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[Kaladin]

RALEIGH, N.C. -- How fast can you go on the highway without getting the attention of police? Anything under 10 miles per hour over the speed limit is okay, right?

Well, WTVD reported that the North Carolina Department of Transportation is ready to burst the bubble on the widely believed 9 mph cushion myth.

The governor's highway safety program is ramping up what's being called "Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine" speeding enforcement crackdown.

Apparently, there's a belief out there that if the speed limit is 65, officers or troopers won't pull you over if you're doing 1 to 9 miles per hour over the limit - a so-called buffer zone.

The DOT says that's not the case. Law enforcement says beginning Thursday, they'll target and ticket anyone driving above the posted speed limit.

http://myfox8.com/2016/03/23/speedi...nc-to-target-anyone-going-above-posted-limit/

I have never heard of states going after this. Most don't seem to care about that buffer zone or higher. I'm curious to see if this is going to be a new trend.

 

[Arkos]

Pray for me GAF

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Holy fuck thats stupid.

In Canada, atleast Ontario, theres a 10kmph buffer. I think Schoolzone is the only exception.

 

[Kaladin]

Obligatory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvV3nn_de2k

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Well I'm dead

 

[KingBroly]

Of course they will...

not

 

[phanphare]

shit, 8 over is my go-to on the highway..

 

[Mix Master]

I do 5 over on I-440 in raleigh and the police go 15 faster than i do.

 

[cruets]

Then they'll have to pull over everyone

 

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

highway speed limits in this country are antiquated at best. This just reeks of "we need more income" rather than a public safety measure.

 

[Yamauchi]

Good

 

[demon]

Fuck that. These highway speed limits are bullshit anyways. 65mph on a highway in a modern car is ridiculous and an archaic idea of what a safe driving speed is.

 

[Dishwalla]

So I guess North Carolina needs more money or something?

 

[GhostBed]

Gotta rake in those ticket funds somehow...

 

[Orbis Tabula]

And this is where the "don't do the crime if you don't want the consequences" people suddenly realize that everyone breaks the law.

 

[Technosteve]

North Carolina will take your license away if you get two speeding tickets

 

[Joey Fox]

There aren't enough police to enforce this, but it needs to be done once in a while. Otherwise the 9mph buffer becomes 14-19 and the roads get more dangerous for everyone.

Lame that this has to get advertised, we're such a nation of coddlers.

 

[jstripes]

So I guess North Carolina needs more money or something?

This. I guess there's a budget shortfall with the state police.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Never heard of this so called "9 mph buffer zone". I was always told it was 5 mph but that an extra strict cop could still ticket you if they really wanted.

 

[Draconian]

It's unenforceable. Most everybody on the road drives over the limit.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Then they'll have to pull over everyone

Yep.

I'm all for it.

 

[jstevenson]

I'm a +10% of the speed limit (round up) kinda guy

 

[JoeBoy101]

I do 5 over on I-440 in raleigh and the police go 15 faster than i do.

Yup. Saw this and scoffed. Truly, they're going to suddenly start pulling people going 5 over all over the place, up and down Capital and around the Beltline? Its not economically efficient for them.

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They'll forget about this in a month.

 

[HariKari]

Must need money.

Is NC one of those states (like Ohio) where a cop can pull you over for speeding without using a radar gun?

 

[finley83]

A buffer? Police in the UK will happily pull you over for doing 2-3mph over the limit.

On the other hand they don't carry guns, so guess it balances out

 

[Kaladin]

Atlanta interstate drivers laugh at that 9mph buffer zone.

 

[phanphare]

I do 5 over on I-440 in raleigh and the police go 15 faster than i do.

police are allowed to go over the speed limit without their lights on, I believe

 

[LUFTRAUSER]

What? That's, uh. Kinda stupid. No one doesn't drive a little over the limit sometimes...

 

[akira28]

did you know that NC needs cash and cities all over the state are feeling the Conservative tightening of the proud southern states rights belt?

 

[Frozenprince]

I guess they need more ticket money then.

 

[The Lamp]

Lmao whatever North Carolina police.

