2 speeding tickets in 2 months, same spot- Encinitas

GDaddy

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She has to slow down. Speed limits aren't usually that arbitrary. Encinitas has 50mph zones in a couple spots so it's not like they're opposed to 50mph traffic. In this region, a 35mph zone on a primary or secondary traffic arteriole happens when they expect cross traffic and pedestrians. We get vehicle-on-pedestrian accidents in certain spots along El Camino Real in Carlsbad and Encinitas on a regular basis. It ain't no joke.

The stopping distance for the average driver is literally twice as long at 50mph (~175ft) as it is at 35mph (~83ft). THAT's the reason your wife should take the posted limit seriously, because if everyone does 50 in a 35 it increases everyone's risks.

Plus, if she got written at 50 that usually means shes exceeding 50 on a regular basis. That's not good.
 
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everysurfer

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She has to slow down. Speed limits aren't usually that arbitrary. Encinitas has 50mph zones in a couple spots so it's not like they're opposed to 50mph traffic. In this region, a 35mph zone on a primary or secondary traffic arteriole happens when they expect cross traffic and pedestrians. We get vehicle-on-pedestrian accidents in certain spots along El Camino Real in Carlsbad and Encinitas on a regular basis. It ain't no joke.

The stopping distance for the average driver is literally twice as long at 50mph (~175ft) as it is at 35mph (~83ft). THAT's the reason your wife should take the posted limit seriously, because if everyone does 50 in a 35 it increases everyone's risks.

Plus, if she got written at 50 that usually means shes exceeding 50 on a regular basis. That's not good.
Would 50 in a 35 that close together revoke a license/ cancel insurance?
 

tsenn

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Hwy 101 through Leucadia is really cracking down on the speed limit...people blaze through there going way over the 35 mph limit...
 
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