Case Study: Class A Driver Busted for Speeding on I-5

Circumstances:

Ronald N., a certified Class A big rig driver was traveling northbound on I-5, amongst heavy commercial vehicle traffic.

The weather was clear and visibility was normal. Overall Ronald was driving at a speed which was reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather visibility, the traffic and the surface and width of the roadway on I-5.

When Ronald first observed the officer approaching in his side mirror and the officer was several hundred feet away. Ronald was on a straightaway, and the officer was heading downhill. According to Ronald, the officer was approaching at a fast pace. Ronald was driving in the far right lane amongst a line of eight other commercial trucks. There was one truck that decided to move around the rest of the trucks and that truck passed him on the left.

Ronald checked his speed periodically while driving and did so immediately prior to and after noticing the officer. His speed was 55 mph when the officer came into view, and that speed is significantly lower than the speed the officer wrote on the citation.

Problem:

Shortly thereafter, the officer directed Ronald to pull over. Feeling a sickness in his stomach, Ronald was cited with a speeding ticket under California Vehicle Code VC§22406 which carries a fine of $435 in the county Ronald was cited in.

According to DMV this violation description follows:

Maximum Speed for Designated Vehicles

22406. No person may drive any of the following vehicles on a highway at a speed in excess of 55 miles per hour:

(a) A motor truck or truck tractor having three or more axles or any motor truck or truck tractor drawing any other vehicle.

(b) A passenger vehicle or bus drawing any other vehicle.

(c) A schoolbus transporting any school pupil.

(d) A farm labor vehicle when transporting passengers.

(e) A vehicle transporting explosives.

(f) A trailer bus, as defined in Section 636.

According to Ronald, “the officer pulled me over claiming I was doing 65 down a hill in my Big Rig in a 55 mph posted speed limit. I was shocked with thoughts randomly crossing my mind points, costs, how would it effect my career and of course the ticket itself, I was unsure how this would all effect me but I knew one thing, I needed help.” [MORE ON TRAFFIC TICKET CASE STUDIES]

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About the Author:

Steven F. Miller is the author of this article on Beating Speeding Tickets. Find more information about Fighting Traffic Tickets here.