I find myself speeding up to the speed that I see on the next speed limit sign- but yet, i find myself not pressing my brakes until i get up to the slower speed sign.. not before, but at the line.. Should police pull you over for this?
2007-09-26 19:29:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
If you want to get technical, the speed limit change takes place at the sign.
If you lift your foot and let the vehicle slow down as you approach the sign, you probably will never have a problem. If the police are shooting radar, it will show that you are slowing down and more than likely, they won't bother you. If you don't slow down until you are at the sign, you could be asking for trouble.
I know in Washington State, when the speed limit is reduced on a highway, you will have a sign telling you that a speed reduction is coming up. You will have between 1/4 and a 1/2 mile to lower your speed. In most cases, I just kick the cruise control out and reset it when I reach the new speed limit.
Hope this helps.
2007-09-26 20:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by Wired for Sound 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, yes, because the laws in most states allow an officer to issue a citation for ANY speed over the limit.
In your case, that means that if you don't begin to apply your brakes until you've reached that point, you will be traveling, for some distance, over that posted speed limit.
However, in my experience, speed limit changes do not occur in large steps. They tend to gradually guide drivers into lower and then lower speeds. 60 to 50. 50 to 40, 40 to 30. 30 to 25. Unless you were speeding BEFORE the limit change, that means the the few seconds it take for you to slow down would PROBABLY not result in a ticket.
Even MORE dangerous would be if you SLAMMED on you brake, to immediately drop from the higher limit to the slower.
THAT could get you a ticket.
2007-09-28 17:52:06 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you pass the sign, the limit goes into affect.
For example, if the limit is 45 and you see a 40 limit up ahead, you may go 45 until you pass the 40 sign. Once you pass the 40 limit sign, you are required to do 40. If not, you will be cited for speeding.
Vice versa, if you are in a 35 zone and see a 45 sign ahead, you must do 35 until you pass the 45 sign. This situation results in many tickets.
2007-09-27 17:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Todd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically yes - but your more likely to get caught by a dude with a hand held camera than pulled over - police tend to position themselves to catch people just as they come into smaller speed limit areas - so if you enter a 30 at 45 they will get you etc.
The idea is that you are AT the speed it says on the sign when you pass.
2007-09-27 02:38:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, police would'nt work with that kind of speed!
2007-09-27 02:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are looking for the worst offenders. Don''t worry about it.
2007-09-29 21:19:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