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Is it technically legal to exceed the speed limit when passing? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying no one ever speeds. I’m just wondering what the reasoning wou

• kirubakaran 3y ago
  Some good anecdotes here: https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-been-pulled-over-for-going-1-MPH-over-the-speed-limit-If-so-did-you-get-a-ticket https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-been-pulled-over-for-goi...
  • gnicholas 3y ago
    Oof, that one about the misidentified blue Camry sounds maddening.
• tjohns 3y ago
  No, it's definitely illegal, at least by the letter of the law. But as long as you're only going a few miles over the speed limit for a few moments, nobody's going to write you a ticket for it. One of many situations where the law in theory and practical application differ, since officers are given discretion (read: ability to apply common sense) in their duties. It's not a perfect system, but it's what we've got.
• chiph 3y ago
  Not in my state. And probably few, if any others. But it is a safety thing. The longer you spend in the oncoming lane completing a pass, the higher the risk of a collision (cars pulling out of driveways into the lane, people misjudging distances, etc.). There's also what I've observed (not sure if there's an official name for it), that if you pass someone slowly, they will "lock tractor beams" onto you and start to match your speed. So you want to have a noticeable speed difference between your vehicles to prevent this.