Finally! Someone ticketed for going too slow in the fast lane

One of my pet peeves in the pet peeve thread

Local NBC affiliate News4 reports that the woman, who asked to keep her name anonymous, was driving 63 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone. Police say the reason they ticketed her was that she was driving in the left lane reserved for speedier commuters.

"[I was] really shocked," she told the station. "I thought, 'Oh my God, you've got to be kidding me.'"

Of course, commuters who get annoyed by someone hogging the [left] lane might salute the move.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...211957738.html

That is nothing! My Grandfather got a ticket for doing 40mph in a 70mph freeway (I-35E) in 1975. He was so freaking mad! He equated slow driving with safety which on a freeway can be disasterous.

In his defense, he was born in 1897 and his first 'wheels' was a horse and carriage. 40mph probably felt pretty fast to him at 78 years old!

Edit: Come to think of it, he may have been ticketed for 40 mp[h in a 55mph zone since the national speed limit on freeways was 55 mph in 1975 due to the Arab Oil Embargo fiasco..

Don't know how much the ticket was but I am confident the amount should be doubled or even tripled for it to be taken seriously

My biggest peeve as of late are roundabouts......its a calamity of ignorance followed by screeching tires and crumpled sheet metal. Half my town would be on the bus if correctly navigating a roundabout was a prerequisite for obtaining a license.

The cop cop deserves a metal.
I'd also like to see much much.... much harsher laws against road rage

Impeding Traffic law ticket cost far more than a speeding ticket in most states. Good for the cop!

I just hope the judge on her appeal case (if she appeals) will be on the same mindset as the cop.

Originally Posted by MatWiz

I just hope the judge on her appeal case (if she appeals) will be on the same mindset as the cop.

If this happened in an area with clearly marked "Left Lane for Passing Only Signs" and she wasn't passing anyone for a significant amount of time in the lane, then I don't see how she'd have a case.

Slow drivers in the left lane cause dangerous situations as frustrated drivers tend to tailgate and aggressively try to move around the slow driver using right lanes for passing, which is unsafe as those are the lanes that are supposed to have the slower drivers. Proper lane discipline also helps emergency personnel if they need to quickly get someone, since the majority of people in the left lane would be passing and should easily and safely be able to abandon the left lane in case an emergency vehicle comes up. Instead, the left lane is clogged up with someone moving at the same speed as the right lane making it more difficult to merge.

/rant

Originally Posted by cwinter

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/rant

You're ranting to the choir... LOL

How ridiculous is it, that when I want to take fast pace cruise, I take the rightmost lane, because it is the emptiest one.

Then, on the other hand how ridiculous is it, that when I am just tired and don't want to be involved with the constant passing and changing lanes I just take to rightmost lane for a slow 55 mph cruise (or whatever the max speed limit there), and it wouldn't be more than 2 minutes before I have somebody tailgate me and honking his horn angrily wanting me to move over or speed up.

Originally Posted by MatWiz

You're ranting to the choir... LOL

How ridiculous is it, that when I want to take fast pace cruise, I take the rightmost lane, because it is the emptiest one.

Then, on the other hand how ridiculous is it, that when I am just tired and don't want to be involved with the constant passing and changing lanes I just take to rightmost lane for a slow 55 mph cruise (or whatever the max speed limit there), and it wouldn't be more than 2 minutes before I have somebody tailgate me and honking his horn angrily wanting me to move over or speed up.

this reminds me of a trip north from Denver a couple of weeks ago - I drove almost 20 miles in the right-lane only nipping into the center lane a couple of times to pass slow moving trucks.. I did it as a sort of experiment.

In the end I only ended up a half-dozen cars ahead of a camaro that got off the same exit I did... I remember passing him right near the start of my interstate drive.

However - I did pass hundreds of vehicles - I think he might have "followed my lead"... it was actually a lot less stressful than trying to sit in the left-lane wondering why all the muppets were there impeding traffic.

Originally Posted by wyb

this reminds me of a trip north from Denver a couple of weeks ago -

Now, I haven't been in CO for 6 - 8 years, but last time I was driving north of Denver (NE, to be exact), the signs were for slower traffic to move left and trucks to use left lane only on I76... Has it changed?

I HATE "drive left, pass right" roads!

:aty: I beat you by 3 hours.

http://bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=681919

Originally Posted by M&K

Now, I haven't been in CO for 6 - 8 years, but last time I was driving north of Denver (NE, to be exact), the signs were for slower traffic to move left and trucks to use left lane only on I76... Has it changed?

I HATE "drive left, pass right" roads!

I25 is like that now. Northern CO has got a lot more populated and even though they widened the interstate up as far as Longmont/Lyons exit, the muppet in the right hand land are often doing 72 in traffic....

I also like to have a good braking gap - Americans in general have no freaking concept that the gap is for me to use *if* I need it - I've had two people drive into my braking gap almost simultaneously before, the one closest to me only 5-6 ft in front of me... in dry conditions I shrug it off, but when they do it in wet or snow, it makes me see all sorts of colors ...

fwiw - drive like that in many parts of Europe and it is going to result in a ticket...

Originally Posted by jw

:aty: I beat you by 3 hours.

http://bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=681919

I searched threads before posting and didn't see yours.
Oh well.

Originally Posted by mark_m5

I searched threads before posting and didn't see yours.
Oh well.

You were too busy cruising in the fast lane.