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Old 02-19-2020, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter View Post
Drivers going 45-50 in the left lane on Buena Vista......get no respect from me.
But do you respect the law? If someone becomes a self-appointed speed monitor and enforcer (by driving 35 mph in the left lane) with other vehicles backed up behind the “slow driver” ... that behavior violates the law.

So do you have no respect for those who break any law?…or do you pick and choose among the laws that should be respected and enforced? If yes, how do you pick and choose?

Have you ever been aware of media (TV, radio, newspaper) reports about the police stopping someone who was speeding?…and when they find out the reason they were speeding (imminent birth, imminent death, something else affecting a close family member, etc.) they then provide a police escort (while breaking speed laws) to destination?

By comparison, have you ever been aware of media reports about slow drivers in a left lane who have been stopped by police…and then supported in their effort to enforce the speed law by assisting the individual to drive slow in the left lane? The reason you’ll never see/hear about that is because it doesn’t happen. Attempts to enforce speed laws by driving slowly in the left lane merely cause traffic congestion and create dangerous traffic situations by forcing other motorists to pass on the right. It’s not safe.

The question isn’t whether you respect someone who you feel violates the law, the question is whether you respect the law.
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