Originally Posted by Diesel911

The defense for going 62 MPH in the Speed Limit 40 MPH is the same as for going the 54 that the Officer wrote. The Speed Limit 40 MPH is not the same as a Maximum Speed Limit 40 MPH.

The actuality of a Speed Limit x MPH is that you can exceed that if road conditions, traffic and so on are safe for you to go the higher speed.

In the original thread I posted a site from a Lawyer that tries to explain it. But, if you have a mental block on the explanation you won't understand it.