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In April, officials announced that anyone driving more than 15 mph or more above the speed limit on the main post or federal property operated by Fort Liberty is subject to suspension.
The fines for speeding in North Carolina are relatively low, starting at $10 for going up to 5 mph over the speed limit. There are special fines of $250 for speeding in school and work zones.
In jurisdictions which use a point system, the police or licensing authorities maintain a record of the demerit points accumulated by each driver. Traffic offenses, such as speeding or disobeying traffic signals, are each assigned a certain number of points, and when a driver is determined to be guilty of a particular offence, the corresponding number of points are added to the driver's total.
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in North Carolina is: [127] NC Speed Limits by County. 55 mph (89 km/h) in rural areas; 35 mph (56 km/h) within city limits; The highest maximum speed limit allowed under North Carolina state law is 70 mph (113 km/h) if determined to be "safe and reasonable" by NCDOT engineering studies.
For example, driving about 15 mph over the speed limit results in a multiplier of 12 days. Most reckless drivers pay between $30 and $50 per day, for a total of about $400 or $500. In 2002, a Nokia executive was fined the equivalent of $103,000 for driving at 75 km/h (47 mph) in a 50 km/h (31 mph) zone on his motorcycle.
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Prior to 2009, a speed limit could be defined in kilometers per hour (km/h) as well as miles per hour (mph). The 2003 version of the MUTCD stated that "speed limits shown shall be in multiples of 10 km/h or 5 mph." [118] If a speed limit sign indicated km/h, the number was circumscribed and "km/h" was written below. Prior to 2003, metric speed ...