Current Events > If the speed limit is 65, going 66 MPH is illegal and you are speeding

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Do not exceed the speed limit under any circumstances.

Keep a 4 second distance from the car in front of you.
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If the speed limit is 65 and the average speed of traffic is 70, then I'm going at least 70
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actually going exactly the speed limit in the left lane can get you ticketed in Washington
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@CableZL posted...

If the speed limit is 65 and the average speed of traffic is 70, then I'm going at least 70

If other people are breaking the law, that does not give you the right to also break the law.

If you exceed the speed limit, you have the right to be fined for putting you and other drivers in danger.
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@YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

actually going exactly the speed limit in the left lane can get you ticketed in Washington

Driving in the left lane is illegal if you are not passing.
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Speed doesn't cause accidents.
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Going 65mph while the average speed of traffic is 70 is actually putting other drivers in danger because you're technically a road hazard that other people have to navigate around. Outside of school zones, posted speed limits aren't hard limits. They're more like suggestions.

Keeping up with the average speed of traffic is actually relatively safer.
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Not here in California.

If the flow of traffic is 80 and the speed limit is 65, you are required to keep with the flow of traffic.

Not exceed it, not be slower than it.
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MikeGesicki posted...

Driving in the left lane is illegal if you are not passing.

Not everywhere.
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@Tupacrulez posted...

Speeding doesn't cause accidents.

You are wrong.
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CableZL posted...

MikeGesicki posted...

Driving in the left lane is illegal if you are not passing.

Not everywhere.

What do you mean
Traffic laws are the same in every state

TC is very smart
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MikeGesicki posted...

Driving in the left lane is illegal if you are not passing.

That's a dumb WA law.

That needs to be repealed.
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MikeGesicki posted...

@Tupacrulez posted...

Speeding doesn't cause accidents.

You are wrong.

You're the one whose wrong.
Having a hard & fast rule on speed limits is what causes issues.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

What do you mean
Traffic laws are the same in every state

TC is very smart

Not all Traffic laws are the same.

Most of them are the same.
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Speeding is illegal.

If the speed limit is X miles per hour, you must drive slower than X.
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MikeGesicki posted...

If the speed limit is 65, going 66 MPH is illegal and you are speeding

False due to margin of error on radar guns and speedometers.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

MikeGesicki posted...

Driving in the left lane is illegal if you are not passing.

That's a dumb WA law.

That needs to be repealed.

Nah, that keeps things moving. I can't tell you how annoying it is to get stuck behind a line of traffic because some genius at the front of the line thinks it's a good idea to move slowly in the passing lane.
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If the speed limit is 65, I'm going 80 and still got impatient ass people around me because the drivers in my city are crazy.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

What do you mean
Traffic laws are the same in every state

TC is very smart

Not all Traffic laws are the same.

Most of them are the same.

He was being sarcastic.
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@pauIie posted...

If the speed limit is 65, I'm going 80.

You are speeding and breaking the law.

Slow down or get a hefty ticket.
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Master_Bass posted...

Nah, that keeps things moving. I can't tell you how annoying it is to get stuck behind a line of traffic because some genius at the front of the line thinks it's a good idea to move slowly in the passing lane.

You should try driving in Southern California.
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If the speed limit is 65, I'm always going in between 65-70 and have been for decades and never been pulled over for it. I would think anything over 70 in California highways is considered speeding.

@FFVII_REMAKE posted...

If the speed limit is 65, I'm always going in between 65-70 and have been for decades.

So youve been speeding and breaking the law for decades.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

Master_Bass posted...

Nah, that keeps things moving. I can't tell you how annoying it is to get stuck behind a line of traffic because some genius at the front of the line thinks it's a good idea to move slowly in the passing lane.

You should try driving in Southern California.

Enlighten me.
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Master_Bass posted...

Enlighten me.

Experience it for yourself.
I do it all the time.
It can vary from frustrating to rewarding depending on the time of day / situation.
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Asherlee10 posted...

CableZL posted...

Going 65mph while the average speed of traffic is 70 is actually putting other drivers in danger because you're technically a road hazard that other people have to navigate around. Outside of school zones, posted speed limits aren't hard limits. They're more like suggestions.

Keeping up with the average speed of traffic is actually relatively safer.

Correct.

On the same side of the coin, if the traffic is moving at 45 mph in a 65 mph zone, if you are going 65 mph you are putting everyone else in danger.

