Dave, I wasn't railing against you earlier, my point was in this state, it appears (at least from previous run ins with the law) that if you feel there was a reason to slow down you can slow down or stop at any time without question. And if you did get into an accident it is always the guy behind you at fault (at least in this state that I live in).
The fact that there was absolutely no danger to anyone by your actions is icing on the cake.
Remember I too have been going 10mph once or twice on a 4 lane highway. In my case there is little traffic and horse and buggies, farm tractors and al sorts of other vehicles travel on the "highway" so it has no lower speedlimit.
I was pulled over once and pointed at my 48mpg FE guage and was greeted with curiosity as opposed to a ticket, so I have been VERY VERY lucky.
I have always known that the wrong cop on the wrong day might give me a ticket, but in my case never having been in an accident (if you exclude situations where no damage occured as some dumbasses rearended me at red lights) I must be doing something safer despite the low speeds I occasionally travel.
Sadly our country is moving more and more toward taking common sense out of driving because a good number of our citizens are incapable of paying attention to the road while watching their dvd, texting on the cellphone while driving. Start coming down hardcore on those activities and the nanny BS with excess road signals, speed regulations and the general constriction of your rights while driving might stop. (maybe)
But unnecessary tickets do keep the state green.
I figure this is a good part of the reason why I am starting to see more cops giving tickets, not safety as much as money.
You will need a bit of luck with the ticket, around here you go to court to reduce the amount, as usually that happens even if found guilty, not sure if it happens out there as well.
Good Luck
Ryan