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I think the answer is obvious but when I consider the source that this came from i just haveto get set straight. I live In Pennsylvania, I was told that in order to be pulled over for speeding in a residential area, you have to be clocked on the radar doing ten mph over the speed limit, and anything under that speed can NOT get you puled over. True Or False?

False.

While its not uncommon to "give" a driver 10 MPH over the limit before stopping/citing, there is no legal requirement to do so. The speed LIMIT is just that, the fastest you may legally go. You. An be held responsible for exceeding that limit by any amount.

In PA , the speed timing equipment used means that you can't be CITED for any speed under 10 mph.

Exceptions , school zones , active work zones and any speed limit at 55 or higher , than it is six over.

So you can get pulled over for doing up to 9 over in a residential area , just not ticketed unless you meet one of the exemptions.

In PA , the speed timing equipment used means that you can't be CITED for any speed under 10 mph.

Exceptions , school zones , active work zones and any speed limit at 55 or higher , than it is six over.

So you can get pulled over for doing up to 9 over in a residential area , just not ticketed unless you meet one of the exemptions.

But isn't it less for RADAR even though us worthless local guys can't use that??

The speed limit is the maximum speed that is safe to travel during ideal road conditions. Can I give you a ticket for driving the "speed limit" in the snow? Yes. Or the rain? Yes.

I have no minimum speed over the limit to cite someone. I don't work in PA though.