IIRC you could get a ticket for “impeding the flow of traffic” when I was a kid in California, even if you were going the speed limit.
I actually posted this article to cast a fly into the pond for Left Lane Speed Limit Monitors. Think I’ll get a bite???
Absolutely true. I first started driving in California as a teen in the early 70s. Back then, we were taught that very rule in high school driver's ed class.
Speed kills, but mopes murder.
California used to have some of the best roads and drivers in the nation, but that was decades ago. I remember my uncle getting upset when he got a ticket for going 55 on the Freeway. I just laughed and told him he deserved it—speed doesn’t kill; speed differential does. Speed limits and cameras are all about the revenue—many police officers are just as opposed to the policies as the public. It sets them up as bad guys, and keeps them from pursuing real crimes.
Safety has never been a major concern of politicians—they are more interested in power and revenue. Moore’s Law may not have translated directly into the automobile industry, but cars have and car safety have benefitted from it. Our highway system was designed for cars that wouldn’t be allowed on the road today.
Despite all our technological advances, our roads are much more dangerous today. It has nothing to do with speed—it’s all about texting and distracted driving!