Anonymous wrote:I live next to GW. I never knew that was an enforceable law. He needed to meet his quota. Less people on the road means less money coming in for tickets. Write a complaint and get acknowledgement if you feel like something isn’t right. Second, start recording! ALWAYS record.

If he needed to meet a quota, he would have given her a ticket.

I live next to GW. I never knew that was an enforceable law. He needed to meet his quota. Less people on the road means less money coming in for tickets. Write a complaint and get acknowledgement if you feel like something isn’t right. Second, start recording! ALWAYS record.

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Anonymous wrote:While the cop may have acted inappropriately, driving 50 mph in the left lane of the GW Pkwy is stupid.

You’re right. 50 is too fast. The speed limit should be more like 40. It’s a Park-way, not an interstate expressly and was not built for speed.

Were you kicked in the head as a kid or something? Or, perhaps more likely, you don’t live in the DC area and you have no knowledge about the road in question.

I’ve gotten pulled over in PA for the same thing. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. Neither is “everyone else is doing it.” I paid a big fine, and won’t travel in the passing lane again!

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Anonymous wrote:While the cop may have acted inappropriately, driving 50 mph in the left lane of the GW Pkwy is stupid.

It's not against the law.

YES IT IS.
https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Thousands-cited-for-slow-left-lane-driving-under-new-law-479153303.html

OP was driving speed limit. The law is for those driving TOO SLOW, meaning under the speed limit.

Right in the article. You need to stay to the right unless passing. It has nothing to do with speed. You can be going 10 over and if you’re camped in the left with no one in the right, it’s not legal. You can be charged with speeding and not keeping to the right.

Why do people stay left anyway?

I’ve yet to see anything about the left lane for passing only in Maryland. I’m pretty sure that’s not the case in Maryland. The left lane is for faster traffic. There are signs that say that everywhere.

MD is one of only five states in which is isn't law. There was a bill presented in 2019, but now I see why the worst drivers of any state I have ever experienced come from MD. They do not understand the importance of this. Even though it's not law, it is still the rule of the road. Move over the right!
https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/03/md-lawmaker-wants-slowpokes-out-of-left-lane/

OP, the left lane is not a cruising lane, on most roads. Especially not 50mph. I don't know how you were not aware of this.

Stop going slow in the left lane. Only use it for passing.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is right. You can't have arbitrary speed limits. If 50 mph is too slow, then the gov't needs to change the limit, not punish citizens for obeying it.

Agreed.

You can "agree" all you want. But this isn't subjective. The left lane is for passing--that is the law. Period.

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Anonymous wrote:It does not matter if the left lane is only for passing. If the driver was going the max speed limit, then unless someone else was speeding (including the cop) the driver could not have been possibly impeding the flow of traffic. Speeding is more dangerous than being in the left lane, and if the policeman was doing his job to protect and serve he'd have a) been going the speed limit himself and b) pulling over those other cars looking to pass as they'd have been speeding. Instead, I assume the policeman was simply a power-hungry jerk and wanted to harass someone for a minor, meaningless, offense. Waste of everyone's time as it ended up. There go taxpayer dollars down the drain.

You are completely and entirely wrong. Read all of the links in this thread, please.

The rest of the thread does not matter and I am entirely right.

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You people are fools and clearly not well versed in the law. Words to learn from by an actual legal expert:

Just as faster drivers are not allowed to act aggressively when they signal to other drivers to move over, slower vehicles are not allowed to remain in the left lane. These lanes are only to be used for passing. Vehicles must pull back into the right lane as soon as they have passed a slower driver. If they fail to take this action, they could face a charge for blocking the left lane.
This law took effect on July 1, 2017. Under the law, when drivers remain in the left lane, they can face a fine of $100. The law is designed to facilitate traffic flow and prevent accidents. It also allows the left lane to remain open for emergency vehicles such as ambulances so they can get through traffic quickly and safely.

