[USMA:32082] RE: red circle speed limit

[David King]

Obviously a different system to the UK, as here in the UK if people 
drive faster than the number in the red circle (in mph) then they can be 
fined for speeding regardless of how safe they might be driving. 
Interesting that some US states take a different approach, which only 
adds to the confusion! We need international standards on this so that 
everyone knows that a speed limit is a restriction not a guide.

David King
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Phil Chernack wrote:
Not necessarily.  Some states have prima facie (on the face of it) speed
limits.  In these states, the speed limit indicates the optimal safe speed
to travel at on that road.  It is legal to exceed the limit when conditions
permit.  Of course, the amount you are allowed to exceed it is a judgment
call by both the driver and law enforcement officer.  Other states have de
facto speed limits where it is illegal to exceed the posted limit.  As I
stated before, a red circle is a restriction.  Your activity is restricted
rather than prohibited as in a "No Right Turn" or "No Parking" sign
utilizing a circle with a slash.  It's semantics but a distinction
nonetheless.
Phil 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:00 AM
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Subject: [USMA:32076] RE: red circle speed limit
Of course the red circle IS a prohibition, it indicates on a speed limit 
sign that it is prohibited to exceed the stated speed limit.

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