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Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Speeding tickets in Northern Virginia - 10 mph above posted speed?
Posted by:
Fastlane
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Date: April 18, 2012 11:27PM
What is your experience with speeding tickets in Fairfax County and Northern Virginia? Most people say the Police do not issue speeding tickets until you are cruising at least 10 or more mph over the speed limit.
Has anyone received a speeding ticket for 5-9 mph over the limit?
Has anyone received a speeding ticket for 5-9 mph over the limit?
Re: Speeding tickets in Northern Virginia - 10 mph above posted speed?
Posted by:
kilroy
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Date: April 18, 2012 11:33PM
I think 10 over youre ok as long as you sorta tap the brakes if you see a cop.
I got pulled for 19 over and the guy was cool and knocked it down to 9 over.......I didn't argue
I got pulled for 19 over and the guy was cool and knocked it down to 9 over.......I didn't argue
Re: Speeding tickets in Northern Virginia - 10 mph above posted speed?
Posted by:
Rider
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Date: April 19, 2012 12:18AM
Depends on where you are. Cruising down 66 or the beltway at 15 over I don't even bother to tap my breaks when I pass them and I've never been ticketed at those speeds. Over the years I've gotten several tickets on those roads that were written as 17 over but the cop was giving me a break in those cases.
On most other roads 10 over is no problem unless there is a specific condition.
As a general rule, if you get a ticket for going less than 10 over then it most likely means that you did something to piss off the cop and that was the only thing he could find to write you a ticket for.
On most other roads 10 over is no problem unless there is a specific condition.
As a general rule, if you get a ticket for going less than 10 over then it most likely means that you did something to piss off the cop and that was the only thing he could find to write you a ticket for.
Re: Speeding tickets in Northern Virginia - 10 mph above posted speed?
Posted by:
Anon Y. Mouse
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Date: April 19, 2012 07:47AM
Fairfax County PD spells this out in their General Orders, stating:
"Because conditions vary with each roadway and the primary purpose of radar/LIDAR is to cite the more flagrant violator, no motorist should, under normal circumstances, be cited for violations under 10 mph beyond the posted speed limit. Tolerance levels, over and under the minimum, may only be set by the station commander based on circumstances of a specific location."
Reference: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/inside-fcpd/pdf/generalordersvolumeiiprint.pdf
If for some reason you are pulled over for less than 10 mph over the limit, this document won't help a bit in court. And it only applies to Fairfax County, not the many other police forces in the area.
"Because conditions vary with each roadway and the primary purpose of radar/LIDAR is to cite the more flagrant violator, no motorist should, under normal circumstances, be cited for violations under 10 mph beyond the posted speed limit. Tolerance levels, over and under the minimum, may only be set by the station commander based on circumstances of a specific location."
Reference: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/inside-fcpd/pdf/generalordersvolumeiiprint.pdf
If for some reason you are pulled over for less than 10 mph over the limit, this document won't help a bit in court. And it only applies to Fairfax County, not the many other police forces in the area.
Re: Speeding tickets in Northern Virginia - 10 mph above posted speed?
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
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Date: April 19, 2012 08:28AM
when the FCPD puts out those radar sign units , the numbers on it will stay steady until you are 10 over the limit. Only then will they start to flash at you and say "SLOW DOWN"
Re: Speeding tickets in Northern Virginia - 10 mph above posted speed?
Posted by:
Olde Farte, II
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Date: April 19, 2012 09:09AM
Anon Y. Mouse Wrote:
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> Reference:
> http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/inside-fcpd/pd
> f/generalordersvolumeiiprint.pdf
Oh, cool - new reading material - thanks!
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> Reference:
> http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/inside-fcpd/pd
> f/generalordersvolumeiiprint.pdf
Oh, cool - new reading material - thanks!