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On Sat, 27 Jun 1998 23:17:47 GMT, Brandon Sommerville <grimrod@mindless.moc> wrote:
>Rahul Dhesi wrote:
>
>>She was driving too slowly by only 2 mph.  In all the states that I have
>>driven through, when there is a posted minimum speed on a 55 mph
>>highway, the minimum is 40.  Somebody driving at the posted minimum speed
>>would normally be expected to be in the rightmost lane.  But as you
>>correctly pointed out, she was looking for a left exit, so the left lane
>>should be considered a slow lane and 40 pm be the minimum speed.  She
>>undershot it by 2 mph -- hardly a big crime.
>
>Depends entirely on the speed of the left lane.  If traffic flow was
>75 mph prior to her entering it, then 38 is WAY too slow.  
>
>But regardless, pulling the gun on her was more than a little
>overreaction.

A lot of police officers have the idea that driving too slow may be an
indicator of somebody who's really loaded.  So, it might be some PCP-addled
heavily-armed space-cadet, who's been eating all the potential evidence
since they turned on the lights.  And who's to say they are wrong?

On the other hand, in CA at least, we are specifically allowed to keep driving
until we see a safe place to stop.  Since Cara Knott was murdered by a CHP,
anyways.

>-- 
>Brandon
>
>"Spooooooooooonnnnn!"


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