The Speed Limit

There are many ways that law enforcement keeps track of and maintains the speed limit that commuters reach on the

road as they drive.

They have speed limit signs that post the speed limit within different regions of the state.

In certain areas of your city, there may be police officers that idle where they practice surveillance on that area so

that they can keep your speed limit in check.

Now hopefully you don't get a traffic citation, but when you do there will be information that will help you to

dismiss that traffic ticket.

The Speed Limit In Texas

Texas is the only state in the nation where the fastest its commuters can drive is 85 MPH.

In Texas only Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe counties the speed limit is 85 MPH.

The speed limit for most other areas that are actually more rural areas are up to 75 MPH, and in more urban areas the

speed limits can vary between 70 and 65 MPH.

Now, depending on what time of day it is and the type of vehicle you are driving.

At night, usually on the interstates you have to drive at 65 MPH, and then in the day you are allowed to drive up to 80

MPH (depending on the max per your state).

Each state has their manner of democratizing this information to its public.

Most road signs show the speed limit and it is your duty to abide to those limits.

So please be mindful of the posted speed limit.

Enforcing The Speed Limit

One mechanism that police enforcement uses is called Doppler Radar Enforced Areas.

These areas are patrolled by officers when they feel that there are drivers that are abusing the designated driving

speed limit.

They will use radar guns that use something called Doppler radar that functions with a transmitter and a receiver.

The transmitter will send out a radio wave in a narrow beam and once it reaches the designated object, it will

return to the receiver within the radar gun.

The radar gun will then calculate the difference of space between it and the vehicle and will determine how fast that

vehicle is going in miles per hour.

How To Deal With A Speed Limit Violation

You might not be so lucky so as to avoid receiving a traffic citation, especially if that radar gun sneaks up on you and gets you in trouble; there are options for you that you can

take to help you in dealing with that traffic citation.

Depending on the state you might have the option to do defensive driving for receiving a traffic citation, in this case

a speeding citation.

If you fulfill the requirements of the court you might be eligible to dismiss your traffic citation as well as lower the

fine that is associated with a moving violation.

Click here to register for our Defensive Driving Course.