Questions tagged [speeding]
For questions about laws against, and defenses to, travelling at high speeds
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School Speed Zones When No School In Session?
Last Monday was the Memorial Day holiday in the US, and there was no school in session (actually I think that all schools are likely on Summer break right now). But when I went past some local ...
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Do any jursidictions have criminal speed limits and lower non-criminal speed limits?
I find it strange that in England (and as far as I know everywhere else) there's no margin between driving speeds that are officially considered entirely reasonable (e.g. anything up to 70MPH) and ...
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Do traffic infraction warnings go on a driving record?
Bob lives in New Jersey. He is pulled over for speeding. It was his first time ever being pulled over. After giving the officer his ID, the officer tells Bob to be careful about speeding, especially ...
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Theoretical vs. actual – How absolute are speed limits in Canada?
My Canadian friends say that the speed limits in Canada are more like suggestions and that no one drives within the speed limit. In fact, they say that driving at the speed limit while all the other ...
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Would a stealth car be street legal?
Say, for purposes of conjecture, that a certain carmaker decides to build a "stealth car." It is effectively invisible to police traffic radar.
Would such a car be street legal? It is ...
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Do any speed limits apply to pedal cycles?
There is a newspaper report (avoiding paywall) about a 81-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a speeding cyclist in Regent's Park. There apears to be a certain amount of uncertainty about ...
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Until otherwise signposted, do Dutch highways default to a 130 km/h maximum speed even during daytime?
Dutch highways default to a 130 km/h speed limit (per article 21 of the Dutch Traffic Law). In the current situation, all Dutch highways have a reduced speed limit of 100 km/h between 6:00 and 19:00 ...
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Should I request a dismissal for a traffic citation with incorrect information?
I was ticketed for driving 73mph in a 45mph zone. It was actually a 50mph zone according to Waze and an online map of NC speed limits. I screenshot both sources for proof. I also took a photo of the ...
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Could a child on a bike get a speeding ticket?
Can a child who is younger than sixteen, and who is below an age at which they could hold a driver's license, be ticketed for exceeding the posted speed limit on a road on a (non-motorized) bicycle?
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Copyright for Speeding Photo
If I get a ticket for speeding in Germany with a photo taken by an automatic camera, is there any copyright attached to that photo, or can I use it without asking the state for permission?
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Do I get a letter asking to attend Traffic School, after paying traffic ticket online? (In california)
Last month, I got a speeding citation in California (County of Contra Costa). Then I got the ticket in the mail.
Ticket offered 2 options:
Pay the ticket (admission of guilt) = ~$240
Pay the ticket (...
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Can a judge consider recent events in an older case?
Bob likes fast cars. Two months ago, he was unfortunately caught for excessive speeding. Both his car and his driving license were confiscated immediately. By law (SVG Art 16c, Abs 2 a_bis and Art 90) ...
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Ontario Speeding: Does filing an appeal for a conviction by HTA Reg 340/94 (30km/h over) automatically grant an immediate stay of license suspension?
My sister, really unfortunately got her first speeding ticket. 30km/h over as a G2 Driver and we had no idea how severe of a matter this was.
She lost the ticket and decided she was going to pay it ...
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If I called the police and told them I drove at 56 for a few seconds on a 55 mph road, what would happen?
Suppose I call the police and confess that, while driving on a road with a 55 MPH speed limit, I drove at 56 for a few seconds. They did nothing to prompt it; I just randomly decided to do it (but I ...
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Are downhill speed grade highway signs required in some jurisdictions?
I have received a speeding ticket on a downhill section of highway with a grade of 6%. There was no indication that a downhill was coming like that, and I'm wondering do any places require this? ...
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