Maybe the Officers are not at their best in the middle of the night. I usually am not.
Did they cite him for driving slowly, but not for swerving? I have mentioned before that people, in an otherwise normal conversation, become angry when they learn that I drive 55 MPH on the freeway and they always claim that it is dangerous and that I am impeding traffic, but if there is not traffic, then it is impossible to impede it!
I do not think that we will ever know enough to decide what should or should not have happened, but is there a law about pulling over if there are a certain number of cars behind you? People like saying so when they claim that driving fifty-five is dangerous. It sounds more like he was swerving than pulling over to allow other vehicles to pass and I would hesitate to pass someone that I expected to swerve across the lane at any moment.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
What if a car is at 55 in a 55 zone and everyone else wanted to go 70? Is the 55 motorist impeding the normal flow of traffic?
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That is normally my experience, although the closest stretches of freeway to me are sixty-five, with people wanting to drive 75-80.
I have been cited for speeding and "improper lane usage," but never for driving fifty-five. I was sleepy and did not realize that I was driving on the shoulder, even though there was a "rumble strip!"
I never sustain 30 MPH. Any area that requires driving that slowly always has frequent stops. How fuel efficient is that for normal cars, compared to at least 45 MPH?