Could you get a speeding ticket for riding a bmx bike to fast?

Question

i hit over 50 mph earlier....i was just wondering...i have a 20 inch mongoose, i stole my friends back rim for a lil bit and wanted to see something and hit over 50 mph...the speed limit was 35...could i get a ticket for riding to fast?

Answer 1

The law applies to any vehicle and doesn't necessary specify only ones with an engine.

Answer 2

yes you can

Answer 3

Yeah, I was doing 78 mph (per the radar gun) on my bmx and got a ticket for speeding last year.

Answer 4

Yes, you can get a ticket.  

But your story is B.S. unless you were on some serious downhill with gravity doing the work.   You simply don't have enough gear on a BMX bike.  You can't spin the cranks that fast.  

Either you misread the display, or there was another vehicle in the vicinity triggering it.

Answer 5

OK, not pulling the BS card on this one, but come on . . . 78!!!  There is this little race over in France going on right now and those PROS don't go that fast down the side of a 9000 ft mountain.

But yes, if you go past the speed limit, you will get a ticket.  Tell your story to the judge and he will find it somewhat amusing like all readers of your post have I'm sure.

Answer 6

Yeah. I've seen people get tickets on Roadie bycyles for going 25 in a 20 zone, lol, so different vehicles still applie.

Answer 7

I tried it on my road bike, every ride I went on I was on the lookout for hills where I could get upto speed to do it....never actually managed it though, speed limit always seemed to be 50 or 60 on every decent place to attempt it

Answer 8

Yes, A bicycle is considered a vehicle and if you are capable of going the posted speed limit, then it applies to you. I received a ticket going down a hill 11 years ago. The posted speed was 35 mph and I was clocked at 44 mph on my road bike. It sucks but it happens.