Walk It Through: The Morning Drive
Reasonable and prudent at any speed, 20 under for a stopped tow truck, and a stopped school bus.
Fog settles over a 70 mile per hour highway, and the driver is at the limit.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One driver's commute. Speed limits set by local authorities, school zone limits, and the license suspension for repeat offenses 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.
- Urban districtTerritory along a highway built up with business, industry or homes spaced less than 100 feet apart for at least a quarter mile. On a street there other than an alley, the lawful speed is 30 miles per hour unless a special hazard requires slower.
- State jail felonyThe felony level below third degree: 180 days to two years in a state jail, and a fine of up to $10,000.