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Old 12-09-2011, 02:30 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave View Post
Here's my thinking.

With regard to the first incident (the "stopping"), if there's no one behind me how can that not be considered "reasonably safe"? That incident is the one he said the ticket was for (not the going 28 in a 60).

In my book I'm not "impeding or blocking" the normal and reasonable movement of traffic if the left lane is clear and people can pass me easily.
My father had the opposite situation happen to him several years ago, a guy slammed on his brakes and came to a stop on the highway causing my father on a motorcyle to glance against his rear taillight because he couldn't slow quickly enough, the ferriing on the bike was junk and the cop said it was his fault because

You can stop at any time on any road if you feel there is reason to do so.

In this case there was no reason for him to stop.
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