There are several ways that law enforcement monitors and enforces speed limits. They post signs indicating the speed limit in different areas of a state and use radar guns to detect the speed of passing vehicles. Speed limits vary between states and regions, with Texas having the highest limit of 85 mph on some roads. If cited for speeding, drivers may have the option to take a defensive driving course to potentially dismiss the ticket.

1. The Speed Limit

2. There are many ways that law enforcement keeps track of
and maintains the speed limit that commuters reach on the
road as they drive.

3. They have speed limit signs that post the speed limit within
different regions of the state.

4. In certain areas of your city, there may be police officers
that idle where they practice surveillance on that area so
that they can keep your speed limit in check.

5. Now hopefully you don't get a traffic citation, but when
you do there will be information that will help you to
dismiss that traffic ticket.

6. The Speed Limit In Texas

7. Texas is the only state in the nation where the fastest its
commuters can drive is 85 MPH.

8. In Texas only Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe counties the
speed limit is 85 MPH.

9. The speed limit for most other areas that are actually more
rural areas are up to 75 MPH, and in more urban areas the
speed limits can vary between 70 and 65 MPH.

10. Now, depending on what time of day it is and the type of
vehicle you are driving.

11. At night, usually on the interstates you have to drive at 65
MPH, and then in the day you are allowed to drive up to 80
MPH (depending on the max per your state).

12. Each state has their manner of democratizing this
information to its public.

13. Most road signs show the speed limit and it is your duty to
abide to those limits.

14. So please be mindful of the
posted speed limit.

15. Enforcing The Speed Limit

16. One mechanism that police enforcement uses is called
Doppler Radar Enforced Areas.

17. These areas are patrolled by officers when they feel that
there are drivers that are abusing the designated driving
speed limit.

18. They will use radar guns that use something called Doppler
radar that functions with a transmitter and a receiver.

19. The transmitter will send out a radio wave in a narrow
beam and once it reaches the designated object, it will
return to the receiver within the radar gun.

20. The radar gun will then calculate the difference of space
between it and the vehicle and will determine how fast that
vehicle is going in miles per hour.

21. How To Deal With A Speed Limit Violation

22. You might not be so lucky so as to avoid receiving a traffic
citation, especially if that radar gun sneaks up on you and
gets you in trouble; there are options for you that you can
take to help you in dealing with that traffic citation.

23. Depending on the state you might have the option to do
defensive driving for receiving a traffic citation, in this case
a speeding citation.

24. If you fulfill the requirements of the court you might be
eligible to dismiss your traffic citation as well as lower the
fine that is associated with a moving violation.

25. Click here to register for our Defensive Driving Course.