How much above the speed limit can you drive without getting a speeding ticket?

[iridium001]

Never be the lead car, always follow.

Lmao this is the right answer!

Theres' a notorious speedtrap on the stretch of the 403 where it starts/ends at the 401 going into Mississauga city centre. There is always, always a cop hiding either on the left side next to the carpool lane or under the overpass where Englinton/403 is. There's always a tow truck too (guess he's there if someone gets pulled over for going too fast, cop and tow truck probably coordinate.)

Anyway, you're always tempted to go really fast as it's a straight away for a good 2km. I always see cars getting pulled over or abruptly slowing down ahead of me and that's how I know.

Except this one time, some hot shot Integra driver was gunning it real fast, he even tailgated me and flashed his high beams. I switched lanes and then switched back, so I naturally followed his speed at 140km/hr after. Except, I had a hunch there'd be a cop, so I slowed down when I saw the gleam of the cop car in the distance. Integra did not and sure enough, cop turned on his lights and went after the guy. Serves him right for high beaming while speeding like that.

[patpond]

Guaranteed? 0.

It should have ended with the first reply. I suggest everyone print this off, stick it in your glovebox, and if by chance you get pulled over, let the cop read this.

Good Luck!

[at1212b]

It really all depends on what the cop is assigned for that day (speed trap day, basic patrol, on their way to investigation, safety visibility, etc) which would explain the inconsistency.

I will say though I think Toronto cops on the highways in the city are generally very lenient. Toronto given its size, function and budget, is more concerned about political fallback than smaller departments which do rely more on traffic revenues.

[sc00ter77]

There is not a set rule, speeding is speeding, however, it is always the cops discretion. Typically a police officer will issue a ticket on how they drive themselves i.e. if they normally drive 20 above the speed limit then there is little chance they will pull somebody over for the same offense. Cops tend to be more strict when there are more risks e.g. Rain/Snow/School zone.

[vero95]

on regular roads, rookie cops would give you a ticket for speeding less than 10kmh just to practice. cops with more experience do not usually bother with tickets below 15kmh (10kmh in 40kmh zone)
on highways, they usually let you go 120kmh

[joeyr]

People, if we all speed collectively, surely there won't be enough cops to pull all of us over. jk.

Welcome to Quebec

[qaz393]

are police assigned to do speed traps/stop sign checks or are they free to do what they want?

[crimsontwo]

Usually.

Funny thing happened to me around noon Tuesday, Brimley Rd/Pitfield Rd approaching a school zone. Known for cops to hide with their radar guns behind the trees and catch oncoming Northbound traffic. there's a big hill!
I'm on the right lane going at about 65km/h. I start to slow down as soon as i'm going down the slope.
Going around 50-55km/h when suddenly, a cop jumps out in the open with a radar gun, cruiser conveniently parked on the sidewalk/curb.
I slow down even more (thought he was going to give me a ticket) but then tells me to continue forward.
I look in my rearview mirror to see the officer standing in the middle of the road waving at the car behind me (about two car lengths away) motioning the motorist to pull over.

tldr; dude behind me going ~ the same speed as me, he gets the ticket instead.

A similar situation happened to me on a 401... I was driving at around 130 and noticed a cop car parked on the ramp that merges onto the highway. His siren went off and pushed the gas. I slowed down a bit but kept on driving when I saw in the rear mirror that the cop hopped on the highway and signaled the guy behind me to stop Both of us were driving at around the same speed, if not me going a bit faster. Phew. That was a really close call.

[joshmxpx]

Unless you live in booney-ville or in an industrial park, 75 in a 50 is excessive IMO. You're not doing this in a residential zone are you? Most 50-zones are put at 50 because there are usually a lot of blind-spots, hidden entrances, and/or pedestrians. 60 yes, 75 too fast.

I never said I drive 75 in a 50, I'm only stating what the local police enforce. I agree that it's too fast, but most cops in this area only enforce 80+ in a 50.