Minnesota Traffic Laws

Knowing your rights is important, especially regarding potentially stressful interactions with Minnesota Law Enforcement. Surprisingly, there is one question that Police in the North Star State are no longer allowed to ask, yet many drivers have heard it before.

You can't get pulled over for only going 5 mph over the speed limit in Minnesota, right? Right???

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, along with local towns and counties place these black tubes all over the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes for a few, very specific reasons.

If you live and drive in Minnesota, chances are, you abide by the "5 MPH Over" rule. Generally, the rule of thumb is that if you happen to be going between 1-5 MPH over the designated speed limit, you won't get a ticket, even if you pass a cop while doing so...