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From: A-N-Onymouse@cup.portal.com (John - DeBert)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Radar detection
Message-ID: <14011@cup.portal.com>
Date: 27 Jan 89 23:17:39 GMT
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>Another solution, which I have used with great success for about 10 years, is
>to drive no more than 9 mph over the speed limit.  The beauty of it is that
>it's absolutely free, and it works everywhere but Illinois.
>
>Commence firing!
>-- 
>
>Norm   (strong@tc.fluke.com)

Not in California. Mostly.

Generally speaking, on the freeways and unincorporated highways, where the
Calif. Highway Patrol has jursidiction, you are likely to get stopped if you
exceed the speed limit by five mph or if you are going faster than the flow
of traffic by five mph. Sometimes, they'll let you slide at up to ten mph
faster, but don't count on it! There was a general rule followed by the CHP
at one time - recently. I don't know ifthey still do this: "up to five over
(speed limit), may stop, may cite; five to ten over, may stop, must cite;
ten over and up, must stop, must cite."  In the big cities, it's easier to
get away with speeding, especially when everyone else is too. They are more
interested in keeping traffic going than catching anyone doing more than 55.

In city jurisdictions, though, that's completely different. It depends on the
city policy and the idividual cop. You can get a ticket for going only two
mph over the limit. In Pacific Grove, CA, you can be stopped for doing the
limit!

A-N-Onymouse@cup.portal.com (and a few other places.)