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[imported_edschwab1]

What's the 85% rule? I've heard 10% rule - don't go more then 10% over the posted limit

Basically keeping up with the flow of traffic. You pass some people, some people pass you.



I have followed this rule and ended up traveling 85-90mph, but usually it ends up beening about 10mph over the limit, on the highway.



I realize he received his ticket in a city driving environment, but speeding is a greater risk to every one in this environ. On my drive to work, the posted limit is 30mph, but traffic usually flows about 40mph. This is a residental and light commercial area and the road is 4 lanes, 2 lanes each direction. I realize some of you would like to drive 40 mph during the commute.



Yes, I am at risk of receiving a ticket, I do not recommend or encourage speeding, but do recommend and encourage keeping up with the flow.



Yes, I have received tickets before. Yes, there has been times when I have been pulled over only received a verbal warning and should have received a ticket.



Eric

 

[TortoiseAWD]

Snagged from www.motorists.com:

What is the 85th Percentile Speed?



The 85th percentile speed is the speed at or below which 85 percent of the motorists drive on a given road unaffected by slower traffic or poor weather. This speed indicates the speed that most motorists on the road consider safe and reasonable under ideal conditions. It is a good guideline for the appropriate speed limit for that road.



Will crashes increase if the speed limit is raised?



Probably not. Research has shown that the posted speed limit has little effect on the speed at which most motorists drive. Raising the speed limit does not significantly raise the speed at which motorists drive, and lowering the limit generally does not appreciably reduce speeds. However, the more motorists learn that from their driving experiences that speed limits are set at speeds they consider safe and reasonable, the greater the chances that motorists will heed them. Speed limits significantly lower than the 85th percentile speed are ignored by many drivers and difficult to enforce.



In most instances, a speed limit based on the 85th percentile speed best reflects the expectations of the largest proportion of drivers; is found by most to be a safe and comfortable limit; facilitates speed enforcement; and offers the greatest chance of achieving some uniformity in speeds on a given road. When motorists drive at a relatively uniform speed, tailgating, lane changing, and overtaking are reduced. As a result, collisions are less likely to occur.



Those who drive much faster or slower than most of the drivers around them place themselves and others at considerable risk of a collision. When the posted limit is reasonable, enforcement can be targeted to the relatively small number of drivers who exceed the limit.

As I understand it, the 85th percentile speed on open interstate is between 80-85. Interstates marked at 65 (or lower) are essentially money-generating tools for state governments and the insurance lobby, imnsho.



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[FussyBob]

Best Advice. Hire a local traffic lawyer. I've been arrested for speeding and its only cost me lawyer fees. Its well worth the 500-800 bucks the lawyer will charge.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Best Advice. Hire a local traffic lawyer. I've been arrested for speeding and its only cost me lawyer fees. Its well worth the 500-800 bucks the lawyer will charge.

arrested for going how much over though??

 

[TurboCat]

500 - 800 bucks?!!!!



Geeez! Must be nice to have that kind of $$ to blow on a lawyer.



I could buy a lot of things with that kind of money! :nixweiss

 

[BumpersPlus2]

GET A LAWER!!!! I rolled through a stop sign once, a city cop was 2 cars back, pulled me got the ticket, got a lawyer, dropped faulty equipment, 275.00 fee, 110.00 fine. No points. Lawyers are amazing. They are all in it together, lawyers, district attorneys, judges, cops,etc.