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Originally Posted by Rusty
I would say if she was going 70 MPH then she was going "normal speed" for that highway. If the trooper wanted to go above normal speed then he should have passed her on the right.
I don't like it when people hold up traffic in the left lane and they should be stopped by a trooper if they stay in that lane and don't travel at "normal speeds".
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So what you are saying is the trooper should break the laws he is hired to enforce?
It is just as illegal to pass on the right as it is to take up the passing lane when not passing and even more dangerous.
I believe the law you quoted applies only to local roads not highways. Unless they changed something it is illegal to pass on the right when on a highway.
Yes all those who love to fly up the right side when there are two lanes that merge into one like at the lights in Meredith, are in fact breaking the law. Even thought many who are in a rush do it, the right lane is meant to merge traffic not as a passing lane.
People who pass on the right are actually putting more people in harm then those on the highway who block the passing lane are, so I believe the police look at those idiots as more of a problem to public safety and would tend target them first.
All those drivers who make it a practice of pulling over into the breakdown lane when making a right turn are in fact also breaking the law.