Ind. trooper lauded as 'hero' for citing 'slowpoke' driver

DutchmenSport wrote:
The article says no where how fast or slow this offender was going. If the "offender" was traveling the speed limit, then this office is completely wrong. Speed limit is that THAT .... L I M I T!!!! Any lane. Now, I can see if the speed limit is 65 and the offender is traveling 40 in the "fast lane." Then yes, there is justification. But if the "offender is traveling 65, she was not wrong ... EVERYONE ELSE IS. But YOU are probably one of those who think the law doesn't mean anything either! Drive any speed you want as long as you don't get a ticket! WRONG! You are still breaking the law!

The law doesn't take into account the speed of the offender (that would be the next LEO down the road's job). The primary purpose of the law is to keep traffic moving. This isn't the same as the Drive Right, Pass Left law. Georgia calls it the Left Lane Hog law, Indiana calls it the Slow Poke law. If there are 20 people behind you in the left lane and you aren't passing anyone, then you are "hogging the lane" and the Left Lane Hog Law applies.

Obviously this state trooper is not a hero, but it certainly is nice to see the law enforced. There have been plenty of times when I have wished a GA state trooper would enforce it.

-Michael