Speeding Questions Traffic Ticket Lawyer

What if there were no speed limit signs posted on the roadway? We may be able to help fight your speeding ticket or speeding court case. Colorado law (C.R.S. § 42-4-1101) provides a presumptive maximum speed limit for motor vehicles driven on public highways, and in some cases, it is not required for a speed limit sign to be present on the highway in order for a police officer to issue a speeding ticket. Contact us to learn more.

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The law sets the following speed limits (except in cases where a special hazard, such as snow, fog or ice, exists that requires a lower speed):

a. Twenty miles per hour on narrow, winding mountain highways or on blind curves;

b. Twenty-five miles per hour in any business district;

c. Thirty miles per hour in any residence district;

d. Forty miles per hour on open mountain highways;

e. Forty-five miles per hour for all single rear axle vehicles in the business of transporting trash that exceeds twenty thousand pounds, where higher speeds are posted;

f. Fifty-five miles per hour on other open highways which are not on the interstate system and are not surfaced, four-lane freeways or expressways;

g. Sixty-five miles per hour on surfaced, four-lane highways that are on the interstate system or are freeways or expressways; and

h. Any speed not in excess of a speed limit designated by an official traffic control device.

… the Officer Refused to Show Me the Radar or Lidar Speed Gun Display?

In Colorado, there are no laws that require a police officer to show a driver the Radar (traditional Radar) or Lidar (Light Detecting and Ranging) speed gun results. Sometimes officers allow drivers to view the results and sometimes they don’t; however, there is no legal requirement that the officer show the display to the driver.

… the Officer Was Sitting in the Dark Without His Parking Lights On?

While some states do require a police officer who is working traffic enforcement to keep at least his parking lights on, Colorado does not adhere to any such requirement; and, accordingly, a police officer is not required to have any lights on when he is shooting Radar or Lidar. Contact a Speeding Lawyer to learn more about your specific case.

… Can I Automatically Get the Ticket Dismissed By Merely Hiring an Attorney?

No. While a couple of states do dismiss speeding tickets automatically when an attorney is retained, the courts in Colorado do not operate that way. If the attorney finds a legal problem with the way a ticket was issued, the case might be dismissed by the court if the problem is sufficient enough to warrant a dismissal; otherwise, the case will not be dismissed upon the mere hiring of an attorney.