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In what state is 40MPH over not a minimum 4 point ticket? Even in incredibly lax Michigan, 10 over puts you at 2 points and 15+ is 4 points, and that's only on limited access highways. It's jurisdiction dependent, but you can usually add 2 points to each of those if it's off the interstate. They're also almost definitely going to hit you with a reckless driving charge, especially in a 25MPH zone.
Burgerland can be pretty lax when it comes to speeding and reckless driving, and you might be able to work the fine/points down to that with a good lawyer and having zero prior infractions, but acting like a $200 fine and 2 points for doing 60 in a 20 is normal is just a flat out falsehood.
A couple of years ago, the police here stopped a pickup truck driver going about 105MPH in a 55MPH zone, although people routinely drive 70. The driver just claimed that they weren't used to the powerful engine, and the cops gave them a warning and sent them on their way.
(Wisconsin, for the record.)
TBH i was just making up numbers, it was more of a shitpost than anything. Yeah sixty in a twenty will get your more than a slap on the wrist for sure
Unless you're a cop lol
Fair enough lol. It can be hard to tell sometimes given our laws, but also the amount of people who'll make shit up/wildly exaggerate about the US and people believe it on here because US Bad™.
Sadly the cop thing is basically 100% true and usually only gets worse the smaller the town/jurisdiction.