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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by hockeyman:
The Motor Veh. Code from any State does require Law Enf. Officer's to issue a citation for a Vehicle traveling more than 5MPH over the posted speed limit (ie: 61MPH or more in a 55MPH area).
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texas is a discretionary law enforcement state, as are numerous others. you are not required to issue a citation for a traffic violation. if you are going 61/60 you are, by law, speeding. there is no 5 mph rule here. there have been at least two case laws dealing with these issues. the most recent says if you do drive 61 in a 60, you are speeding and you can be issued a citation. the 'maximum speed limit' is considered the maximum speed that a vehicle can be safely operated on that particular street. anything over that is considered unreasonable as an unsafe speed. i do know of one state's law that will not allow a citation for speeding to be written unless the speed is 10mph or more over the limit on certain highways. each state has individual laws that deal with these things, but it will all come down to case law as the defining factor.
sorry for being off-topic.
and the clear turn signal lenses are legal in texas. the reason for this is there are two bulb colors that are approved by the US DOT for meeting the requirements for maximum intensity. those colors are white and amber. this is why it's illegal to have different colored bulbs in your fender lamps, side markers, head lamps and tail lamps. since the amber bulb and white bulb can be used as vehicle lighting, then it is lawful to use a clear turn signal lens with either a white or amber bulb in the front. the clear tail lamps were unapproved because the red bulb did not meet criteria set up by the US DOT. it had to use a red lens over a white bulb because the red bulb wasn't bright enough. the other misc stuff will come down to what each state is picky about. the headlights are regulated in that they cannot have a tint on the bulb itself. if the light transmission makes a goofy color but the glass has not been tinted, then it is legal to use as a headlight as long as it meets the intensity requirements.
and i do write for these equipment violations.
[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Domestic Violence ]</p>
The Motor Veh. Code from any State does require Law Enf. Officer's to issue a citation for a Vehicle traveling more than 5MPH over the posted speed limit (ie: 61MPH or more in a 55MPH area).
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texas is a discretionary law enforcement state, as are numerous others. you are not required to issue a citation for a traffic violation. if you are going 61/60 you are, by law, speeding. there is no 5 mph rule here. there have been at least two case laws dealing with these issues. the most recent says if you do drive 61 in a 60, you are speeding and you can be issued a citation. the 'maximum speed limit' is considered the maximum speed that a vehicle can be safely operated on that particular street. anything over that is considered unreasonable as an unsafe speed. i do know of one state's law that will not allow a citation for speeding to be written unless the speed is 10mph or more over the limit on certain highways. each state has individual laws that deal with these things, but it will all come down to case law as the defining factor.
sorry for being off-topic.
and the clear turn signal lenses are legal in texas. the reason for this is there are two bulb colors that are approved by the US DOT for meeting the requirements for maximum intensity. those colors are white and amber. this is why it's illegal to have different colored bulbs in your fender lamps, side markers, head lamps and tail lamps. since the amber bulb and white bulb can be used as vehicle lighting, then it is lawful to use a clear turn signal lens with either a white or amber bulb in the front. the clear tail lamps were unapproved because the red bulb did not meet criteria set up by the US DOT. it had to use a red lens over a white bulb because the red bulb wasn't bright enough. the other misc stuff will come down to what each state is picky about. the headlights are regulated in that they cannot have a tint on the bulb itself. if the light transmission makes a goofy color but the glass has not been tinted, then it is legal to use as a headlight as long as it meets the intensity requirements.
and i do write for these equipment violations.
[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Domestic Violence ]</p>
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