Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Texas!!-----Strictest And Most Lenient States on Speeding and Reckless Driving

Strictest And Most Lenient States on Speeding and Reckless Driving | WalletHub®:

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  • Three quarters of the states have “absolute” speed limits, which means that exceeding the limit is enough evidence for a conviction. But about 25 percent of the states leave room for interpretation with “prima facie” laws — or a “mixed” combination of absolute and prima facie rules — allowing speeders to argue in court that their speed was in fact reasonable.
  • None of the states has mandatory jail time for speeding. However, reckless drivers should expect, on average, to spend at least one day in jail for their first offense and four days for their second offense.
  • In most states drivers are subject to license suspension under a point system. Your first offense might not get your license suspended, but enough accumulation of points will. On average, point penalties for speeding will get you 27 percent closer to a suspension.
  • The average maximum cost of a ticket for reckless driving is $742, with the lowest being $100 (in Kentucky, Mississippi and New Mexico) and the highest at approximately $5,000 (Washington).
  • Almost half (49 percent) of states do not automatically cite drivers for reckless driving based on a specific speed threshold or a specific number of mph over the limit.
  • Nearly a third (29 percent) of states use speed cameras to automatically catch and fine speeding drivers.

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