Virginia
For Virginia, threshold over the posted limit is 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit; absolute mph threshold is in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit; offense classification is guilty of reckless driving; statute is Va. Code § 46.2-862 — Exceeding speed limit, verified against its source on 2026-08-20.
- State
- Virginia our reading
- Threshold over the posted limit
- 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit verified
- Absolute mph threshold
- in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit verified
- Offense classification
- guilty of reckless driving verified
- Statute
- Va. Code § 46.2-862 — Exceeding speed limit verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
A person is guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or (ii) in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.
— law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-20
Source
- law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-862/