Reply To: Speeding? Are sports bikes given some leyway?
July 16, 2009 at 4:29 pm
#20687
davidmdahl
Participant
It depends on the jurisdiction, zone, and maybe how busy the LEO is. We have some communities in Oregon that feast on the fines from speeders passing through. In other places merely speeding by 5 or 10 mph is not going to attract much attention. When you get to the point where the speeding is 20 mph or more above the limit then reckless driving is the risk. The consequences get really expensive for those caught speeding above 100 mph.
Several times I found a LEO in my mirror while driving 65 mph (in a 55 zone), and he merely passed me. I have been most often nailed in residential areas where the limit was 25 mph and my car or scooter ‘wanted’ to go 35 or 45 mph. There is probably more leeway in a 45 zone.
Best wishes,
David