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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maryland law prohibits drivers from impeding “the normal and reasonable movement of traffic” by driving too slowly[/quote]

Nope. Maryland law prohibits drivers from WILLFULLY driving a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.

So if you're out there purposely driving 15 miles under the speed limit because you are trying to create traffic congestion, then yes, you're breaking the law.

But if you're out there driving 15 miles under the speed limit because it's dark, or it's wet, or the road is twisty, or you're trying to find a cross street, or you're old, or you're lost, or you're worried about deer, or you don't want to hit pedestrians or people on bikes or people getting on/off the bus, or whatever -- that's totally legal.

https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/transportation/title-21/subtitle-8/21-804/

When you're driving, other drivers get in your way, and so do other road users who aren't driving. That's just how it is. You need to deal with it.[/quote]

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