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Do any jursidictions have criminal speed limits and lower non-criminal speed limits?

I find it strange that in England (and as far as I know everywhere else) there's no margin between driving speeds that are officially considered entirely reasonable (e.g. anything up to 70MPH) and speeds that are criminally against the law (e.g…
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If my speedometer breaks without my knowledge, would I be responsible if I broke the speed limit by a small amount?

Let's say that I drive down an interstate highway at a speed of 68 miles per hour, where the speed limit is 65. I think that I am going 63 miles per hour because my speedometer is off by five miles per hour - without my knowledge. Would I be…
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Taping over a speed camera - UK

Is it illegal to tape over the lens of a speed camera thus preventing it from working? One would assume that this is the case but if you apply the tape in such a way that it does no damage I can't think of any law that one could be prosecuted under.
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If someone removes a speed limit sign, can one still be ticketed for driving over the limit?

Say a truck driver were to plow into a speed limit sign, rendering it completely unreadable, and further completely unidentifiable as a speed limit sign. It just so happens that this same sign is the first sign indicating a drop to a lower speed…
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School Speed Zones When No School In Session?

Last Monday was the Memorial Day holiday in the US, and there was no school in session (actually I think that all schools are likely on Summer break right now). But when I went past some local schools, the school speed zone signs were flashing and…
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2 speeding tickets or just 1 for driving a long distance above limit and being caught in 2 radars?

This question originated from a recent action taken by the Highway Patrol in Brazil to catch speeders who slow down only when close to static speed radars and then speed up again. They wanted to catch speeders by placing one extra portable speed…
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Is there ANY legal speed on the freeway?

Suppose there is a stretch of freeway where the speed limit is 55 mph but traffic is traveling at about 65 mph (which sometimes happens in the area I’m thinking of). If you drive any speed over 55, you can be cited for speeding, but if you drive…
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What happens if you are pulled over for speeding but not given a ticket?

This is probably a duplicate question, but I'm very freaked out about what happened. I apologize if it is. I'm a teenager who just got pulled over for the first time (unbeknownst to be, the on-ramp for a local interstate had a speed limit of 45, not…
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In Ohio, what is the speed limit on an on-ramp?

One time, on a long, straight, downhill on-ramp to an interstate highway, there was a cop pointing his laser at the cars that were going down the ramp on their way to enter the highway. The speed limit on the highway is 65 mph, while the speed limit…
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Is following the flow of traffic a valid speeding defence in Texas?

As per the summary at http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/laws.html, Texas is one of the three states where there are no absolute speed limits -- a speed in excess of a posted limit is prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable and prudent and that…
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Should foreign visitors care about speeding tickets?

Driving Route 66 recently, I was pulled over by a state trooper in Arizona for speeding. He said I was doing 90 (25 over the limit) which is questionable. He issued me a $299 ticket and when questioned said it must be paid within 30 days. Only when…
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Can a judge consider recent events in an older case?

Bob likes fast cars. Two months ago, he was unfortunately caught for excessive speeding. Both his car and his driving license were confiscated immediately. By law (SVG Art 16c, Abs 2 a_bis and Art 90) he now expects a jail sentence of at least one…
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Ambiguous speed limit after passing a T-junction

Consider the intersection between Fitzgerald St and Angove St in North Perth, Western Australia (left-hand traffic). This is a T-junction, with Fitzgerald St being the continuing road and Angove St being the terminating road. The speed limit along…
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When, precisely, do speed limits change?

When do speed limits change? According to here it occurs at "the exact point of the sign", however this is not very precise. Is it when the front of the car passes the point or the rear of the car passes? For example if there was a change from 30 to…
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Speeding unawares after turning from the terminating road of a T-junction

This is a follow-up question for "Ambiguous speed limit after passing a T-junction" (59728). The original question asks what the speed limit is, in the 20 metres after the intersection and before the 60-sign. This question asks whether ignorance of…
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