 minutes after the bars closed, and they're fishing for drunks
- It's marijuana harvest season, and you and your car look like drug runners.
- They're looking for a fugitive with your vague description
- Racist or classist profiling
Since those are illegal reasons to stop you, you are in dire danger of getting a ticket for the pretense. It's moments like this that it's very helpful to have a minor thing wrong with your car, broken taillight etc. so they write you a fix-it instead of a nasty points violation.

Bottom line there is no substitute for paying attention to conditions and the behavior of other drivers, and THINKING.

Here's a parting tidbit. 75% of tickets are written to people in the #1 (leftmost) lane. 15% more to people in the #2 (second from leftmost) lane. Only 10% to people in the rightmost lanes. Hello!

Answer 4

I work in Law Enforcement and as a general rule most of the time you are safe as long as you stay below 7 miles over. Anything over 10 you can get ticketed for reckless driving, if the Officer wanted to be a hard *ss. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

There is no speed yopu can go and not be able to get a ticket. Most jurisdictions have a "driving too fast for conditions" law. If the cop decides you were going too fast to safely control your vehicle, he can give you a ticket. There is technically no error you are allowed.

Answer 6

I think its less do to with the speed and more to do with how much the district/town needs money. I have been pulled over for 10 over by municple cops but left alone for 20 over by state police. I have noticed sometimes, mostly with state, they will sit out there just to make you slow down and not give you a ticket.

Answer 7

usually it's about 5mph over the limit but really depends on the cop, sometimes they'll nail you for just that 5mph over the limit, other times not, I once flew by a cop not paying attention, when I realized it was a cop, I hit my breaks till I was driving side by side, looked over at em and they laughed at me and took off.

curious...in other countries where they allow excessive speeds, I wonder what the death rate is compared to a place like the U.S. Not flaming, seriously curious, majority of drivers where I live are morons no matter what the speed limit is.

Answer 8

It depends where you live, and where you are driving.
In Flint michigan you can drive insanely fast when everyone else is also driving insanely fast without getting a ticket (85 mph). If you drive just a few miles over the limit in Ohio with michigan plates, you WILL get a ticket.

Answer 9

just about anywhere you go they will allow you 5 miles over the speed limit unless its in a school zone or a construction zone on most main high ways and major roads they will allow you this much though without giving you a ticket,good luck i hope this helps.

Answer 10

We have a police scanner and live 1/2 mile from the Interstate. We pick up the bear in the air(State Patrol) when he is calling down to the cars on the ground and most of the time it is 7 or over when they pull people over but we have heard them pull people over a 5 miles over. We always drive 4 miles over and have never been pulled over.