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A new California law, Jan l, 2008, you have to have your headlights on if it is raining, or you will get a ticket. It says in the Driver's Manual that you can be given a ticket for unsafe driving at any time, speed limit or not.
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Yes. California follows the basic speed law, which says you must drive at a speed that is safe for conditions. If the rain makes the speed limit unsafe, you may be cited. However, it is not likely a cop will cite you. Addendum: In order to be technically accurate, I have decided to update my answer. The technical answer is actually no. Here is why. The basic speed law says that you must drive at a speed that is safe for conditions. Thus, the speed limit is the speed which is safe for conditions. Since the questions refers to "the speed limit" and not the "posted limit," the answer must be no. For example, suppose the posted speed limit is 65, and the speed safe for conditions is 35. Thus, the speed limit at that time is 35 regardless of the posted limit. If we assume that the person is going to speed limit (i.e. 35), which the question requires, you would not be driving above the speed limit. However, I suspect the person asking the question was referring to the "posted limit," and therefore my original answer is on point.
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yes--they can get you on "driving too fast for conditions"---same with snow and/or ice...65 or 70 (posted speed limit) on an icy freeway is not considered safe and you are expected to drive "safely"
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California has a law (and I don't recall the name of it), that requires people to follow a reasonable speed limit based on the conditions.
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The section people are referring to is California Vehicle Code section 22350 (the Basic Speed Law). "No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property."
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in some states yes... a roadway condition like "first rain of the season or snow" leaves the power in the officers hands to determine limits for road conditions at a given time and place but if you were under the speed limit for regular conditions then you should be able to beat fight the ticket!
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