Ask Freerollin` about 10 years in Law Enforcement

[Freerollin`]

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Is 15mph the general lowest over the speed limit most POs will pull you over for?

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I had a PO who was the head of traffic enforcement for a large department tell me this:

1. If it's just a regular PO then the general rule is 14 over the speed limit. This has to do with the type of radar they use and other mitigating factors.

2. If it's POs that specifically give traffic tickets then it can be as little as half of that. These are the guys with lasers and usually they are two motorcycle cops. I've personally received a ticket from these folks for 9 over.

3. If you are going over in a school zone, you are probably getting a ticket for as little as 5 over. Depends on the PO though they might just give you a warning. His advice was to never ever go over the speed limit in a school zone.

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All of this sounds right - like I said, traffic enforcement wasn't my thing. I bolded #3 because it is almost universally true. I don't know any police who won't give a ticket for 2 things - speeding in a school zone and not having a kid in a carseat that's legally required to be in one.