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Originally Posted by Ample
I heard this not sure if it is true or not, but the speed limit is actually only the suggested speed limit, and unless it says max speed XXmph they can give you leniency. If you explain that there was light traffic and the road conditions were ideal and that there was no pedestrian in the area, it all works in your favor.
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As everyone has said, that is not true. In fact some states (like the one I live in) have a law that essentially says "All roads have a speed limit of 25 mph unless otherwise posted"
I got pulled over once while visiting some family in California. I was in a traffic jam near LA, when I say traffic jam I mean I was parked on the 5. The officer worked his way behind me, which took about 20 minutes due to the traffic. He turned on his lights and it took us another 5-10 minutes to get the side of the road. He made me get out of the car and asked me a bunch of questions, basicly to find out if I should have my plates changed to California plates. Once he realized that he couldn't get me for having the wrong plates, he made me run through the whole drunk driving tests. Once that failed, he issued me a ticket for following to closely. Needless to say I was rather angry. Since I couldn't make it back to Ca. to fight it in court I had to pay the fine.
My point in sharing this is to illustrate that their are far more blatant examples of police abusing their authority. Mine isn't by any means the worst case scenario either. Though the OP's story is unfortunate, I wouldn't pull the discrimation card quite yet, at least not without substantial proof.