California Vehicle Code Section 22349 - Maximum Speed Law
(a) Except as provided in Section 22356, no person may drive
a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may
drive a vehicle upon a two-lane, undivided highway at a speed greater
than 55 miles per hour unless that highway, or portion thereof, has
been posted for a higher speed by the Department of Transportation or
appropriate local agency upon the basis of an engineering and
traffic survey. For purposes of this subdivision, the following
apply:
(1) A two-lane, undivided highway is a highway with not more than
one through lane of travel in each direction.
(2) Passing lanes may not be considered when determining the
number of through lanes.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that there be reasonable
signing on affected two-lane, undivided highways described in
subdivision (b) in continuing the 55 miles-per-hour speed limit,
including placing signs at county boundaries to the extent possible,
and at other appropriate locations.
Your Notice To Appear
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Q: What is the radar gun (or Lidar gun) unit # ?
A: Lidar Unit # xxxxxxxx
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Q: What was the distance between the radar gun (or Lidar gun) and your car ?
(Don't guess! It is already written on your ticket.)
A: 1000 feet
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Q: Did the Officer wrote down a slower speed on your ticket knowing that you were actually at a higher speed ?
A: Yes (What was your actual speed ?), or No
More Information
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Q: Which lane were you at ? (i.e. Most left lane as Lane #1)
A: Lane #2
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Q: For the speed that you were cited with, how long (i.e. mile) did stay on the lane at that speed ?
A: I stayed on Lane #2 at 90 MPH for 2 miles
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Q: Were there any cars tailgating and endangering your safety ?
a) If so, for how long ? (i.e. seconds and miles)
b) If so, will the Officer be able to disprove that ?
A: Yes or No
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Q: Were there any cars at a higher speed approaching and endangering your safety ?
a) If so, for how long ? (i.e. seconds and miles)
b) If so, will the Officer be able to disprove that ?
A: Yes or No
