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Except that actually is legal. Speeding to pass someone is legal in most states, as is speeding in certain situations. Whereas, a rolling stop, that's not lega

Except that actually is legal. Speeding to pass someone is legal in most states, as is speeding in certain situations. Whereas, a rolling stop, that's not legal (as far as I know) anywhere. EDIT: I am incorrect with the above statement. I apparently live in one of 4 states where you can exceed the speed limit by up to 10mph while passing.

cmurf 5y ago
It is not legal to speed to pass in most states. I've only found Wyoming, Idaho, Minnesota and Washington have such a law on the books, up to 10mph over the posted speed limit. For sure in Colorado it's not legal to exceed the speed limit to pass. But it is illegal to drive below the speed limit while in the passing lane on a highway with a speed limit 65 mph or higher. There's exceptions for safety and congestion, but otherwise the left lane is considered a passing lane. If you're not passing, you're not supposed to be in that lane.
hutzlibu 5y ago
It is? That is a surprise. In germany and most countries I drove, it was definitely illegal. Of course, it is common and it makes sense, but the law is that the speed limit is absolute.
zamadatix 5y ago
Only a couple of states have laws allow speeding to pass and the vast majority of states have an absolute speed limit rule disallowing speeding in any situation. A handful of states won't give you points due to a speeding ticket <6 mph though. Of course these are the laws, not the practice, which is what I think GP was trying to say. http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/laws.html http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/laws.html
- mrtranscendence 5y ago
  For what it's worth, in Ohio I've never been stopped by a cop for going 5 miles above the speed limit on or off the interstate, despite doing so in the presence of cops many times. I got my only ticket for going 15 miles over, though.
  - zamadatix 5y ago
    I've gotten a ticket on US 24 (going Fort Wayne to Toledo) for doing 69 in a 65. I've went through there probably nearing a hundred times by then (both family and work out that way) but only been pulled over for it that once. Ever since One of two tickets I've ever gotten, the other was also in Ohio but that one was much more obvious - I missed the speed change on a normal road when I was younger and was doing 45 in a 35. Cop knocked that one down quite a bit though, can't remember what actually got put on the ticket. Of all of the places I've been Chicago was probably the worst at speeding, especially in the dead of night when the roads are "too" open. Recently they got a bit stricter with the speed cameras though https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-speed-cameras-ticket-8x-faster-after-limit-drops-to-6-mph/ https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-speed-cameras-ticket...
seanmcdirmid 5y ago
I could have sworn rolling stops were legal in Arizona...maybe that was a couple of decades ago?

cmurf 5y ago

It is not legal to speed to pass in most states. I've only found Wyoming, Idaho, Minnesota and Washington have such a law on the books, up to 10mph over the posted speed limit. For sure in Colorado it's not legal to exceed the speed limit to pass. But it is illegal to drive below the speed limit while in the passing lane on a highway with a speed limit 65 mph or higher. There's exceptions for safety and congestion, but otherwise the left lane is considered a passing lane. If you're not passing, you're not supposed to be in that lane.

hutzlibu 5y ago

It is? That is a surprise. In germany and most countries I drove, it was definitely illegal. Of course, it is common and it makes sense, but the law is that the speed limit is absolute.

zamadatix 5y ago

Only a couple of states have laws allow speeding to pass and the vast majority of states have an absolute speed limit rule disallowing speeding in any situation. A handful of states won't give you points due to a speeding ticket <6 mph though. Of course these are the laws, not the practice, which is what I think GP was trying to say. http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/laws.html http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/laws.html

mrtranscendence 5y ago
For what it's worth, in Ohio I've never been stopped by a cop for going 5 miles above the speed limit on or off the interstate, despite doing so in the presence of cops many times. I got my only ticket for going 15 miles over, though.
- zamadatix 5y ago
  I've gotten a ticket on US 24 (going Fort Wayne to Toledo) for doing 69 in a 65. I've went through there probably nearing a hundred times by then (both family and work out that way) but only been pulled over for it that once. Ever since One of two tickets I've ever gotten, the other was also in Ohio but that one was much more obvious - I missed the speed change on a normal road when I was younger and was doing 45 in a 35. Cop knocked that one down quite a bit though, can't remember what actually got put on the ticket. Of all of the places I've been Chicago was probably the worst at speeding, especially in the dead of night when the roads are "too" open. Recently they got a bit stricter with the speed cameras though https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-speed-cameras-ticket-8x-faster-after-limit-drops-to-6-mph/ https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-speed-cameras-ticket...

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

I could have sworn rolling stops were legal in Arizona...maybe that was a couple of decades ago?