Walk It Through: The Morning Drive
The basic speed law, 10 below and a lane away for emergency lights, and 20 feet back from a bus.
On a county road with no sign posted, the driver wonders what the limit is.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One driver's commute. Access point limits, truck and school bus speed limits, and the misdemeanor and civil versions of the ordinary move over violation 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.
- Basic speed lawThe rule that every driver drives at a careful and prudent speed for the traffic, the road and the conditions, and never faster than will permit a stop within the assured, clear distance ahead.
- PointsThe entries the Secretary of State records on a driving record for each conviction or civil infraction determination, by the schedule in the section: 1 for more than 1 and up to 5 mph over, up to 6 for the most serious offenses.