Crime & Safety
Ask a Campbell Cop: If Others Are Speeding, Should I?
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Whether you have a question about certain laws and how they might affect you, your family or friends, or how to stay safe in certain situations, we want you to ask them. Every week we will run two or three questions and give some answers.
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This week's questions from Campbell Patch readers were answered by Campbell Police Captain Dave Carmichael.
Q: When the speed limit is posted at 35 mph (for example) and I’m driving that speed, it never fails that all the other cars are going 45 or faster. Everyone is going around me.
Should I “go with the flow” and drive above the limit or shall I remain at that speed and cause everyone else to go around me? I feel like I’m becoming a hazard making everyone adjust to me.
The posted speed limits are the recommended safe speeds for that particular section of roadway under optimum conditions. It is true that many people make it a habit of exceeding the posted safe limits and drive at speeds that may be unsafe. Speeding violations are one of the most common citations that our officers issue on a daily basis.
If you are traveling at the posted speed limit and find that other cars want to go faster, you should try to stay in the slow lane if possible. If there is only one lane, you can consider pulling over briefly to let others pass.
Editor's note: This information is not meant to be used as legal advice.
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