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What seemed weird when I visited your country
Kugai:
It's about the same here in NZ too Gareth, but the Police here do tighten that up to 5% or less on certain occasions.
LTK:
If the tv shows that have a camera crew follow traffic cops around are to be believed, the plus ten percent just a lenience provided to compensate for the impreciseness of the measuring equipment. It doesn't mean you're allowed to go over the speed limit, just that when your speed is being measured, they deduct 10% to account for the potential error.
bhtooefr:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 01 Jun 2014, 16:01 ---Strictly speaking you can get a ticket for going one mph over...
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Actually, even that depends on the state.
IIRC, in Florida, cops can legally only give a warning for 1-5 mph over.
cesium133:
There are a few towns around where I grew up where the main road through town is marked 20 mph, and you can bet your ass you'll get pulled over if you do 21.
Masterpiece:
I cringe when I read kph. It's km/h.
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