SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
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2 mph is 300% of 1 kph
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ticketed for less than 1 mph over speed limit
- Thread starter BlueBayou
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2 mph is 300% of 1 kph
classicvw
New member
No.
Bob Denman
New member
nojoke Yup! :thumbup:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
I am guessing not.
Lets say the road is posted for 55 mph. Let's add in a solid yellow line to make it interesting. Your on your :spyder2: and behind me--driving and enjoying the scenery at 40 mph. You know you can blow around the car safely and have plenty of visual room to make the move safely. You zap the throttle--blow around the car at about 75, turn safely back into the proper lane after you pass the car.
Oooops--you did not see the radar car sitting in the hidden driveway. They can get you for 20 mph over posted (speeding) and if they feel like it, they can add in the unsafe passing. :thumbup: A calculated risk--but I have done it a few times.
Warlock
New member
They will ticket you in Mississippi for that. You can pass as long as you stay at or under the posted speed limit. Of course I never do and if I get a ticket for 1 mph or higher can't cry because I knew the risk.
David
seaweed
Member
Let me present a what if
fact 1: If traveling at 55 m/h (55 * 5280 ft per mile) / 60 min/hr = you will travel 4840 ft/min
fact 2: If traveling at 50 m/h (50 * 5280 ft per mile) / 60 min/hr = you will travel 4400 ft/min
fact 3: Traveling at 5 m/h (5 * 5280 ft per mile) /60 min /hr = 440 ft/min
assumption: a car length is 15 ft
situation: You are following a car that is going 50 m/h and the speed limit is 55 m/h. You decide to pass the car and not exceed the speed limit of 55 m/h.
How long will it take and the distance that you will travel in doing so.
I prefer the safety factor of 1 car length (CL) for 10 m/h, this means that I am 5 * 15 ft behind the car and do not want to pull back in for at least
5 * 15 ahead of the car (yes truck drivers hate folks that pull right back in front of a truck) plus the car that I am passing is 15 ft. so I will travel
5 CL + 1 CL + 5 CL = 11 * 15 = 165 ft.
Now let us figure in the distance that we will be traveling using facts 1 and 2. 4840 ft/min - 4400 ft/min = 440 ft travel per min is the difference between the car and you.
Now add the safety factor in and we have 440 ft + 165 ft = 605 ft. How long does it take to travel at difference of 5 m/hr.
Answer is 605 / 440 = 1.375. That means that you are in the oncoming lane of traffic for 1.375 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not wish to be in the oncoming lane that long.
If my math is wrong then please chime in!!!!!!
fact 1: If traveling at 55 m/h (55 * 5280 ft per mile) / 60 min/hr = you will travel 4840 ft/min
fact 2: If traveling at 50 m/h (50 * 5280 ft per mile) / 60 min/hr = you will travel 4400 ft/min
fact 3: Traveling at 5 m/h (5 * 5280 ft per mile) /60 min /hr = 440 ft/min
assumption: a car length is 15 ft
situation: You are following a car that is going 50 m/h and the speed limit is 55 m/h. You decide to pass the car and not exceed the speed limit of 55 m/h.
How long will it take and the distance that you will travel in doing so.
I prefer the safety factor of 1 car length (CL) for 10 m/h, this means that I am 5 * 15 ft behind the car and do not want to pull back in for at least
5 * 15 ahead of the car (yes truck drivers hate folks that pull right back in front of a truck) plus the car that I am passing is 15 ft. so I will travel
5 CL + 1 CL + 5 CL = 11 * 15 = 165 ft.
Now let us figure in the distance that we will be traveling using facts 1 and 2. 4840 ft/min - 4400 ft/min = 440 ft travel per min is the difference between the car and you.
Now add the safety factor in and we have 440 ft + 165 ft = 605 ft. How long does it take to travel at difference of 5 m/hr.
Answer is 605 / 440 = 1.375. That means that you are in the oncoming lane of traffic for 1.375 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not wish to be in the oncoming lane that long.
If my math is wrong then please chime in!!!!!!
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
I agree--a whole different situation. Not safe here. :yes:
Retired highway patrol division chief told me this yesterday...........
He was traveling on a 4 lane interstate leading a pack in the number one lane doing 75+ passing slower vehicles in the number two lane. The posted speed limit was 70 mph. At the time, he didn't see the marked unit in the pack about four cars behind him. He could see more slower moving traffic ahead of him so he maintained his position and did not change lanes. Before he new it the marked unit pulled into the number two lane and rolled up beside him and over his loud speaker told him to speed up or pull over because he was impeding traffic. My friend couldn't believe what the patrolman told him. The rules of the road aren't what they used to be.
