india speeding
What, if any, is the tolerance built into speed limits in India?
<p>Jurisdiction: India
Legislation: Central Motor Vehicles Act</p>
<p>Sub-jurisdiction: Maharashtra
Legislation: Mumbai Motor Vehicles Act</p>
<p>Speed limits in India are according to the referenced article below. In many nations, there is actually a grace of +5km/hr, or similar value so that any inadvertent gain (e.g. slope of carriageway, downwind) does not result in a fine.</p>
<p>Is there any similar grace/speed tolerance in India?</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_India" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_India</a></p>

<p><strong>What, if any, is the tolerance built into speed limits in India?</strong></p>
<p>None in statute (that I can find), but the police may have an informal policy<sup>1</sup>
to allow for other factors like inaccuracies in one's speedometer and misreading the needle due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax" rel="nofollow noreferrer">parallax</a>.</p>
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<p><sup>1</sup>The one I am aware of is &quot;<em>10% +2</em>&quot; where, say, anyone going over 35mph on a 30mph road gets a ticket etc</p>
