Walk It Through: The Speeding Ticket
A posted limit, a fine that grows by the mile, the line where speed becomes reckless, and careless driving.
On a 4 lane divided road with a posted limit of 55, a driver is clocked 20 miles per hour over.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Speeding and inattention by one driver with no crash causing injury. School zones, work zones and points on the license are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.