Have the Police stopped enforcing our traffic laws?

Traffic laws and how drivers view them is funny. For example, drivers that want to disobey speed limits by driving whatever speed they choose, yet quickly point to other traffic laws about not impeding traffic by driving in the left lane. Sounds like a selective process of which laws to obey and which to ignore.

Here you go (for Florida) Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway

noplace2 wrote:

OFDPOS wrote:


Its called impeding traffic !.

I've looked at several state's laws and cannot find that "impeding traffic" is a citable offense, at least in the context of driving the speed limit or at or above the minimum posted, if a minimum exists.

In California it's VC 22400. I have no idea of other states. In Ca if an officer even "thinks" you are holding up traffic you can be cited. Will it stick in court? Only the judge can decide that.

wintersun wrote:
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There is also carte blanche for the big rig truckers in California unless they happen to kill someone. I have not seen an officer pull over a speeding trucker in the last 30 years, even when they blow past a patrol car or an officer on a motorcycle.

Wow, that doesn't seem to be the case around me. Truckers are a big, fat target for multiple tickets, and then the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) have their own "Police" (who are armed and have arrest capabilities) that routinely pull over big rigs.

OFDPOS wrote:


Its called impeding traffic !.

I've looked at several state's laws and cannot find that "impeding traffic" is a citable offense, at least in the context of driving the speed limit or at or above the minimum posted, if a minimum exists.

noplace2 wrote:

OFDPOS wrote:

Those are the ones that needs nailed with tickets !!

Tickets for what, exactly?

Its called impeding traffic !.

Spoon59 nailed down a good point as well.
Its ALOT of the ones that seem since they are in no hurry , they are going to make dam sure nobody is too !They merge onto the freeway ,work their way over the left (fast/passing) lane and park their butt at maybe the posted speed limit for miles...

Once in awhile many years ago you would actually see a CHP come on the freeway pull up behind the idiot parked (impeding traffic holding it up) in the left lane , flip their lights on, the person merges over to the right and then the CHP continues on.
Talk about instant karma saw that very same thing, only after the CHP got a little bit down the road the person pulled back into the fast lane. The cop pulled off into the center divider, the car passed and the CHP whipped back out and lit him up. As a few of us passed we were all giving the thumbs up to the CHP !

Like somebody posted its a privilege NOT a right or entitlement to have a license and be out on the road and ALOT just don't get it !

Come to Michigan, they hand out Christmas presents here instead of tickets.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/10/watch-this-michigan-cop-hand-out-presents-instead-of-tickets/

peaches&cream wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
You have a point. Most people don't have a driving need to get home so quickly. I mean, most of them are going to plop down in front of the tube anyway, so what's the rush?

In my car I mostly putz along around 65-68. I must admit that when on the bike I go faster simply because I like going fast on my bike. No real reason other than that. Well, and part of the reason, on the bike come to think of it, is that if I'm moving a little faster than traffic, it's more like I'm controlling what's happening rather than reacting to what's happening. An important distinction when you don't have a ton of sheetmetal surrounding you.

Man, you must really pedal that bike fast. :S

LOL

The fastest I've ever been on level ground on a bicycle is 52.5 mph motor pacing behind a van. Pretty cool.

Dashonthedash wrote:
There is one thing that has always puzzled me: why are folks always in such a darn hurry?

For those of us that still have to work to afford the bigger and better life, that leaves precious little time for vacations and family. Some people chose to push the limits and drive faster so that they can see their kids before bed, actually make it to the campground after work to make the trip worthwhile, etc...

Not excusing or defending it, though I do it myself sometimes.

fj12ryder wrote:
You have a point. Most people don't have a driving need to get home so quickly. I mean, most of them are going to plop down in front of the tube anyway, so what's the rush?

In my car I mostly putz along around 65-68. I must admit that when on the bike I go faster simply because I like going fast on my bike. No real reason other than that. Well, and part of the reason, on the bike come to think of it, is that if I'm moving a little faster than traffic, it's more like I'm controlling what's happening rather than reacting to what's happening. An important distinction when you don't have a ton of sheetmetal surrounding you.

Man, you must really pedal that bike fast. :S