Speed Limit

[cobra de capell]

My post was from the MS DMV site - apparently you can go, for example, 30 (as posted) but still get a speeding ticket if something happens at or under the posted speed, as well as over that speed - seems strange to me.

[wtm442]

Cobra De capel ...

I went to the MA RMV site and found this ....

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SPEED LIMITS
Driving too fast (speeding) is one of the major causes of motor vehicle crashes. Because it is a safety issue, speed laws in Massachusetts are
strictly enforced and carry severe penalties (see Chapter Two). The faster you drive, the greater the distance you need to react to a situation and
to stop your vehicle safely.

The fundamental speed law for motor vehicles is that you must never travel faster than is reasonable and proper for the current conditions and public safety.

Regardless of what a posted speed limit sign says, how fast you drive must depend on several factors:
blah, blah, blah ........
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Translation of DoubleSpeak
Even if you are going slower that the posted limits, the police can nail your a$$ for speeding if they want to based upon the undefined "current conditions".

[cobra de capell]

The "Fundamental" part is new to me - I'm betting that there is a Fundamental section on the tickets. Sounds a little subjective - I do wonder how it goes in court - the officer can be fundamentally wrong relating to his view of the fundamental conditions.

[Ron61]

Which brings us back to Wyoming I think it was that had no posted speed limits and the state police decided if you were going to fast. I think that has been changed due to so many discrepancies in tickets. One person gets a ticket for doing 50 on a certain place and day and another does 80 and it is ok. I don't think deciding if a vehicle is going to fast for conditions on a dry, clear day should be up to the police, hence I prefer posted signs.
Warren just drive like you always do and the signs won't have anything to do with it anyway.

Ron

[wtm442]

Based upon the congestion on that street, even 30 MPH is a little too fast IMHO. The houses are built side by side with cars parked on both sides, so a straight drive down the street is impossible. Just wondering if anyone else had seen such a sign.

[Ron61]

Warren,

No I haven't seen a sign like that here but I have seen two one way signs on the same post with the arrows pointing both directions. After calling the city to find out what was going on, they said they just had one sign that had the arrow pointing in the correct direction, so they used the other one instead of paying to have a new sign made.

Ron