Any one here a police off.or work with traffic laws?

[*GrumpButt*]

I have a question.

If the speed limit is 45, is it OK for me to drive 40 if I don't want to drive 45?
And can you really do 5 mph over the speed limit w/o getting a ticket?
I heard the 5 mph one from my friend, her mom has her own insurance co.

I am kinda slow when I drive I usually don't feel very comfy going the posted speed limit, usually under is what I do, I jusat want to make sure that I won't get ticket! lol :hehehehe:

[Eldric_Dragonsblood]

If the speed limit is 45, is it OK for me to drive 40 if I don't want to drive 45?
And can you really do 5 mph over the speed limit w/o getting a ticket?
I heard the 5 mph one from my friend, her mom has her own insurance co.


As long as you are not drive on a restricted access roadway (such as the interstate system), there is technically no such thing as driving to slow (RARs do have minimum speeds, such as 40mph for the interstates).

However, if you are hindering traffic, you can be charged with hazardous driving, or hindering traffic.

But, if like in your example your only doing 5 less and you are not in a passing/high speed lane, then you shouldn't have a problem.

The 5 over/10 over thing is a outdated falsehood. It is based on the old margin of errors for early car mounted RADAR systems and for speedometer variations. (IN the old days before RADAR, police officers would drive as fast as the speed limit, and if someone was faster than them, they would match the speed of the offender, tag their speedo, and then have the speed the person was actually going.) In the modern period, this form of discrepancy is non-existant. Therefore, a police officer can now give you a ticket for 1 mph over the limit. It's beyond rare for them to do this, but some will do it in a heartbeat if you are in a school zone.

[*GrumpButt*]

thank you!
And another question, how can a police officer clock you if they are driving and going the other way down the street?
A friend of mine got a ticket for speeding like that...?

[nomadicdragon]

As long as you are not drive on a restricted access roadway (such as the interstate system), there is technically no such thing as driving to slow (RARs do have minimum speeds, such as 40mph for the interstates).

However, if you are hindering traffic, you can be charged with hazardous driving, or hindering traffic.

But, if like in your example your only doing 5 less and you are not in a passing/high speed lane, then you shouldn't have a problem.

The 5 over/10 over thing is a outdated falsehood. It is based on the old margin of errors for early car mounted RADAR systems and for speedometer variations. (IN the old days before RADAR, police officers would drive as fast as the speed limit, and if someone was faster than them, they would match the speed of the offender, tag their speedo, and then have the speed the person was actually going.) In the modern period, this form of discrepancy is non-existant. Therefore, a police officer can now give you a ticket for 1 mph over the limit. It's beyond rare for them to do this, but some will do it in a heartbeat if you are in a school zone.


Actually there are 2 counties in florida that you can drive 5 over and they won't ticket you.

[Phoenix Blue]

And another question, how can a police officer clock you if they are driving and going the other way down the street?
A friend of mine got a ticket for speeding like that...?
The officer probably had his speed detector mounted on his dashboard, and clocked you as he drove past you.

[*GrumpButt*]

oooo so its like a radar for when they are driving?

But how does he know he didnt clock a tree? if he was going x mph, and there was a tree in front of her car going the other way, when he clocked her, could it be possible that tyhe thing really picked up the tree as he was going by? And it registerd his mph since he was moving and the tree wasnt? Not that it happend but I am just asking could it happen? lol

[Radocs]

Most cops won't pull you over if they're driving in the opposite direction. It's just not a common occurance. If they do pull you over a lot of times you can ask to see the radar gun to prove they actually clocked you. Unless you're driving like a maniac and it's pretty obvious that you're flagrantly disregardng the speed limit...

[Lunacie]

For only 5 mph under the posted speed limit you probably won't get stopped. More than that thought and they will stop you to see if you are drunk or stoned or having some problem. Drunk drivers sometimes realize they aren't doing very well and slow down to compensate.

[Old Witch]

oooo so its like a radar for when they are driving?

But how does he know he didnt clock a tree? if he was going x mph, and there was a tree in front of her car going the other way, when he clocked her, could it be possible that tyhe thing really picked up the tree as he was going by? And it registerd his mph since he was moving and the tree wasnt? Not that it happend but I am just asking could it happen? lol

The newer (and more expensive) models have programs that compensate for the police cars movement.....and they also don't register stationary objects.......

Olde models did have some problems......