No, not really---see post #48. If you are going 20 and someone going 26 is not paying attention and rear ends you, you'll get a dented bumper and shouldn't lose control of your vehicle. If someone going 91 does the same thing when you are going 70, you will probably end up dead.
And you are not going to tell me going 1.3 mph in a 1 mph zone is equivalent as well, just because it is "30%" over the limit

So all the people who drive 6 (SIX) mph over the speed limit are more serious criminals than those who steal golf carts. Yeah...that's logical.

By the way, DRIVING...like all forms of transportation...endangers other people. Again...not condoning speeding. But driving is not 100% safe up to the speed limit, and then suddenly extremely dangerous at 1 mph above the speed limit. We're talking about doing 26-in-a-20 here...not 100-in-a-55.

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OMG, I agreed with PB again. What is this world coming to?????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

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If the OP was doing 25, he would have gotten a warning-state law you must be doing more than 5 mph over the posted limit to get ticketed & fined

"Safe" has nothing to do with it...as that is just an opinion.

A lot better factor in what is 'safe,' is the vehicle being driven and the drivers skill.

6 mph over of say a 45 mph limit, is usually perfectly 'safe'...even by mediocre drivers.

That's why the % of exceeding the posted speed limit, is a much better indicator of the supposed 'allowance'...that some people think cops should automatically give them.

The OP was busted for exceeding the speed limit by a significant %...and should stop whining and pay it. :shrug:

No one got shot, what are you talking about? It was a terrific life lesson that stuck with yours truly forever. Everyone is pointing out the technicalities of this ticket. Put yourself in the OP's shoes.
It is a shame and feelings were hurt and the Madoff statement was probably over the line but who wouldn't lash out if they perceived being wronged? So many perfect people who live by the letter of the law when they sit faceless behind their computer.

Come on, you know damn well that they are doing all of those things. If you don't just read the paper.............

Virtually EVERY street in the villages that does not have a designated Cart/Bicycle lane has a speed limit of 20 MPH, unless it is posted even slower. Flying around a golf cart on your neighborhood street is unsafe and illegal, and therefore a ticket-able offense.[/QUOTE]

I agree that the neighborhood streets are 20mph, but I said roads, not streets. I was referring to St Charles, Bailey, pinellas, Hillsborough, etc.
It's rare for a speed trap to be on a neighborhood street, except in Winifred where they are trying to nab the golf carts.

I'm still kind of chuckling to myself reading these posts.
Speeding is speeding and it's against the law. Where do you draw the line? 6 miles over, OK, what about 7 over or 8 over.
It's kind of like sayin', "Officer, I know I was wrong and broke the law, but it was only a little bit so it shouldn't count" :loco: :a20:

Well so far not one posting has said a Thank You to the original poster and all the past and present traffic offenders who have gotten caught, by the men and women in blue. So with that in mind I'll step up and be the first to say " Thank You " .

A) The fines go towards the taxes, which go towards the wages, and of course help in maintaining our fantastic roads...most are very,very smooth.

B) Do I feel your pain..of course not...take the wife out to dinner and stop whining, I recommend Nancy Lopez. A nice bottle of wine Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand, Marlboro Region to start off with...

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Thank You and all the others, for contributing to our tax base...I have my fingers crossed that you got nailed in Sumter County.

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My take on all of these different responses. Driving 30% over the speed limit is not dangerous and that law should be ignored while police search for real criminals. Can anyone make a list of laws that should be enforced and those which should be ignored?

In all reality @ 25mph or 5 mph, the OP was good to go, but @ 6 mph he was subject to fines and $$ penalty-IMHO--he was most likely caught in a quota trap--which no LEO will ever admit to

I think he meant that they have discretion in deciding how much to write the excessive speed amount.....not the dollar amt of the fine. The former, they absolutely have discretion with.....the latter, none, as it is determined by the local ordinance's fine scale for amt over speed limit, as written in the tkt/citation/summons.