Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
I've often wondered how you can be charged with speeding if you're not required to have a speedometer.
N.B. I don't have any computers on my bikes, not that I go fast enough to get a speeding ticket in the first place.
John, speeding is a non-mens rea type of offense. In other words, you don't have to know you are speeding to be in violation. It is your duty, whether or not you are able to quantify your speed, to maintain your vehicle within the limit. That is why in many jurisdictions, speeding is a civil infraction, and not a criminal offense.
HTH
zac