How is the penalty for driving at 105 in a 100 speed limit zone with average speed check?
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On highways or national roads, exceeding the speed limit by less than 10% only results in a warning. When driving on a highway with a posted speed limit of 100 km/h, if your vehicle reaches 105 km/h (considering the typical 4-6 km/h discrepancy between dashboard speed and actual measured speed), you'll only receive a verbal warning. Here's the penalty system for speeding in highway average speed check zones: 1. Less than 10% over: Warning without penalty points or fines; 2. 10-20% over: 3 penalty points plus fine; 3. 20-50% over: 6 penalty points plus fine; 4. Over 50%: 12 penalty points, fine, license suspension, and mandatory training.
Driving at 105 actually means only a 5% overspeed. Current traffic regulations are quite lenient towards such minor speeding. Last time I exceeded the speed limit by a similar margin in a highway section with average speed monitoring, a traffic police friend told me that in such cases, usually only a warning text message is sent without penalty points or fines, as national regulations stipulate no punishment for speeding within 10%. However, two points should be noted: first, some special sections like tunnels or school zones might enforce stricter controls; second, average speed monitoring calculates the overall average speed - if you hit 120 in one segment but slow down to 90 later, as long as the average doesn't exceed, you're fine. Nowadays navigation apps remind you of average speed, so it's safest to keep your speed around 102.
