Speed limits on roads

Just wondering about this but has anyone in here ever got a speeding ticket for just going 5 mph faster than speed limit? I know they say the 9 mph rule meaning anything faster than that they will likely get you but does the cops ever get someone that's only going 5 mph faster? Or no one in the world will ever get a ticket for going 5 mph faster than speed limit on a highway or interstate or anywhere.

 

My moms boyfriend use to be a military cop and he said that he would only get someone that is over 9 mph but just wondered that if cops will ever get someone just over 5 mph? Or do they only get someone that is over basically around 10 mph?

---------- Post added 6th Aug 2013 at 05:24 PM ----------

Are you saying that less than 10% you are safe? Does that mean 5 mph is fine. Or does everyone get caught at 5 mph? I have it hard to believe that they will get you at 5 mph or so.

 

This is true. A lot of them just have a stick up their ass. Or a quota to meet.

I usually just go with the flow of traffic. It's a good idea to make sure there's at least one person going faster than you are too

 

Well I never got a ticket for speeding but just wanted to know that if 5 mph at most is totally fine. But seems like you guys are saying anything 10 mph or over they will get you so I guess 5 mph or less is totally safe. Or does it have to be 4 mph or less to be safe? Seems like everyone here is going around 10 mph or faster and getting warnings but no one is getting for 5 mph or lower.

---------- Post added 6th Aug 2013 at 10:16 PM ----------

But usually I show down if I am going over 5 mph like if I went 15 mph faster and I see one I would slow down. But seems like 5 mph or less is totally ok. I use to speed a lot when I went to see my ex boyfriend since he lived 65 miles away from me and I went fast as 106 mph but I never stayed at that speed since there were curves and stuff so I had to slow down on a highway.


But for around 5 years I haven't speeded anymore only went like 5 mph faster at most but just wanted to know if 5 mph is totally ok and safe.

 

But does anyone really get a ticket for just going 5 mph faster? I mean that is very small amount of speed. Like in a highway going just 5 mph should be fine I think. I see a lot of people doing that on the roads. I know forsure that going 4 mph or less will be safe but just don't know about 5 mph.

 

Well people seem to talk about going faster than 10 mph but seems like no one talks about going 5 mph faster which is around 9 kph faster than speed limit. I just don't know if I will be totally safe going 5 mph faster. I only been going 5 mph faster at most at times but just don't know if they will get you for just going 9 kph or 5 mph faster than speed limit.

 

Well a ton of people say that 5 mph is too small to get a ticket so I just wanted to see if that's true. Everyone says that going 10 mph or faster will likely get you one but a ton of people say 5 mph is only like 9 kph so it's too close to speed limit. I talked to other people that I know and also on online.


But if you are saying that going anything over speed limit like even 2 mph faster then why do everyone say that 5 mph is not going to get a ticket since it's too close to speed limit.

---------- Post added 6th Aug 2013 at 11:30 PM ----------

It seems like from what you are saying that you can't even go 1 mph faster.


Also btw on my car if my car reads I' am going exactly at lets say 45 mph I' am actually going 42 mph. I noticed every car isn't reading the exact speed. The speed meters aren't 100% they are off 3 mph. This is something I wanted to tell everyone since it's true fact.