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Originally Posted by McLovin
I don't believe that is true, or an accurate reading.
IMO in California (and just about every other state), you can never legally exceed the posted speed limit.
In ADDITION to that, you can't go faster than is reasonably prudent. That means you might have to go SLOWER than the speed limit.
I.e., it's possible to get a ticket for going 55 in a 65, if that is unreasonable or imprudent.
But you can't EVER legally go 70 in a 65, even if it is a deserted highway, no car for miles, dead straight, noon, clear day and you are in a car that just passed an inspection by the Ferrari F1 team.
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That's not what the law says. It has been used as a defense in the past when the speed limit was exceeded, but conditions weren't hazardous to drive at that speed (e.g. weather, traffic conditions, etc.). I believe traffic surveys may be needed as well to present a defense using this law.