So 'fess up everybody - you drive a bit over the speed limit, don't you?

[rurallib]

Figure maybe the cops will give you a 5MPH leeway? Sure you do!

[samnsara]

1. i never do...... i have always been caught doing other stuff!

[tonyt53]

2. Yeah - BUT never in a school zone!!!!! Ever!!!!!

[shanti]

57. heh

that's where i got my first (and last) speeding ticket about 40 years ago.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. Yes to the first question, and no to the second, cops have ticket quotas.

[guillaumeb]

4. That leeway depends, of course, on the status of the driver.

In my area, near Chicago, there have been numerous studies that show that non-white drivers are subjected to much stricter enforcement of the laws.

[rurallib]

5. yeah I was trying to think of a way to sneak that little bit in

[Va Lefty]

6. On the Interstate, yeah. You drive the speed limit on I81 or I64 and you'll get run over!

[rurallib]

9. no kidding

[Duppers]

29. Especially traveling north, nearing DC's south side

At 6:45am. Bumper to bumper doing 80. First time I was in the midst of that, I was amazed at how good these drivers were. It was rather like being back in the UK decades ago. Chinese are also excellent speed drivers.

Then I've had cars pass me south of Roanoke on 81 doing ~90+mph. That was too fast for safe control.

[Lochloosa]

7. They are just a suggestion, right?

[TomSlick]

8. Never - well, almost never.

A good part of my law practice is defending folks being sued for car accidents. I know that almost everyone on a jury routinely drives a little over the speed limit but they will invariably punish a defendant going the least over the speed limit.

The real danger isn't a ticket. The real danger is being sued if there is an accident.

[Warpy]

10. NM staties swear people from Mass. are the worst speeders

and those that have been there cite the lack of bathrooms on the Mass Pike as the reason for it.

I'm taking the Fifth here.

[pangaia]

13. LOLOLOL

[Kali]

22. what the hell is with NM tailgating?

do they teach it in driver's ed? they even do it when they are here in AZ!

[Warpy]

24. Every time there's a big fire or quake

people from LA move here. If you don't like the tailgating, try watching them in snow! They think 4WD means they can go 65 on black ice.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

50. re: "...65 on black ice."

Well at least it's self-limiting behavior.

[Warpy]

56. Yes, I usually crawl past them within the next mile after they've done doughnuts into a guard rail

They always give me a completely disgusted look as I creep past in second gear while they're standing out ther talking on their cell phones.

[tymorial]

11. Yup all the time when I am actually intending to drive over the speed limit.

I noticed that when I am not in a hurry my average speed is the speed limit or just under.

I work out of my home office so I don't get out much anymore. I maybe drive 4000 miles a year.

[defacto7]

12. I stay pretty close most of the time...

But sometimes if the traffic is heavy and fast it's safer to follow the general traffic speed within reason, otherwise you become an obstacle and that invites accidents. I have to make a choice, obstruct traffic or step it up. It's unfortunate.

[LovesPNW]

14. I hear that the unofficial speed limit on Oregon highways

Is 9 MPH above the posted speed limit.

On freeways or highways, I stick to 5 MPH above for the long haul. If I see a police car or motorcycle, I'll crank it back to the posted limit.

Also, I use cruise control on small town streets, especially. If I enter towns on a longer trip, I will use CC to stick to 1 MPH BELOW the posted limit, just to be sure I don't get stopped in small town USA ... CC has got it under control!

[mitch96]

51. I wish my CC worked down to 15 mph for school zones...

I had a Fla Hwy Patrol once tell me.. Five your fine, Nine your mine... I've followed that for years and it works for me.. Although sometimes I'm doing 5 over and I almost get RUN over... uhhg..
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[pangaia]

15. Anybody driving slower than I am....gets passed...

[Lunabell]

16. I do 10

And never get ticketed...

[True Dough]

41. Ditto

Literally never! I have been driving for almost 30 years and have yet to receive a single speeding ticket. The only one I have ever been nailed with was an illegal left-hand turn in an unfamiliar area when I missed the sign due to primarily watching some pedestrians on the corner who I thought might use the cross-walk.

Now, that's not to say I have never gone more than 10 over the speed limit, it's just that I've had the fortune of never getting caught (and I don't do it very often).

[bearsfootball516]

17. I usually do about 5 over

I've been pulled over twice, both on the highway and was going about 10 over. Both times the officer let me off with a warning.

[fierywoman]

18. NOT in Washington State! They're serious here.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. 5 over in town.

10 over on the highway.

I've been getting a little too cocky with the WAZE app. It's pretty good at notifying of speed traps.

I was doing 15 plus over (85 ish) downstate and back this weekend.

