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To: doodad
Here in Georgia they just passed a law ....

We have had a similar law here in California for over 30 years. It is not enforced. The California Highway Patrol does not even acknowledge that the law exists.

10 posted on 06/05/2005 10:41:37 AM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Recall Barbara Boxer)
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To: Jeff Gordon
It is not enforced. The California Highway Patrol does not even acknowledge that the law exists.

They do, but since seat belt violations and speeding tickets are a greater revenue source, they typically focus on those first. Still, I was once in a car (not the driver) that was pulled over for obstructing traffic.

I was told by a friend (county sheriff deputy) that it also has a lot to do with enforceability. He said that if a driver is doing 65MPH in the left lane of a 65MPH marked freeway and has a line of cars behind him, he CAN write a ticket...but 9 out of 10 times the judge will toss it because they consider obeying the speed limit to be more important.
16 posted on 06/05/2005 10:53:32 AM PDT by Arthalion
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