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Article #1502Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
From: John R Cambron
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 00:00
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postonly@nospam.com wrote:
>
> On Sat, 27 Jun 1998 10:27:16 -0600, Brad Cuppy
> <bpc002@kktv.com> wrote:
>
> >Eastern Media Establishment. Slowpokes are the problem.
> >However, she (Pena) should have been given a simple
> >ticket with a heavy fine.
>
> She had a good excuse. Her exit was on the
> left. She didn't want to miss it. When an exit
> is on the left, the left lane should not be thought
> of as the fast lane. But if she was really only
> going 38 MPH, maybe she could have been
> charged with driving too slowly on that kind of
> road, regardless of lane. (But just as likely,
> the officers might have been lying about her
> speed. They're known criminals, so there is
> no reason to expect them to tell the truth.)
Maryland is one of those states that does not have posted minimum
speed limit on its interstate highway system even out west on I 68
and I 70 also there no signs that read KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS.
Only place you see signs that read SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT is on
up grades.
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