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Originally Posted by cbaber
(a) No person shall drive upon a highway at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, unless the reduced speed is necessary for safe operation, because of a grade, or in compliance with law.
No person shall bring a vehicle to a complete stop upon a highway so as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic unless the stop is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
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I believe the "compliance with law" portion is saying that you cannot block traffic unless another law forces you to. It is not obligating you to a slow speed.
The Alabama quote doesn't seem to specify whether a passing lane is available. Legal literature never assumes.
If you are driving 55mph on a two lane road with 65mph PSL, and there are seven cars behind you, you should pull over and let them pass. If you are driving 55mph on a six lane (three each way) freeway with a 65mph PSL and there are seven cars behind you and moderate traffic in the left two lanes going 65mph, I would not consider that blocking traffic. That's people not looking ahead enough to fill a gap before they reach you.
When passing room is available, the seventh person's predicament has nothing to do with yours or with the second, third, or even sixth. It is the seventh person's own fault for not changing lanes to overtake the line. It is simple defensive driving taught (but seldom
learned) in Driver's Education.