Crime & Safety

Woman Going 63 MPH on I-95 Cited for Driving Too Slowly

NBC4 reports that the motorist was ticketed for failing to move out of the left lane in the Laurel section of I-95.

A Maryland woman was ticketed Friday for failing to move out of the left lane in the Laurel section of I-95 while driving two miles below the speed limit, NBC4 reports.

The citation—which was issued by a Maryland state trooper and carries a $90 fine—states that she was driving 63 mph in a 65 mph zone, an alleged violation of Maryland Code Section 21-301(b).

That clause reads as follows:

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On every roadway, except while overtaking and passing another vehicle going in the same direction or when preparing for a lawful left turn, any vehicle going 10 miles an hour or more below the applicable maximum speed limit or, if any existing conditions reasonably require a speed below that of the applicable maximum, at less than the normal speed of traffic under these conditions, 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.

The woman, whose identity was withheld, told the news channel that it was the first ticket she'd ever received and that she plans to challenge the citation.

Friday's high winds prompted her to slow down for safety's sake, she said.

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