[SunTzuWu]

She didn't "move to the shoulder". Actually reading the article you find that she was driving on the shoulder (which isn't legal, especially in a car laying down a smoke screen for all the other cars on the highway). You make it sound like he pulled up behind a disabled car and arrested the "poor woman".

[justlurking]

Actually reading the article you find that she was driving on the shoulder (which isn't legal, especially in a car laying down a smoke screen for all the other cars on the highway).

If I was on a highway and the car was still mobile, I'd be trying to make it to the nearest exit. I'd drive on a flat tire until the tire was shredded and the wheel was being grinded down.

It's not safe to stop on the shoulder, and should be avoided unless the car is completely disabled. In some of the metro areas, drivers are explicitly instructed to get completely off the roadway if possible.