MN is passing a law to fine left lane drivers
https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2018/03/minnesota-lawmakers-step-on-the-gas-to-pass-slowpoke-bill/ They watered it down so that it now is only going to be a 100 dollar fine.
Forum Discussion
CavemanCharlie wrote:
It's different around here (or at least is used to be) The cops will write you out the ticket and let the court system decide if it is warranted or not. Most people don't want the hassle to talking to an attorney or going to court so they just pay the fine.
Not buying it. It's human nature that they don't want to be proven wrong, so they tend not to issue tickets for things that aren't clear cut.
Now if you do something to annoy an officer (such as getting mouthy when pulled over), that's a different story. Then they have a lot of latitude with the grey area and even if it's just forcing you to take the day off to defend yourself, they've punished you. Not that it's right but it's human nature.
