Speed Limits on Loudoun County Parkway (Stuart: school, law, cars)

[vauser]

It changes between 40 to 45 mph quite periodically (not to mention a 25 mph zone, out of the blue) so it is hard to keep a tab on the limits ALL the time. If one were to do 50 mph (be it a 40 or 45 mile zone) consistently, is there a (high) risk of being ticketed?

Also, what makes it "reckless" driving from a speeding standpoint - is it 20 miles over speed limit (regardless of the limit) or is it more like a %age of the actual speed limit?

[Caladium]

Originally Posted by vauser

It changes between 40 to 45 mph quite periodically (not to mention a 25 mph zone, out of the blue) so it is hard to keep a tab on the limits ALL the time. If one were to do 50 mph (be it a 40 or 45 mile zone) consistently, is there a (high) risk of being ticketed?

I can't speak from personal experience, but if you're going 50 you're definitely going above the posted speed limit (whether the signs say 40 or 45) and Loudoun County has a rep for giving out tickets. I'd stick to 45--that way you could claim you saw the 45 mph sign and didn't realize it had changed.

[SallyField]

They used to give tickets on Loudoun County Parkway ALL THE TIME. It was crazy. So I'd watch out.

Reckless is 20 over or 80+ mph, regardless of whether the latter is 20 over.

[peanutrach]

My husband is in law enforcement and has told me that the general rule of thumb they use is to not pull a car over unless it is going 12+ mph above the speed limit. Of course that may not be consistent among all officers. I usually try to go a little slower than the fastest driver around me so that if there is a speed trap that person will have a higher chance of being pulled over. Usually there are tons of people speeding away so finding cars that are going faster than me is usually not a problem.

[Cardiff Kook]

yes you will get ticketed for that. don't go more than 5 mph over or you risk getting ticketed

[cdmurphy]

They definitely used to give tickets all the time down past Loudoun Water. I don't think I've ever actually seen someone drop all the way down to 25 past Redskins Park, but I've never seen anyone getting ticketed there either.

[FlamesFan]

Get a GPS that shows the speed limits and warns that you're going over. Pretty accurate in my experience. I missed one sign, but then noticed the GPS speed indicator turn red; as soon as I slowed, I noticed the cop 2 lanes over behind me. This was with a high end Garmin.

[NOVAHomes]

Loudoun COunty Parkway is full of surprises...I have seen many cop cars pulling speeders. There is a school Stuart Weller right around Redskin Park that zone drops to 25 other wise I think it is 40 speed limit.