When I'm driving our car I feel a little more sporty. When I'm in the Expedition (mostly company vehicle) the limit, 70, is about all that is safe in that tank.

I've been pushing my luck. I need to keep it in the 70s in a 70 zone. I'm not even in a hurry.

It's just hard to find a speed where you don't get all bunched up with other cars on the interstate.

It's always nice to have a few maniacs passing you to flush out the cops..

Like George Carlin said "anyone going slower than you is an ASSHOLE. Anyone going faster than you is a FUCKING MANIAC!!"

[LuckyCharms]

20. They have speed limits? n/t

[Luciferous]

21. 5-10 over

[Kali]

23. I do tend to, but I got stopped the other day

going through Payson and my bank account was draining quickly as the angry officer was listing all my violations (I confess I was not paying attention behind me because I was passing a car but the moron in front of me would not get out of the way, also I didn't notice the speed limit had dropped so I was going faster than even what I thought it was to pass) of course I didn't have my current insurance card in the car as it was on my desk back home. he went back to his car, I presume to write up 4 or 5 tickets. I was feeling pretty bad about it all when he rushed back and practically threw my driver license in the car and said he had another call.

I stayed the limit the whole rest of the trip.

[rurallib]

35. Ye shall now drive within the limits

for about 6 months.

I have one ticket in my life and that's what it did to me.

[bluecollar2]

25. define.."speed limit"

I try to stay with the flow of traffic....

[rurallib]

36. those numbers on the signs on the side of the road or hiway

most of them are 2 digit numbers

[Skittles]

26. just a TAD over

I used to be quite the lead foot but grew out of it as I got older

I do believe all the driver's ed classes I took to avoid having my insurance hiked helped make me a better driver; yes INDEED

[OnDoutside]

27. Nearly always about 5% over unless it's a 30 zone and then

I use cruise control i f I have it. We have a lot of parked Mobile speed camera vans here in Ireland, and of course they are usually on or around the corner from a straight road. Fish in a barrel.

[Duppers]

28. Hubby sez I view the speed limit as a suggestion

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On the interstate, he insist I use cruz-control which I usually set 3mph over then blame the car. Otherwise, if he's not with me, I push it to 10 over. Drivers here in VA will often alert each other with head light blinks.

Been ticketed a few times in my 50 yrs of driving but mostly I've been lucky.

[mercuryblues]

30. I used to all the time

Now, just a 1/2 the time.

I got rear ended once and the 1st thing out of my boss's mouth was....You mean there is someone who drives faster than you? I let him know my reputation was secure as I was stopped at a red light.

My daughter missed the school bus one day and hubby was getting ready to drive her. She asked if I would drive her in, she wanted to talk. On the way in I said well? Oh, nothing. If Dad drove me I knew I would be 5 minutes late. With you I will be just on time.


Funny thing is, now that I drive a sports car that is a cop magnet and it has forced me to slow down.

[Orrex]

31. I drive 75mph at all times, on all roads

I leave my driveway at 75 and blaze through parking garages at 75. School zones? 75!

Last time I was in a funeral procession? We did 75.

Driving a float in the homecoming parade? 75.


That's how I roll, baby.

[sharp_stick]

32. Generally about 10 over in good conditions

In Connecticut speed limits seem to be merely suggestions. If you're going 65 on the highway you'll get run down unless of course there is a curve on a slight incline. In this case everyone slows to about 40 for some reason.

I've lived here for 15 years and I can still count the number of people pulled over on the highway on one hand.

Also, a lot of the off main roads are marked at 25 mph and these aren't always residential areas either. You can't realize how unbelievably slow 25 mph is until you follow the only other guy on the damn road who's actually doing 25 mph.

[NightWatcher]

33. I get into car chases at work. I typically drive 5-8 mph over the limit on the highway, but

if I'm working I've been known to do crazy shit behind the wheel.

[LanternWaste]

34. Rather often. I refer to myself as an illegal when I'm doing it.

Rather often. I refer to myself as an illegal when I'm doing it.

[mnhtnbb]

37. There is no such thing as a speed limit in NC

according to most drivers here. Yes, there are posted speed limit signs. No one pays any attention to them.

I blame it on the fascination with NASCAR.

[BluesRunTheGame]

38. 5 under in the left lane with my right turn signal on.

[rurallib]

39. right next to a semi, correct?

[BluesRunTheGame]

40. I drive a semi.

[OriginalGeek]

42. LOL!

literally, out loud. here at work. Good job and welcome to DU.

