Interstates versus secondary roads
Interstates versus secondary roads. I found that I prefer interstates because people are able to easily pass me. I don’t like tailgaters, they annoy me and make me nervous. At the same time I can unde...
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mowermech wrote:
Montana Code Annotated 61-8-311. Minimum speed regulations.
(1) A person may not drive a motor vehicle at a speed slow enough to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
If we read this correctly, what is said is that you should not impede traffic except when necessary for safety reasons OR WHEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
Obeying the speed limit is required by law, so you are NOT impeding traffic when driving the speed limit.
However, I like to follow the golden rule on the road by staying out of the left lane except to pass and pull off the road if we're moving along at a casual pace and a car or two want to pass (on two-lane roads). Following this practice makes everyones life a tad easier.
