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is there a TIME definition of speeding?

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thomasimp

Junior Member
(This is in San Diego, California)

OK... guilty as charged... but but but....
Can someone advise me on this?

What is speeding?

There is an intersection here that is a speed trap.

First, one turns the corner and begins to drive. One starts from 0.0.
This happens at a school, so everyone is cautious to go slowly.

Then, the school is passed and everyone speeds up to 35. Naturally,
it is easy to over shoot. I overshot to 48. And there was a cop in ONE SPOT
who then pulled out to get me. But there is the issue.

One second after that spot, one MUST start to slow down. There is a red light coming.
And everyone slows down. So while I technically was speeding, I was
only speeding for about two seconds - about 100 feet.

Can the police really ticket one for this? Can the ticket be contested?
The cops just happen to wait at the single point where everyone speeds
up and overshoots.
 


Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
Your entire defense is that you have so little control over your car that you "overshoot" your intended spead by 37%? :eek::eek:

Really, you ought not be driving if you can't keep control.




(This is in San Diego, California)

OK... guilty as charged... but but but....
Can someone advise me on this?

What is speeding?

There is an intersection here that is a speed trap.

First, one turns the corner and begins to drive. One starts from 0.0.
This happens at a school, so everyone is cautious to go slowly.

Then, the school is passed and everyone speeds up to 35. Naturally,
it is easy to over shoot. I overshot to 48. And there was a cop in ONE SPOT
who then pulled out to get me. But there is the issue.

One second after that spot, one MUST start to slow down. There is a red light coming.
And everyone slows down. So while I technically was speeding, I was
only speeding for about two seconds - about 100 feet.

Can the police really ticket one for this? Can the ticket be contested?
The cops just happen to wait at the single point where everyone speeds
up and overshoots.
 

thomasimp

Junior Member
Yes they can!

Any ticket can be contested. Question is can you get it dismissed... So what code section were you cited for?

OK... how about this.

In california, speed traps are illegal (I think??/ could be wrong)

Civil code says:
A speed trap is when:

(B) Not more than one-half of a mile of uninterrupted length.
Interruptions shall include official traffic control signals as
defined in Section 445.

And at this stretch, the uninterrupted length is barely 2000 feet.
 

I_Got_Banned

Senior Member
OK... how about this.

In california, speed traps are illegal (I think??/ could be wrong)

Civil code says:
A speed trap is when:

(B) Not more than one-half of a mile of uninterrupted length.
Interruptions shall include official traffic control signals as
defined in Section 445.

And at this stretch, the uninterrupted length is barely 2000 feet.
You didn't answer my question:
So what code section were you cited for?
 

I_Got_Banned

Senior Member
A speed trap is when:

(B) Not more than one-half of a mile of uninterrupted length.
Interruptions shall include official traffic control signals as
defined in Section 445.

And at this stretch, the uninterrupted length is barely 2000 feet.
And you're reading that VEHICLE CODE section (not Civil code) out of context.
 

Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
OK... how about this.

In california, speed traps are illegal (I think??/ could be wrong)

Civil code says:
A speed trap is when:

(B) Not more than one-half of a mile of uninterrupted length.
Interruptions shall include official traffic control signals as
defined in Section 445.

And at this stretch, the uninterrupted length is barely 2000 feet.
I think you got it backwards.
 

Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed
greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather,
visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the
highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of
persons or property.
 

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