ANSWERS: 8
  • Of course you can. Go to court.
  • You can try. Odds are, the sign was there but you zipped past it.
  • Its really hard to believe the speed limit was not posted, especially in a construction zone. the speed limit is lowered for the safety of the construction workers and the road itself, under construction. My suggestion is to go back over this area, where the citation was issued. see if somehow, you overlooked the speed limit sign. if you do not find a sign, take a photo of the area, showing the lack of a sign. I write citations for the very same situation all day long, in a construction area in my city. yes, people overlook the lowered speed limit, simply because they are not paying attention to their driving.
  • Yes, I would! If you can show that there were no signs at that time where you were driving on that road, you have a strong case. I'd go out right now and take photo's of the road in case they quickly put in some signs before your complaint.
  • If you are traveling in a construction area you are supposed to slow down for safety (theirs and yours). If the posted limit was 45mph & you were traveling 50mph, you didn't slow down. Only way to fight this is to go to court & have a great lawyer.
  • You CAN fight it, but can you win? Laws are tougher in a construction, for good reasons, but just five over?? Seems like maybe a warning could have been issued. Could you have missed seeing the sign?
  • Your aware you were driving at least 5 MPH over the speed limit through a construction zone, which in most states are treated like school zones where anything over the speed limit will get you a citation. You can try to fight it but don't think is a winner.
  • If there were no speed limit signs, then how did you know the speed limit was 45 mph? Actually, you were lucky. speeding in a construction zone can very easily be considered reckless driving, depending on the vehicles speed and movements.

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