Here in Texas if you aren't going at least 10mph over the speed limit on the freeway (ours go up to 80mph, God bless Texas) the police might actually get frustrated by you going too slow and try to pass you.

 

[Daingurse]

Atlanta interstate drivers laugh at that 9mph buffer zone.

Phoenix drivers straight cackling.

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

What's the passing lane for then? Make sure to pull over those going 5 to 10 below as well. Team cruise control I guess

 

[Amory]

Unless you're a cop, in which case go as fast as your car will take you

 

[KingBroly]

Must need money.

Is NC one of those states (like Ohio) where a cop can pull you over for speeding without using a radar gun?

It's an empty threat. They only have so many police officers. They can't use highway radars around Charlotte because of some thing they royally fucked up YEARS ago in regards to paying the city schools versus the company that made + installed them.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

This is how they pay for tax breaks for the rich.

 

[Rice-Eater]

NC resident here, I always go 2-5 over the limit. I just did it yesterday behind a cop who then got further and further ahead of me since he was driving faster. I find it hard to believe that they'll actually enforce it in most areas though. But the threat of it does kind of scare me a bit since I actually live here.

 

[akira28]

Lmao whatever North Carolina police.

Here in Texas if you aren't going at least 10mph over the speed limit on the freeway (ours go up to 80mph, God bless Texas) the police might actually get frustrated by you going too slow and try to pass you.

Happens all the time. I lock it at 55 and make them pass me. They usually pull around and zoom off at 70.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

What's the point of a limit of you have a buffer?

 

[Cipherr]

What? That's, uh. Kinda stupid. No one doesn't drive a little over the limit sometimes...

False.


I find a big ass number on a sign in black and white posted every 3 blocks or so and labeled as a "Speed Limit" to be one of the most simple and easy to understand concepts on the planet.

I mean that with every fiber of my being. I have zero issues driving the speed limit, and for the life of me cannot figure out why looking these signs that read '60MPH' would make a person immediately think "what they really meant was 69!".

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

They're just trying to generate more revenue for the state by ticketing more drivers.

 

[luxarific]

highway speed limits in this country are antiquated at best. This just reeks of "we need more income" rather than a public safety measure.

this.

 

[KingBroly]

This is how they pay for tax breaks for the rich.

No, they give us toll lanes instead of widening i-77 and change our voting district so we can't vote against the fuckers that voted for it.

How WONDERFUL of them.

 

[derder]

I'm so fucked.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Nah fuck that

 

[hidys]

Fair enough. Speed limit is there for a reason.

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Ramping up them quotas boys!

Fair enough. Speed limit is there for a reason.

A lot of things are technically fair but this is completely unreasonable. Anyway, I doubt it's going to happen.

 

[darscot]

False.


I find a big ass number on a sign in black and white posted every 3 blocks or so and labeled as a "Speed Limit" to be one of the most simple and easy to understand concepts on the planet.

I mean that with every fiber of my being. I have zero issues driving the speed limit, and for the life of me cannot figure out why looking at said signs that read 60 would make a person immediately think that 'what they really meant was 69!'.

I hate speed limits, they make no sense have been proven wrong and unsafe. All speeds limits should be adjusted to some percentile that drivers drive on them and roads would be considerable safer. Something like 80% of people drive the speed that is most safe and ignore the sign.

 

[Goro Majima]

Lmao whatever North Carolina police.

Here in Texas if you aren't going at least 10mph over the speed limit on the freeway (ours go up to 80mph, God bless Texas) the police might actually get frustrated by you going too slow and try to pass you.

That's also been my experience. Plus in town, like in Houston, you can get away with 15 over fairly regularly. It's often too dangerous to pull people over because of the sheer volume of traffic.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

False.


I find a big ass number on a sign in black and white posted every 3 blocks or so and labeled as a "Speed Limit" to be one of the most simple and easy to understand concepts on the planet.

I mean that with every fiber of my being. I have zero issues driving the speed limit, and for the life of me cannot figure out why looking these signs that read '60MPH' would make a person immediately think "what they really meant was 69!".

Same. I've got no problem driving the speed limit. No clue what everyone else is in such a rush for all the time. Cars are fucking nice. AC, music, sunshine.