'Road-rage' bill targets lane-blocking drivers

I see a good law suit if this passes. I don't know if there is any legal basis for "consistency" in laws, but there should be.

If this were to pass, it would PROVE that speed limits are NOT really based on public safety, but are in fact a revenue source. This law essentially says that if two people are driving the speed limit side by side, then the driver in the left lane can get a ticket for not "allowing" others to pass, even thought to pass them, the other person would have to be SPEEDING.

If a law encourages and facilitates breaking the speed limit, then I would argue the the speed limit law is inconsistent and therefore should be struck down. Granted, I don't know what legal basis there is for a law to be required to be consistent with other laws, but common sense says there should be such a requirement for laws.

Personally I think speed limits are set more to get money from tickets than for any other reason. Speeds could be raised considerable and only effect a small percentage of truly reckless drivers if safety was the only concern. But they aren't because then there would be no money coming in for traffic tickets.


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