[mitch96]

52. My old man use to do that...

Drove me NUTZ! ... his response??? fuck'em..
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[OriginalGeek]

43. I've had 2 speeding tickets in the last 33 years

and both were total BS. First one was 16 years ago when we were just starting work in our new building in a commercial area (no homes or schools around for miles.) It's basically an office park on a circle and there were no speed limit signs anywhere that I ever saw. I got a ticket for going 39 in a 30. I asked where the signs are and the cop said it was posted around the corner - on a part of the circle I never see because my workplace came before I get to that part.

But what fucking pissed me right off was the day AFTER I paid my ticket the city came out and put up shiny new speed limit signs all around the circle. For FORTY MPH!


The second was less BS I guess. I was passing a semi on the highway and had it gunned up to about 80. Right where a trooper was doing radar under a bridge. Unbeknownst to me the previously 70mph zone I thought I was in had changed to a 65mph zone about the spot I accelerated. which I'm sure is why the trooper was parked there trapping people.

but I guess two in 30+ years ain't so bad since I routinely travel the state for work and fun and rarely go below 75.

Probably not coincidentally, I've known my wife for 33 years. Dated for two and been married for 31. In the 6 years and change before I met her I nearly lost my license on points a few a times. No suspensions but did spend one night in city jail for an unpaid ticket.

[Callmecrazy]

44. I'm a compulsive leadfoot...

My max speed on the interstates is 80 and the Staties don't even look up from the sports page. When I do get stopped (about once a year), I give the ticket to my lawyer and it gets dismissed. No points on my license. Paying the lawyer $80 for a $156 ticket is a no-brainer.

[hamsterjill]

45. Speed limits are just a suggestion, right?

Except I always seem to get behind the driver who doesn't seem to understand that concept.

[rurallib]

46. two lane highways are not for good folk like you and me.

[NecklyTyler]

47. .2K on the police band

[Generic Brad]

48. Nope

I'm that annoying guy who uses cruise control and actually drives the speed limit. I've been driving nearly 40 years without any speeding tickets and I want to keep it that way.

[raven mad]

49. Well, no interstates, few highways, mostly 2 lane,

lots of gravel, lots of tourists (summer) and newbies (winter).

No.

[Guilded Lilly]

53. YES on highways, just to keep up with the rest of

the traffic...
NO on every other road. I keep it under five miles over!

[janterry]

54. No, I try not to

[femmocrat]

55. Not any more.

A nice local cop (looked like he was about 18) gave me a warning a couple of years ago. I was racing between school buildings with not a second to spare. He felt sorry for me and I told him it wouldn't happen again. It just gave me a scare.

I never know where they are hiding, so I don't take chances.

[cwydro]

58. I never do.

Maybe I'm the only one who goes the speed limit or under.

Never in that much of a hurry to get somewhere. Nor am I interested in meeting any cops personally lol.

Lots of tailgators on my ass, but I always just pull over.

You really don't get there any faster when you speed. My dad was a speeder. Slow and steady wins the race.

[rurallib]

59. the 25MPH streets get me when they are major streets

although I must say, that may be a phenomena that is just around here.
Other parts of the country I have been most major streets are 35MPH which I usually stay under.

25 seems like sitting still.

[PufPuf23]

60. I have received a bit more than zero speeding tickets ovweer the years

Maybe as many as 7 or 8 but haven't gotten one since 2003.

I used to have to make long trips on the interstate, mostly IS 5 in NorCA and OR.

I "scientifically" set the cruise control at 7 mph over the speed limit (and hit break lightly and slowed when say LE.

I never got a ticket with that small but constant margin over the speed limit on the IS but did get tickets (and too often) by a heavy foot and inattention on smaller local state highways with more curves. There are (or were) speed traps.

[customerserviceguy]

61. My Hyundai Sonata hybrid

gets its best performance at about 60-62 MPH, and in places where it's legal to go 70, I get passed all the time. But, I'm getting 40-45 MPG, which is especially important now that gasoline has gone way, way up this last week. I'll be back on the road to NY in a couple of days, let's see if it's still speed demon territory out there.

[politicat]

62. Nope. Spent first few driving years in Maricopa County, getting pulled over.

Almost all Driving While Poor "probable" cause stops. My tail light lenses were still red, but faded. So they claimed "white light to rear" until I had the spare $5 to buy a bottle of transparent red model paint and augment my lenses. 19 stops in 18 months, plus somewhere in the range of 300 stop and frisks while walking. Four fix-it tickets, which all four judges dismissed as not valid after seeing my lenses. Then the prob causes dropped to about once every 60 days, and got more random. I didn't get a single stop once I left.

I drive speed limit per my speedometer, which appears to be 2-3 mph below what the local radar signs register. (Mine says 40, the sign says 37 or 38.) I check my lights weekly. License, insurance and registration always in order and within visible reach. And I don't drive much.