I drive in speed limit 45 area, and although i go around 45 always.. Everybody else always goes like at 70. i can tell because everyone passes me. That's ridiculous.
Anyways but sometimes if i push it a bit further than the speed limit. it's like around 4 or less milesph more. I never speed past 5mph more. Is this ok todo?
like if it says 25 i go like at 28.
By the way this is in CA that i'm talking about
2007-07-25 18:40:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
There is no law on this. Technically, you can be cited for going even 1 MPH over. But most cops are reasonable and will give you 5-7 MPH slack, just to account for inaccurate radar or speedometers.
2007-07-26 09:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different areas are more and less strict but I have been informed by a police officer before that according to the radar gun company it has a varance of 10% so if the speed limit is 50 that means 55 or 60 would be 66 or in your case 45 would be 44 mph. I was also told if you do get cited for this all you have to do is appear in court and fight it and it will be droped due to the inaccuracy of the the laser.
2007-07-26 01:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by yea992000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you gain by going 3 to 5 MPH over the speed limit? Unless you're driving for 6 or 7 straight hours, the only thing you might get out of it is a ticket.
I never understood that logic. It isn't like if you go an extra 5 mph you'll get there in half the time! LOL
2007-07-26 18:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by Let me steer you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the age of your car, it's make/model and the system used to measure the speed it might be over-reading your road speed by as much as 10%, ie, you're actully doing 40, but it shows you 44. However, they will (should) never be pessimistic about your speed.
BMWs are known for having very accurate speedos.
In Europe, there is a Directive (legal requirement) that speedos are accurate to:
0 <= V1 - V2 <= V2/100 + 4 km/h
where V1 = indicated speed, and V2 = true speed.
In the USA (where I infer you mean by "CA"), newer vehicles might be fitted with Event Data Recorders, see source below. If you have an accident and the EDR showed you to have been speeding...!
2007-07-26 08:09:03 · answer #4 · answered by Phillip B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In reality there is no a written rule, in theory it would be totally legal to ticket you for just going 1 mile over the speed limit.
But most police officer give you from 5 or 10 depending on the area and the type of road. On risky or crowded areas or school they might go by the book and give you no chance if you go 1 mile over; the same goes if you behave like a jerk.
2007-07-26 02:00:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically cops could site you for going 1 MPH over the limit, but in reality it never, ever happenes. 99.9% of the time cop isn't going to pull you over unless you are going more than 10MPH over the limit. Exceptions area school and construction zone where you should'nt be going over 5MPH over the limit.
2007-07-26 02:54:57 · answer #6 · answered by DevilGod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here they give you 5/6. But usually around 10 you get tickets. Just depends..hard telling by you.
2007-07-26 01:46:16 · answer #7 · answered by TwoLOUD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are 1mph over, you are over. But most police officers are pretty reasonable (unless you are a jerk) and will give you a few Mph grace. Maybe your speedometer is off and you are not going as fast as you think.
2007-07-26 01:46:49 · answer #8 · answered by jimanddottaylor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not ok. Yet there are some city and states that will give you a grace. Dont trust it keep doing what you are doing. The LAW
2007-07-26 11:58:11 · answer #9 · answered by romexpr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where I live they usually give you about 10mph over, except for school zones (15mph means 15mph). Phoenix metro area.
2007-07-26 10:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Scott H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