Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Brandon Sommerville
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 00:00

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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.
-- 
Brandon

"Spooooooooooonnnnn!"

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From: grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon Sommerville)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/06/27
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