Even so...if a car is going faster, you should yield the lane. Even if it isn't the law, it certainly is common courtesy. Yes...I do think the cop was in the wrong for tailgating...that is very unsafe. Even if the forward car had to slow down, the cop, who is probably preoccupied in sending DL numbers and reading information, would not have any time to react.
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Milo Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:27 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Hero Cop escorts slowbie to right lane But that particular car WAS going the speed limit. Was actually going a little FASTER than the surrounding traffic. So the second rule in this case doesn't apply. And since there was no audible warning, the first doesn't apply. The truth is - the cop was in the wrong, was speeding, wanted to speed MORE, and tailgaited. He should get a ticket for his actions. And a light reprimand for doing it while in a police car. But, as the overall act did not cause any damage (even if there was the potential for an accident due to the poor driving), I am inclined to not care very much. Cop was a jerk, but so were about half of the other drivers in that video. On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Certainly there are minimum posted speed limits, but I'd never heard >> of a LAW that said you have to yield to an asshole who's on your bumper. > > > > > MN 169.18 > > Subd 3.2 Passing > except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the > driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of > the overtaking vehicle on audible warning, and shall not increase the > speed of the overtaken vehicle until completely passed by the > overtaking vehicle; > > > > Subd. 10.Slow-moving vehicle. > > Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed > of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then > existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for > traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of > the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle > proceeding in the same direction, or when preparing for a left turn at > an intersection or into a private road or driveway, or when a specific > lane is designated and posted for a specific type of traffic. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:337096 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