It’s important for all Virginia drivers to be familiar with the rules of the road. Knowing when and how to pass other drivers is a big part of that. Drivers that fail to follow these laws can face fines and even jail time. Those hurt by another person’s violation of the law can also hold those drivers liable.

Anonymous wrote:It does not matter if the left lane is only for passing. If the driver was going the max speed limit, then unless someone else was speeding (including the cop) the driver could not have been possibly impeding the flow of traffic. Speeding is more dangerous than being in the left lane, and if the policeman was doing his job to protect and serve he'd have a) been going the speed limit himself and b) pulling over those other cars looking to pass as they'd have been speeding. Instead, I assume the policeman was simply a power-hungry jerk and wanted to harass someone for a minor, meaningless, offense. Waste of everyone's time as it ended up. There go taxpayer dollars down the drain.

Have you really never been on a highway stuck behind two cars side by side, impeding traffic? The one in the left lane can slow down and get back in the right lane if they aren’t going to pass.

It is against the law. You were wrong OP. Cop was right

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Anonymous wrote:It does not matter if the left lane is only for passing. If the driver was going the max speed limit, then unless someone else was speeding (including the cop) the driver could not have been possibly impeding the flow of traffic. Speeding is more dangerous than being in the left lane, and if the policeman was doing his job to protect and serve he'd have a) been going the speed limit himself and b) pulling over those other cars looking to pass as they'd have been speeding. Instead, I assume the policeman was simply a power-hungry jerk and wanted to harass someone for a minor, meaningless, offense. Waste of everyone's time as it ended up. There go taxpayer dollars down the drain.

You are completely and entirely wrong. Read all of the links in this thread, please.

The rest of the thread does not matter and I am entirely right.

+1000

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Anonymous wrote:It does not matter if the left lane is only for passing. If the driver was going the max speed limit, then unless someone else was speeding (including the cop) the driver could not have been possibly impeding the flow of traffic. Speeding is more dangerous than being in the left lane, and if the policeman was doing his job to protect and serve he'd have a) been going the speed limit himself and b) pulling over those other cars looking to pass as they'd have been speeding. Instead, I assume the policeman was simply a power-hungry jerk and wanted to harass someone for a minor, meaningless, offense. Waste of everyone's time as it ended up. There go taxpayer dollars down the drain.

You are completely and entirely wrong. Read all of the links in this thread, please.

The rest of the thread does not matter and I am entirely right.

Anonymous wrote:While the cop may have acted inappropriately, driving 50 mph in the left lane of the GW Pkwy is stupid.

You’re right. 50 is too fast. The speed limit should be more like 40. It’s a Park-way, not an interstate expressly and was not built for speed.

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Anonymous wrote:It does not matter if the left lane is only for passing. If the driver was going the max speed limit, then unless someone else was speeding (including the cop) the driver could not have been possibly impeding the flow of traffic. Speeding is more dangerous than being in the left lane, and if the policeman was doing his job to protect and serve he'd have a) been going the speed limit himself and b) pulling over those other cars looking to pass as they'd have been speeding. Instead, I assume the policeman was simply a power-hungry jerk and wanted to harass someone for a minor, meaningless, offense. Waste of everyone's time as it ended up. There go taxpayer dollars down the drain.

You are completely and entirely wrong. Read all of the links in this thread, please.

LOL so you can exceed the posted speed limit as l9ng as you are in the correct lane.

Anonymous wrote:It does not matter if the left lane is only for passing. If the driver was going the max speed limit, then unless someone else was speeding (including the cop) the driver could not have been possibly impeding the flow of traffic. Speeding is more dangerous than being in the left lane, and if the policeman was doing his job to protect and serve he'd have a) been going the speed limit himself and b) pulling over those other cars looking to pass as they'd have been speeding. Instead, I assume the policeman was simply a power-hungry jerk and wanted to harass someone for a minor, meaningless, offense. Waste of everyone's time as it ended up. There go taxpayer dollars down the drain.

You are completely and entirely wrong. Read all of the links in this thread, please.