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Well, there it is.

To clarify - 10% or less over the speed limit, the fine is minimal and no points on your license. Yes, you can be cited for 1 mph over, but most don't bother because of this condition (more trouble than it's worth?).

You're right, the law is 10% over. But, practical experience has been 10 mph over (few can do the math I fear). I haven't had a speeding ticket in over 15 years, but the last time I went to defensive driving class, everyone was there for speeding, and everyone was 11 mph or more over.

My brother and I are visiting the Big Bend area, heading east out of Alpine to Marathon. We're in my van, but my brother is driving. We go by a DPS cruiser and he lights us up for 82 in a 75. The officer comes up on my passenger side, and my brother hands him his license and my insurance card. He looks confused about the names until I explain the relationship. The officer is real nice, and of course we were polite, and he says he is going to just give a warning (which is expected because we were less than 10 mph over). He never asked me anything, so I never volunteered I was carrying.

After he runs the plates and the license, he comes back and says "I'm confused, you have a Baylor sticker and an A&M sticker on the back". I tell him I work at Baylor, but my kids are Aggies. He says "Well, I'm from Austin, so I guess I'm going to have to cite you", and he laughed "just kidding". We parted amicably.

Here's the interesting part: My brother applied for his LTC in February, but hadn't received it yet. We were stopped on a Friday, and his license was in his mailbox the next Monday (70 days). You would think that the LTC would've shown up to the Trooper when he ran the license, and I'm assuming he did not run my name when he ran my plates, because he never said a word to either of us about LTCs or carrying.