[John Carr]

It’s a good web site, maybe the best of any state DOT although I haven’t checked them all out.

[John Carr]

To start, write a letter or call your state lawmakers and ask for the freeway speed limit to be raised. The 65 mph speed limit is not set for any particular conditions. It’s the limit set by law unless Caltrans takes action to change it. Their policy is not to raise speed limits to 70 on suburban freeways, only in very rural areas. Even 101 south of San Jose is still 65, when it could legally be 70 and should be 75+. If the statutory speed limit were 70, you’d find most freeways ended up posted 70 because most of them do not qualify for a lower speed limit.

Once the regular speed limit is set appropriately for midday traffic, then you can see if you still need variable speed limits. I should warn you that the usual policy for setting variable speed limits is to reduce them during busy periods but not to raise them during light traffic periods.

[John Carr]

If you have a court brief you should have a live case to go with it. What are the circumstances of your case?

[John Carr]

I don’t know specifically about Tennessee. In most states there is no rule that a ticket must be thrown out if the police officer broke a traffic law.

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