• GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    The amount you are allowed to drive over the speed limit is in fact 0mph (0 km/h for us Europeans).

    Tolerance of violations of this is a sign of a deeply broken society

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      2 days ago

      This is different in Germany but we learn about tolerance in driving school. Your speedometer can be wrong by about 10% and speed guns can also have errors. A good system accounts for unintentional speeding.

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      2 days ago

      In the UK you’re allowed 10% (and I think +2mph) due to car speedo’s not being 100% accurate.

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        2 days ago

        It’s actually not law, just custom. Most/all speedometers over estimate for this reason.

        The motorway cameras, near Birmingham have been known to issue tickets for doing 71mph.