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PD Moderator	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 2:02:28 PM Ignore PD Report Abuse It's a law so simple to follow- yet so aggravating for traffic that is moving faster- that laws exist to make sure its kept to a minimum. Slower traffic keep right. Trucks many times are assigned to the right lanes to keep faster moving traffic flowing smoothly. But for one Maryland woman, she found out the hard way these laws exist. The driver, who told the media she didn't want to disclose her name, was shocked for being cited for driving 63mph in a zone of highway marked 65mph. The driver told local NBC affiliate News4 that she was driving in the left lane of I-95 in Laurel last Friday when she was pulled over and cited for failing to move right. According to the ticket, two miles per hour under the speed limit in the... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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It's a law so simple to follow- yet so aggravating for traffic that is moving faster- that laws exist to make sure its kept to a minimum. Slower traffic keep right. Trucks many times are assigned to the right lanes to keep faster moving traffic flowing smoothly. But for one Maryland woman, she found out the hard way these laws exist.

The driver, who told the media she didn't want to disclose her name, was shocked for being cited for driving 63mph in a zone of highway marked 65mph. The driver told local NBC affiliate News4 that she was driving in the left lane of I-95 in Laurel last Friday when she was pulled over and cited for failing to move right.

According to the ticket, two miles per hour under the speed limit in the...

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paulweb All-Star Author Ohio Posts:907 Points:380,075 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2013 2:23:41 PM Ignore paulweb Report Abuse Cheers: She should have moved over to the right. Jeers: The officer could have let her go with a warning.
mdcsgt Sophomore Author South Carolina Posts:182 Points:55,920 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2013 1:34:34 PM Ignore mdcsgt Report Abuse Excellent Law. Get out the way!! I hate to see two or more lanes of traffic "Drag racing to see who can go the SLOWEST" It's better for ALL to let the faster traffic go!! If he/she is doing 90+ they'll pay sooner or later!!
priver All-Star Author Alberta Posts:569 Points:52,915 Joined:Apr 2013	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 11:48:14 AM Ignore priver Report Abuse my tax's pay for both lanes!! relax..
Tommyguns45 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:250 Points:156,840 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 8:45:54 AM Ignore Tommyguns45 Report Abuse Dont forget to ticket the ones that pass me like Im standing still, when Im doing the speed limit on the Interstate.
borsht All-Star Author Oakland Posts:929 Points:217,630 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 2:30:37 AM Ignore borsht Report Abuse What if you are going over the speed limit and are still the slowest car? A judge onc told me that he would never cite someone for obstructing traffic in the inside lane if he was at ar above the speed limit. Now 2 miles under the speed limit, I can see the policeman writing the ticket; but don't think a judge will uphold it. It's against the law clearly that the speed limit is the same in all lanes. What's realy aggravating is when we have 3 or 4 lanes in each direction and 3 of the lanes are occupiced by big rigs all side by side blocking the freeway for a couple of miles on a freeway steep hill. All going about 1/2 the speed limit.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,524 Points:444,225 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 11:26:44 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Oh my
krazkar Veteran Author Calgary Posts:464 Points:303,170 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 12:59:11 AM Ignore krazkar Report Abuse I find I have to pass on the right way to often.
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Apr 18, 2013 9:21:31 AM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse old news -- idiots need to get out of the passing lane... if you are one that just stays there then you are a terrible driver
SmartShopper520 All-Star Author Ontario Posts:612 Points:91,520 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Apr 18, 2013 8:46:54 AM Ignore SmartShopper520 Report Abuse slow traffic SHOULD keep to the right lane, be considerate of other drivers
werich44 Champion Author California Posts:1,999 Points:496,505 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 7:40:24 AM Ignore werich44 Report Abuse Enforcing this law would certainly reduce road rage.
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 10:43:29 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse old news... move over!!
MBar351 Veteran Author Raleigh Posts:300 Points:690,375 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 8:45:20 PM Ignore MBar351 Report Abuse We need more tickets issued for this offense. I don't understand why so many drivers seem to feel entitled to cruise along mindlessly in the left lane when traffic is stacking up behind them, or cars are whizzing by to their right.
chuckl95453 Veteran Author California Posts:452 Points:70,125 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 3:03:14 PM Ignore chuckl95453 Report Abuse It's the law
Boyrr Champion Author Allentown Posts:15,305 Points:3,190,930 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 10:53:11 AM Ignore Boyrr Report Abuse Speed Kills! ...remember the Corvair????