He was traveling on a 4 lane interstate leading a pack in the number one lane doing 75+ passing slower vehicles in the number two lane. The posted speed limit was 70 mph. At the time, he didn't see the marked unit in the pack about four cars behind him. He could see more slower moving traffic ahead of him so he maintained his position and did not change lanes. Before he new it the marked unit pulled into the number two lane and rolled up beside him and over his loud speaker told him to speed up or pull over because he was impeding traffic. My friend couldn't believe what the patrolman told him. The rules of the road aren't what they used to be.
Bob Denman
New member
All that you're doing, is trying to justify exceeding a posted Speed Limit... :roflblack:If it's not safe to pass: just don't! nojoke
Safety in mind.
Surely any speed limit set on any road is to ensure that drivers do not endanger other road users.
If every driver was likely to get a ticket for 1 or less than 1 mph over the posted limit IMHO
it would create a situation where all road users are concentrating on their speedometer and thus
not fully concentrating on the road ahead and that is a very dangerous precedent especially at higher speeds. We know that
bike/car speedos are not accurate. Personally I tend to use the speed indication on my SATNAV
which is more accurate.
Surely any speed limit set on any road is to ensure that drivers do not endanger other road users.
If every driver was likely to get a ticket for 1 or less than 1 mph over the posted limit IMHO
it would create a situation where all road users are concentrating on their speedometer and thus
not fully concentrating on the road ahead and that is a very dangerous precedent especially at higher speeds. We know that
bike/car speedos are not accurate. Personally I tend to use the speed indication on my SATNAV
which is more accurate.
RinconRyder
New member
That's 30+ MPH over the limit for us South of the Border folks. I would say, in most cases, that is justified. Now if only we could get the wrong way drivers and drunks off the road.
Bob Denman
New member
:shocked: It says that the maximum fine is $10,000. That should be the starting point!! :gaah:
RinconRyder
New member
As with all laws a bit of common sense should be applied. There is no way a mass produced speedometer could be manufactured with a tolerance of 1 MPH nor is there any way to keep the original error rate in place after a bunch of miles, change of tires, etc.
In this case the cop was using his LEO position to harass someone who was well within the spirit of the law. He needs an attitude adjustment.
IdahoMtnSpyder
Well-known member
As of this past legislative session in Idaho it is, up to 15 mph over the posted limit on a two lane, two way, highway. I don't know how far past the car you passed you can stay at the higher speed. I guess I'll have to find the law and read it.
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
Active member
I won't speak for other areas but on long island when you are on the northern state or long island expressway if you follow the
speed limit you would have a backup all day for at least 20 to 30 miles which would make the roads safer except for the fact
no police or ambulance outside of helicopter would be able to get anywhere in a reasonable amount of time and that backup
would probably run from 6am until midnight. These speed limits are made very generalized for drivers but perhaps if dmv were more strict on who gets a license the roads might be far more safe even if the speed limit were raised 10mph.
Safety isn't made up just from speed it is the vehicle and the drivers capability that is in my opinion equal or more important to safety.
I have seen many who perhaps text, shoot heroin or talk on cell while driving which if you are capable is ok but most can not drive and
do so and should not be driving no matter what their speed.
speed limit you would have a backup all day for at least 20 to 30 miles which would make the roads safer except for the fact
no police or ambulance outside of helicopter would be able to get anywhere in a reasonable amount of time and that backup
would probably run from 6am until midnight. These speed limits are made very generalized for drivers but perhaps if dmv were more strict on who gets a license the roads might be far more safe even if the speed limit were raised 10mph.
Safety isn't made up just from speed it is the vehicle and the drivers capability that is in my opinion equal or more important to safety.
I have seen many who perhaps text, shoot heroin or talk on cell while driving which if you are capable is ok but most can not drive and
do so and should not be driving no matter what their speed.
kep-up
New member
There is a certain municipality in my area that is mostly rural with single houses scattered here and there. 2 lane roads. Mostly farm fields and pastures. The general speed limit of local roads is 35mph with a one spot of 20mph for about 1/2mile approaching a single lane underpass, and 45mph for state maintained roads. Where is the common sense in that? The local police department makes very little attempt to enforce these limits. they are simply too silly to make any sense.
classicvw
New member
That last sentence tells me you have absolutely NO CLUE and my advice to you is to :crackpipe:
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
Active member
And what is that comment supposed to mean? you never knew there are those who text & drive, perhaps you should stay away
from the freebase or lsd.
oh i am sorry i didn't mean to get personal against your personal attack, i must be a real jerk to do so.