If you french fry when you're supposed to pizza, you're gonna have a bad time
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@Asherlee10

if the traffic is moving at 45 mph in a 65 mph zone

Going 45 in a 65 isnt illegal because you are driving within the speed limit.

Going 66 in a 65 is illegal because you are exceeding the speed limit.
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MikeGesicki posted...

Going 45 in a 65 isnt illegal because you are driving within the speed limit.

Probably get a ticket for being a danger on the road for going that slow.

MikeGesicki posted...

Going 45 in a 65 isnt illegal because you are driving within the speed limit.

You're going to get a ticket for driving too slowly.
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@gatorsPENSbucs posted...

MikeGesicki posted...

Going 45 in a 65 isnt illegal because you are driving within the speed limit.

Probably get a ticket for being a danger on the road for going that slow.

If youre not in the passing lane, its completely legal.

Thats what the passing lane exists for passing drivers who are driving under the speed limit.
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MikeGesicki posted...

If youre not in the passing lane, its completely legal.

Thats what the passing lane exists for passing drivers who are driving under the speed limit.

So you drive like a 100 year old man.

Good to know, I'll keep away from your slow arse on the road.
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MikeGesicki posted...

@CableZL posted...

If the speed limit is 65 and the average speed of traffic is 70, then I'm going at least 70

If other people are breaking the law, that does not give you the right to also break the law.

If you exceed the speed limit, you have the right to be fined for putting you and other drivers in danger.

If everyone is speeding and you aren't, you're impeding traffic, and breaking the law.
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MikeGesicki posted...

Going 45 in a 65 isnt illegal because you are driving within the speed limit.

Going 66 in a 65 is illegal because you are exceeding the speed limit.

If the average speed of traffic is 65 and you're going 45, you're going to get pulled over and ticketed for driving too slowly.
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@CableZL posted...

MikeGesicki posted...

Going 45 in a 65 isnt illegal because you are driving within the speed limit.

Going 66 in a 65 is illegal because you are exceeding the speed limit.

If the average speed of traffic is 65 and you're going 45, you're going to get pulled over and ticketed for driving too slowly.

Nope. Thats not how the law works.
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MikeGesicki posted...

Nope. Thats not how the law works.

It is, actually. You can be ticketed for driving too slowly. In that situation, you're a road hazard.
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Assuming you are in the right lane, its not a crime to drive below the speed limit.

The passing lane was invented for this very reason.
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MikeGesicki posted...

Assuming you are in the right lane, its not a crime to drive below the speed limit.

The passing lane was invented for this very reason.

Going 66 in a 65 isn't a crime, either. Speeding, to a certain extent, is a civil violation, not a criminal one.

Becoming a road hazard by driving too slowly is also a civil violation, thus you can be ticketed for it.
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Dunno about TC but i speed legally.
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@CableZL posted...

MikeGesicki posted...

Assuming you are in the right lane, its not a crime to drive below the speed limit.

The passing lane was invented for this very reason.

Going 66 in a 65 isn't a crime, either.

That is where you are wrong.

Exceeding the speed limit is against the law, as you are speeding at that point.
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Is sleeping with TCs mom illegal?
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MikeGesicki posted...

@CableZL posted...

MikeGesicki posted...

Assuming you are in the right lane, its not a crime to drive below the speed limit.

The passing lane was invented for this very reason.

Going 66 in a 65 isn't a crime, either.

That is where you are wrong.

Exceeding the speed limit is against the law, as you are speeding at that point.

Again, 1 mile over isn't a crime or infraction due to margin of error in the radar guns and speedometers.
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But what if I really need to get somewhere?
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MikeGesicki posted...

That is where you are wrong.

Exceeding the speed limit is against the law, as you are speeding at that point.

There's a difference between a civil violation and a crime.

Speeding (to a certain extent), parking in a handicap spot without a permit, remaining parked at a meter beyond the time you paid for, and driving the wrong way on a one way street are all civil violations, not crimes.

Civil violations don't go on your criminal record.
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@divot1338 posted...

But what if I really need to get somewhere?

You will get there safely by abiding by the speed limit.
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There are also a lot of places where it's illegal to eat anywhere in your house other than the dinner table. So whenever you are munching on chips sitting at your computer desk, you might be violating a city by-law or an environmental law or other.

Pretty much everyone on earth breaks the law many times each day. It's just the way it is. Speed limits are just a more commonly known example of this.
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