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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
Not true.
The issue is how much faster than the posted speed a vehicle is going and the only way to make a common sense equivalency comparison...is by using percentages.
Someone's personal opinion on safety...has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Almost any modern vehicle with a competent driver on an interstate/toll road is perfectly 'safe'...at 84 mph.
The same goes for drivers exceeding the speed limit by 30% on roads posted at say 35/40/45/50 mph. It's not about 'safety'...it's about exceeding the speed limit.
Or do you think those that exceed by 'only 6mph' in a 10 mph zone, should be given a pass also...even though they are exceeding the posted limit by 60%?
The bottom line is that your wife exceeded the posted speed limit by 30%...and shouldn't be complaining about being cited IMHO.  |
If it's not about safety but about exceeding the speed limit, what is the purpose of a speed limit?
No one follows the letter of the law 100% of the time. In most cases, as long as you are not doing anything to endanger the lives and safety of the public, law enforcement is not going to bother harassing you.
I agree, she was exceeding the speed limit and should have been stopped. But she's never had any kind of violation before and could have been issued a warning. The police have records of violations and warnings given out. When the officer looked up her record he might have considered giving her a warning. He didn't. that's his call, but I don't have to agree with it.