Highway on ramp speedlimit laws

[grizzly97]

I usually just gun it and merge at or above the speed limit. Can't stand the old folks that slow down or even stop at the end of the ramp to merge.

+10000 That makes it damn near impossible to merge. The BA has some real bad spots for that!

 

[PUMPKIN]

I thought you were supposed to stop on the on ramps??

 

[Perrone]

What's a "speed limit"?

 

[vvvvvvv]

What's a "speed limit"?

You know that point were your car won't go any faster, either due to electronics, gearing, or aero drag coefficient?

 

[0352Marine]

Well the reason I asked is because I gota ticket yesterday on I-40 just west of 44. I was on 44 taking the I-40 west bound exit and when I got to I-40 there was a long line of traffic behind me and I saw an opening about five to six cars ahead of me so I sped up to merge into traffic came over the hill and a motorcycle officer clocked me doing 79 in a 60. I told him I was trying to merge. he said that 79 is not acceptable. I thought I was doing the right thing by speeding up as to not cause a rear end accident by stopping or cause a back up on I 44. but I guess not. I have not had a speeding ticket in ten years. and don't won't this to raise my insurance for something I thought I was doing right. I could uderstand if I was just some jacka** speeding down the road but I was trying to merge.

 

[Perrone]

You know that point were your car won't go any faster, either due to electronics, gearing, or aero drag coefficient?

Gotcha. Thanks

 

[PUMPKIN]

Just go talk to the D.A. and present your case and he may exponge it after a little bit of probation time. unless your a dirtbag with a history.

 

[Teeeroy]

One of my peeves is when a car getting on the interstate feels it has the right-of-way. I'll move to the left lane if I see a car trying to merge (and there isn't any traffic in the left lane), but I don't think it's appropriate for a car to roll up beside you and try to push you out of the way.

And to the OP, I think you would've been okay up to the speed limit, but I can't envision a scenario where an LEO would find it acceptable to be 19 mph over the limit.

 

[vvvvvvv]

One of my peeves is when a car getting on the interstate feels it has the right-of-way. I'll move to the left lane if I see a car trying to merge (and there isn't any traffic in the left lane), but I don't think it's appropriate for a car to roll up beside you and try to push you out of the way.

And to the OP, I think you would've been okay up to the speed limit, but I can't envision a scenario where an LEO would find it acceptable to be 19 mph over the limit.

Sure there is.

When all other lanes look like a freight train.

Just my opinion, but I'm not an LEO.

 

[gillman7]

Well the reason I asked is because I gota ticket yesterday on I-40 just west of 44. I was on 44 taking the I-40 west bound exit and when I got to I-40 there was a long line of traffic behind me and I saw an opening about five to six cars ahead of me so I sped up to merge into traffic came over the hill and a motorcycle officer clocked me doing 79 in a 60. I told him I was trying to merge. he said that 79 is not acceptable. I thought I was doing the right thing by speeding up as to not cause a rear end accident by stopping or cause a back up on I 44. but I guess not. I have not had a speeding ticket in ten years. and don't won't this to raise my insurance for something I thought I was doing right. I could uderstand if I was just some jacka** speeding down the road but I was trying to merge.

LOL!! Dude, that is not merging, that is passing on the on ramp.

Just pay the ticket, difference between merging with traffic, and speeding up to get in front of them.