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The speed limit is exactly that - the speed limit. While a reasonable excess of speed might be overlooked when overtaking another vehicle, there is no guarantee. You can be pulled over and cited for speeding, still.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoTo break the speed limit in order to overtake another vehicle that is travelling at the speed limit, is an offence as you are breaking the speed limit! If the vehicle in front is below the speed limit, you should be able to overtake without breaking the speed limit.
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∙ 11y ago5
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Is it legal to exceed the speed limit while passing another vehicle?
No. Even when passing, you're still bound by the speed limit of that road.
When you passing another car you are allow to exceed the speed limit of 10 miles?
No. You're still bound by the speed limit.
When passing another vechicle you are allowed to exceed the speed limit by?
Nothing whatsoever.There seems to be a widespread belief that you're allowed to speed when passing, but this is not the case anywhere I have ever lived. It's called a speed LIMIT, not a speed SUGGESTION.
Can you exceed the speed limit by 5 mph when passing another vehicle?
No. The speed limit is exactly that - the LIMIT. A police officer would PROBABLY (this is not guaranteed in any way) let you get by with 5 mph if they observed you passing (provided everything else you did was legal), but there is no exception made to the law in regards to speed limits for passing. You're still bound by the speed limit of that roadway.
How fast are you allowed to go when passing another vehicle?
i recently read you are allowed 5 mph over or under the posted speed limit. and also that when you are legally passing a vehical you must got 10mph faster then the car you are trying to pass. is this true???
Is it ever legal to exceed the speed limit?
In general the answer is, technically, no, you may not. However if you are passing a slower moving vehicle it would be considered 'lawful' to exceed the limit to pass the slower moving vehicle and then immediately return to the posted limit once it was passed.
When passing another vehicle are you allowed to exceed the speed limit?
In most places in the US you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit by any amount at all when passing. It's called the speed LIMIT, not the speed SUGGESTION. If you can't pass without exceeding the speed limit, then don't pass.Some states used to allow this, at least under certain conditions, but several of them have since changed their laws to forbid it. If you want a definitive answer, contact your state government; the highway patrol should be able to tell you for sure.
When passing another vehicle you are allowed to exceed speed limit by?
In most places in the US you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit by any amount at all when passing. It's called the speed LIMIT, not the speed SUGGESTION. If you can't pass without exceeding the speed limit, then don't pass.Some states used to allow this, at least under certain conditions, but several of them have since changed their laws to forbid it. If you want a definitive answer, contact your state government; the highway patrol should be able to tell you for sure.
When passing another vehicle you are allowed to exceed the speed limit by?
In most places in the US you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit by any amount at all when passing. It's called the speed LIMIT, not the speed SUGGESTION. If you can't pass without exceeding the speed limit, then don't pass.Some states used to allow this, at least under certain conditions, but several of them have since changed their laws to forbid it. If you want a definitive answer, contact your state government; the highway patrol should be able to tell you for sure.
When passing another vehicle you are allowed to exceed the speed by?
In most places in the US you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit by any amount at all when passing. It's called the speed LIMIT, not the speed SUGGESTION. If you can't pass without exceeding the speed limit, then don't pass.Some states used to allow this, at least under certain conditions, but several of them have since changed their laws to forbid it. If you want a definitive answer, contact your state government; the highway patrol should be able to tell you for sure.
Can you exceed the speed limit only when passing a vehicle on a two lane way?
If they are doing the speed limit, there should be no reason to pass them. If you are exceeding the speed limit to pass someone, you could get a ticket particularly if they are exceeding the speed limit.
Is speeding allowed while passing another vehicle using the oncoming traffic lane?
No, legally speeding is never allowed. The way the police and the law looks at it is if the car in front of you is traveling the speed limit you have no need to pass them. If they are going below the speed limit you can legally pass as long as you do not exceed the posted speed limit. I know what you are thinking. I am going to exceed the speed limit to pass as I want to get around them as quickly as possible but that is a violation of the law. Even though everyone does it.
