wittywoman
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? New Jersey
I was issued a speeding ticket for doing 39 mph in a 25 mph zone in a suburban residential area (which did not have a sign posted before I was pulled over). I pulled the statute below from the NJ DMV website. I'm not sure I understand which would apply to this situation, b1 or b2. Can you offer any guidance? I'm considering contesting the ticket . . .
39:4-98. Rates of speed
39:4-98. Rates of speed. Subject to the provisions of R.S.39:4-96 and R.S.39:4-97 and except in those instances where a lower speed is specified in this chapter, it shall be prima facie lawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive it at a speed not exceeding the following:
a.Twenty-five miles per hour, when passing through a school zone during recess, when the presence of children is clearly visible from the roadway, or while children are going to or leaving school, during opening or closing hours;
b. (1) Twenty-five miles per hour in any business or residential district;
(2) Thirty-five miles per hour in any suburban business or residential district;
c.Fifty miles per hour in all other locations, except as otherwise provided in the "Sixty-Five MPH Speed Limit Implementation Act," pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.415 (C.39:4-98.3 et al.).
Thank you!
I was issued a speeding ticket for doing 39 mph in a 25 mph zone in a suburban residential area (which did not have a sign posted before I was pulled over). I pulled the statute below from the NJ DMV website. I'm not sure I understand which would apply to this situation, b1 or b2. Can you offer any guidance? I'm considering contesting the ticket . . .
39:4-98. Rates of speed
39:4-98. Rates of speed. Subject to the provisions of R.S.39:4-96 and R.S.39:4-97 and except in those instances where a lower speed is specified in this chapter, it shall be prima facie lawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive it at a speed not exceeding the following:
a.Twenty-five miles per hour, when passing through a school zone during recess, when the presence of children is clearly visible from the roadway, or while children are going to or leaving school, during opening or closing hours;
b. (1) Twenty-five miles per hour in any business or residential district;
(2) Thirty-five miles per hour in any suburban business or residential district;
c.Fifty miles per hour in all other locations, except as otherwise provided in the "Sixty-Five MPH Speed Limit Implementation Act," pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.415 (C.39:4-98.3 et al.).
Thank you!