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How is it even possible/practical to obey traffic laws?
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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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I'm not sure where you live, but in many places if the speed of traffic is faster than the speed limit, you're expected to follow that, if you can do so safely, because driving slowly causes the reckless behavior you mentioned and can actually be more dangerous
Many places? Where are you from? I’d like to see that written down in a law book before putting that theory to the test 😉
It's true for motorcycles in the UK. You're taught to keep up with the prevailing traffic because you're too vulnerable not to. You don't fail your test for speeding if it's appropriate in the circumstances.
Cars can get pulled over for going too slow and holding people up. But obv not if they're doing at or close to the speed limit.
please see my other answer
I'm in the US, California specifically. I actually thought this was true here but I can't find any state law where the "limit" in speed limit is not a hard limit. You can get a ticket for doing 11 mph in a 10mph zone, but the only leeway is a 10% suggestion given to police officers to allow for speedometer calibration. It will likely get thrown out in court but they can still ticket you for it.
In California it's mainly based on section 22350:
From the handbook:
True but this only applies up to the posted speed limit. You are never under any circumstances allowed to exceed the posted limit per 22348: https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/vehicle-code/veh-sect-22348/
What you posted means you are not allowed to drive faster than is safe for the road conditions. 65mph in a 65 is too fast if there is dense fog for example.
“Its OK to speed if everyone else is doing it” is not part of any law or in any handbook.
Your right, but this also creates a catch-22, where you have to break at least one laws. Your either impeding the flow of traffic, or your speeding. Damned if you do, Damned if you don't.