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 9:09:21 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse Speeding is still the most dangerous.
priver All-Star Author Alberta Posts:569 Points:52,915 Joined:Apr 2013	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 4:04:06 AM Ignore priver Report Abuse ahh, but it's smoother...
RamJammer Rookie Author South Carolina Posts:6 Points:48,750 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 3:24:07 AM Ignore RamJammer Report Abuse I drove in Europe for two years. There you only used the left lane while actually passing no matter how fast you were driving and you had to yield the lane to any vehicle approaching from the rear that flashes their headlights. The system works great! But they take driving serious over there and everybody is trained to a higher standard. Not like here in the US where the car has become a rolling entertainment center/phone booth. If we're ever going to see things change it's going to have to start in driver's education before people get their licenses and we're going to have to be willing to take Granny's license from her when she can no longer see over the steering wheel and parks her Buick by feel. Until then I would be happy to see truck drivers resist the temptation to pass another truck holding up traffic for 5 minutes when they are only capable of going one half of a mile per hour faster.
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2013 8:48:54 AM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse this is old but they still wont move over!!!
gwhizz13 Veteran Author Abbotsford Posts:457 Points:60,580 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 31, 2013 4:49:36 PM Ignore gwhizz13 Report Abuse Good!
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 31, 2013 4:25:30 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse ticket them all !!! terrible drivers
Radicalrose Sophomore Author Modesto Posts:129 Points:381,305 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2013 11:32:48 PM Ignore Radicalrose Report Abuse If you stay wigh flow still move over cuz someone is always going faster than you
xbAG Veteran Author California Posts:479 Points:234,490 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2013 6:02:07 PM Ignore xbAG Report Abuse I always drive in the slower lane, unless I'm passing.
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,487 Points:1,346,755 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 4:03:12 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Seems simple enough.
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 12:30:01 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse even if you are going 85 and a lane is open to the right..... get over
jaxtrax Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,440 Points:696,175 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 2:17:54 PM Ignore jaxtrax Report Abuse You're saying all those people going 85 mph pull over to the right when they're not passing... NOT... You're also saying she's breaking the law by not moving out of the way for people who are breaking the law.
jaxtrax Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,440 Points:696,175 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 2:12:27 PM Ignore jaxtrax Report Abuse When someone is driving near or at the limit the limit, logically they can't be cited for going too slow ... anyone who was inconvenienced would have been speeding. I presume if she challenged that ticket in court, she would be exonerated. You can't argue you have to make way for people who are breaking the law.
Hwy_Boy Champion Author Baltimore Posts:13,583 Points:2,663,360 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 1:31:32 PM Ignore Hwy_Boy Report Abuse The left lane on I-95 between Baltimore and DC is usually traveling between 80 - 85 mph easily (traffic allowing of course). When somebody insist on driving below or at the speed limit it presents more of a danger with people who are trying to pass on the right. There are signs on the road that say 'Slower traffic keep right'. They are there for a reason. The troopers in the median seem to tolerate 15 mph over as I pass by them many times a day. If you want to be 'safe' and drive the speed limit, GET IN THE RIGHT LANE!! Or better yet, get on a secondary road, ie: US 1, and drive 45 mph at your heart's content. I'm sure that will be in the left lane too.
Radicalrose Sophomore Author Modesto Posts:129 Points:381,305 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 12:28:28 PM Ignore Radicalrose Report Abuse move to the right and you won't get a ticket.Let the left lanes speed and get the bigger tickets........
felixculpa Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:180 Points:187,015 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 11:08:47 AM Ignore felixculpa Report Abuse Don't they have a "Basic Speed Law" in Maryland: "Travel no faster than safe"?
scoutbuddy42 Rookie Author Charlotte Posts:20 Points:15,725 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 7:42:34 PM Ignore scoutbuddy42 Report Abuse Cheers... It drives me nuts to get stuck behind someone going much slower than the rest of the traffic, while in the left lane.
