How much can you speed without getting ticketed?

[nobb]

I drive on HWY2 every 2 weeks to commute back and forth from home to my summer job. The speed limit is 110 and on just about every commute, I see a traffic cop. I usually do 120, which is what everyone in the right lane does. So I am just curious, at what speed will the traffic cop pull you over? Is there any general rule of thumb or exact speed that you will be pulled over?

[Arrow]

General rule of thumb on city road (50km/h) is 10 over. For highways, I imagine they will be a little more lenient, though anything 15 and over is probably getting touchy. They could pull you over for 5 over or 10 over if they wanted. It's all up to the cop. They can give you a ticket for 1km/h over but realistically that wouldn't happen.

[Whitedart]

I drive on HWY2 every 2 weeks to commute back and forth from home to my summer job. The speed limit is 110 and on just about every commute, I see a traffic cop. I usually do 120, which is what everyone in the right lane does. So I am just curious, at what speed will the traffic cop pull you over? Is there any general rule of thumb or exact speed that you will be pulled over?

That amount is going to vary by jurisdiction/province.

In Ontario, 10-13k over the limit seems to be about the point where a charge will not be laid and a conviction received. Because of that, the province keeps the highway speed limit at 100k, knowing that the majority of drivers will travel at 110k. Push 120 or higher and enforcement routinely starts on speeding offences.

Some officers probably have a zero tolerance policy, but charges at 10k or less I have never heard of someone being convicted on in court.

[mic2074]

no limit - as long as you don't get caught

[thesk8man]

i drive 10 hours a day x 6 days

in 40 i dont go above 45 max is 50
in 50 max is 60

pay attention to when 60 becomes 50 or 40 ( school zones )

on highway 110 max is 120 ( 401, 427, 403, gardner )

lakeshore strickly 60 to 65

[ShadowVlican]

General rule of thumb on city road (50km/h) is 10 over. For highways, I imagine they will be a little more lenient, though anything 15 and over is probably getting touchy. They could pull you over for 5 over or 10 over if they wanted. It's all up to the cop. They can give you a ticket for 1km/h over but realistically that wouldn't happen.

+1.. i know people who have gotten tickets for going 5 over in a 60 zone.. cop must've been desperate

but once they stop u... they'll find more reasons to give you trouble (ie: walk around ur car... check for all these little things... )

[yao416]

no limit - as long as you don't get caught

+1

But I'd say speed limit + 10 KM?

[MP3_SKY]

Even so, driving only 10km + is kinda slow the traffic...

Example....people driving 110km/hr on 401 left lane

[bobby5]

+1
But I'd say speed limit + 10 KM?

More like limit + 20% of limit

ie: 40kph => 48 kph (under 50)
50kph => 60 kph
70kph => under 90kph
100kph => 120kph

[Dibble]

More like limit + 20% of limit

ie: 40kph => 48 kph (under 50)
50kph => 60 kph
70kph => under 90kph
100kph => 120kph

I agree with this. I think it's relative, not absolute.

[VivienM]

I'd say it depends on what kind of vehicle you're driving, too. Visibly modded red Integra will be pulled over for a lot less than some boring dull midsized sedan...

[Drew_W]

I agree with this. I think it's relative, not absolute.

Not really. Look at the fines/demerits for Ontario. It doesn't matter what zone you're in, the penalties are absolute. Thus, stick to 15 over or less no matter where. That's a $50 fine and no points. Radar traps, I'm sure they're looking for people at least in the next band of 16-29 over so they can give them the heftier fine and points (3 for this band).

Speeding fines in Ontario are calculated by using a multiplier times the number of km/h you're over. This multiplier grows with the bands as well, so imho, if you stay within the first band, you should be fine.

[ES_Revenge]

More like limit + 20% of limit

ie: 40kph => 48 kph (under 50)
50kph => 60 kph
70kph => under 90kph
100kph => 120kph

I disagree somewhat. In Ontario I say 20km/h over max, except in a 40 where you shouldn't go over 50; also on two lane highways like portions of 69 where the limit is 90km/h, go a tick under 120 (i.e. 119 or lower, nearly 30 over) and they'll barely give you a second look provided you do not do anything stupid (tailgating, swerving, dangerous passing/attempts, etc.).

Though I've gotten speeding tickets before, I almost religiously adhere to the above (~20km/h above the limit) whenever/wherever possible and have never gotten pulled over for speeds within that range except once way back when they first got the laser guns in Toronto and were "testing" them out, pulling over pretty much everyone.

Of course you could get a ticket in there somewhere, it's certainly fair game. Get an overzealous officer or just be doing it where/whenever there is a blitz and you might be screwed; but I mean you are speeding and them's the breaks I guess.

[at1212b]

I think a speed trap/blitz in a 50 (which seems to be very common), if you're 10 over, you're fair game, esp if its a massive blitz, or a slow day.

In a 60 though, they were having a blitz one time on Eglinton, just east of Bellamy under the GO train bridge... they must have been pulling ppl over for 70 or so (it is a 60km/hr).

Seems like they were just targeting the first cars that were coming which seemed to have made their job easier.

Another time, going north on Midland just after Eglinton (they usually have a speed trap at the plaza), a cop was on actually on somebody's driveway on the West side.

I was a couple of cars back... the cop just zipped right out, and sqeezed right behind the car it was pulling over (which was also the first car of the bunch), pretty much cutting off the car behind it... you could tell that car was 'wtf?'. That car was definitely going around 65 or under as I was around 60, and it wasn't even pulling away that much at all.

I think at night time though, late at night, with not that many other cars around, if you look a bit 'suspicous' (whatever that means), the cops will also likely pull you over on a slower speed since its their way of checking the drivers, looking for impaired drivers, warrants, etc.

[untaka]

I don't know I think you can easily push 130-140 on 400 series highways sometimes. I've rolled up to a cop before doing 130 on the 401, no problem there