Asked 5/12/2016- El Paso, TX

Cop seemed to have charged me going 45 mph in a 35 mph street. Nowhere in this 1,000 ft stretch+! Is a mph sign no I know what you are saying well who cares well the thing is Texas universal speed from what I just know right now because Texas doesn’t even educate it on their driving school program is 30!.There is neighborhood suburban and commercial there is also 2 major schools between this stretch. So I’m thinking this is beyond dismissed I should also say this road is a 6% grade and there is No dip sign! I will argue how am I supposed to assume to go 35mph when it’s NOT A UNIVERSAL SPEED. The street across the intersection has over 6! Speed signs and over 3! Dip signs and 1! Other sign this is such a set up.

Answer

If you received the citation within the corporate city limits of the city of El Paso, go to the city website. Look under the city secretary to find the zoning ordinance for the street you received the citation on (the ordinance will control the prima facia limit, if there is such an ordinance). Then you can search the traffic engineer’s records for where the appropriate speed limit signs are to be placed. Make a video of the location to show what your route of travel was and the lack of signs. Then contact a local attorney.