BANZAI56 Rookie Author Columbus Posts:85 Points:558,100 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 5:34:05 PM Ignore BANZAI56 Report Abuse Cheers to the trooper. Wish more of them would ticket people for this! (Those that don't agree are probably the ones guilty of it.)
doomsday All-Star Author Indiana Posts:595 Points:976,060 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 4:32:05 PM Ignore doomsday Report Abuse Jeers! She was going so close to the speed limit in bad conditions, no way should she have been penalized for going under!
777777777 Rookie Author Nevada Posts:12 Points:171,920 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 1:44:12 PM Ignore 777777777 Report Abuse Cheers to the trooper.
Batdan Sophomore Author Atlanta Posts:101 Points:34,825 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 11:08:49 PM Ignore Batdan Report Abuse Cheers to the trooper! Stay out of the fast/passing lanes until you want/need to pass another vehicle.
polarbear2 Champion Author Maine Posts:12,263 Points:2,780,610 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 9:52:44 AM Ignore polarbear2 Report Abuse JOYBUG said "WE DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE SHOULD HAVE OR SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THE TICKET." Read the article. She was driving in the passing lane at less than the speed limit. She deserved a ticket.
domermd Rookie Author South Bend Posts:34 Points:33,645 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 8:53:17 AM Ignore domermd Report Abuse Cheers! It's so aggravating to see those cars that stay in the left lane, even though the right lane is clear. This is especially irritating on the interstate highway, when those permanent left-laners drive just at the speed limit, as if trying to regulate traffic.
phpearso Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:118 Points:157,050 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 11:55:49 PM Ignore phpearso Report Abuse CHEERS!
phpearso Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:118 Points:157,050 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 11:55:21 PM Ignore phpearso Report Abuse The defense is all wet! More problems with congestion than speeding safely, plus who says the cops condone speeding??
phpearso Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:118 Points:157,050 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 11:52:26 PM Ignore phpearso Report Abuse AMEN! There used to be bumper stickers for the left rear side saying "Passing Side" and the one for the right rear said "SUICIDE". On a three lane Interstate when driving in the center or left lanes @ about 5 mph over the limit, I see some wiseguy doing about 20 mph over the limit and he looks like he will pass in the right side slow lane I will ease over there and make him pass on the left if he wants to go by. I have no respect for those kind of peeps.
Royski Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,027 Points:199,525 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 7:14:24 PM Ignore Royski Report Abuse Jeers to the trooper for not just giving a warning. Cheers to the trooper for stopping her. People should pay attention to this convention, whether it is a law or not.
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 5:40:30 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse old... again it is a PASSING lane - move over!
JOYBUG Rookie Author Maryland Posts:88 Points:327,735 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 11:50:07 AM Ignore JOYBUG Report Abuse WE DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE SHOULD HAVE OR SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THE TICKET.
donnieblue1007 Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:15 Points:16,605 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 10:57:32 AM Ignore donnieblue1007 Report Abuse Read the article first! The ticket was for not keeping to the right when not passing it was not for being to miles under the speed limit. Some tickets are unjustified, but that doesn't apply in this case!
donnieblue1007 Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:15 Points:16,605 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 10:57:31 AM Ignore donnieblue1007 Report Abuse Read the article first! The ticket was for not keeping to the right when not passing it was not for being to miles under the speed limit. Some tickets are unjustified, but that doesn't apply in this case!
jim27106 All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:783 Points:804,620 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 12:22:34 AM Ignore jim27106 Report Abuse Cheers! When I don't like the wind I drive in the right lane. It isn't too complicated. Again, yay Maryland trooper.
TCon313 All-Star Author New York Posts:611 Points:607,890 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 11:04:45 PM Ignore TCon313 Report Abuse That woman deserved the ticket. Move out of the left lane, plain and simple.
pawnkingfour All-Star Author Georgia Posts:681 Points:168,450 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 9:15:57 PM Ignore pawnkingfour Report Abuse There ya go, give 'em a ticket!
BigSlapppy Rookie Author Nevada Posts:2 Points:202,490 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 11:24:02 AM Ignore BigSlapppy Report Abuse MOVE OVER
Gary9696 Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,259 Points:256,455 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 10:28:00 AM Ignore Gary9696 Report Abuse Wonder if she was being passed by a lot of traffic on the right, or was everyone going slow.
CityCouponer Champion Author New Orleans Posts:1,073 Points:228,830 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 9:01:11 AM Ignore CityCouponer Report Abuse Cheers to the trooper who cited the woman.