dirt roads have speed limits????????????? Could have fooled me.
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dirt roads have speed limits????????????? Could have fooled me.
Colorado Revised Statutes say the following:
CRS 42-4-1101(4) Any speed in excess of the lawful speeds set forth in CRS 42-4-1101(2) shall be prima facie evidence that such speed was not reasonable or prudent under the conditions then existing. "Prima facie evidence" means evidence which is sufficient proof that the speed was not reasonable or prudent under the conditions then existing, and which will remain sufficient proof of such fact, unless contradicted and overcome by evidence bearing upon the question of whether or not the speed was reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
42-4-1101 (2). Speed limits.
(1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(2) Except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed, the following speeds shall be lawful:
(a) Twenty miles per hour on narrow, winding mountain highways or on blind curves;
(b) Twenty-five miles per hour in any business district, as defined in section 42-1-102 (11);
(c) Thirty miles per hour in any residence district, as defined in section 42-1-102 (80);
(d) Forty miles per hour on open mountain highways;
(e) Forty-five miles per hour for all vehicles in the business of transporting trash, where higher speeds are posted, when said vehicle is loaded as an exempted vehicle pursuant to section 42-4-507 (3);
(f) Fifty-five miles per hour on other open highways which are not on the interstate system, as defined in section 43-2-101 (2), C.R.S., and are not surfaced, four-lane freeways or expressways;
(g) Sixty-five miles per hour on surfaced, four-lane highways which are on the interstate system, as defined in section 43-2-101 (2), C.R.S., or are freeways or expressways;
Well, I figured there was a limit, but I thought it was 45 or 65 or something. Whatever it takes to smooth out those washboards [facepalm]Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnTRourke
well i just got back they gave her a new date....ill update once we fight it out.....apparently she gets to talk to the officer first which should be good because we were bullshitting about guns and stuff for lmost an hour waiting for the tow truck to show up
Unfortunately, the bottom line is CASH. How much they can get from you and how much you are willing to fight (court) It seems lately every 'ticket" i may or may not have been the receiver of. They all stated, if i decided to plead guilty before X date submit $$$ and they will give me a 2pt ticket. No matter how fast, 2pt's and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ It's about the revenue.Quote:
Originally Posted by cofi