New Maryland Pull-Over Law now in effect.
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In upstate NY, the troopers setup fake sting operations with this - put some disabled car on the side of the road, nab the people who don't move to the center lane. It's most senior citizens who won't move out of that right lane for any reason. It's a dumb law, some people over react to it and move into the center lane without even looking. On highly congested parkways like we have on Long Island, its dangerous for other drivers to have a stream of people who have to suddenly get out of the right lane because of a car on the shoulder. It's all about the money and ticket revenues, and higher insurance premiums.
I don't think those stings are completely about revenue...safety is definitely a part of it. Those who get socked with fines, even on a sting, are less-likely to repeat the same mistake. All it takes is one vehicle, one careless driver, and one mistake, to hurt or kill someone.
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In upstate NY, the troopers setup fake sting operations with this - put some disabled car on the side of the road, nab the people who don't move to the center lane. It's most senior citizens who won't move out of that right lane for any reason. It's a dumb law, some people over react to it and move into the center lane without even looking. On highly congested parkways like we have on Long Island, its dangerous for other drivers to have a stream of people who have to suddenly get out of the right lane because of a car on the shoulder. It's all about the money and ticket revenues, and higher insurance premiums.
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If you were at a coffee shop, and a cop chatted you up and said the move over law was recently scrapped ...so you then decided to drive and not move over..that would be entrapment.
Its not a dumb law. The law states (in this case of Maryland) that you either move over or if you can't, you slow down
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Saying police placing a fake disabled car on the side of the road is entrapment is like saying speed traps are entrapment. Entrapment is when police take active steps to induce you to commit a crime—like walking up to you and offering to sell you drugs. Sitting there ready and waiting for people who act illegally all on their own isn’t entrapment.
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Saying police placing a fake disabled car on the side of the road is entrapment is like saying speed traps are entrapment. Entrapment is when police take active steps to induce you to commit a crime—like walking up to you and offering to sell you drugs. Sitting there ready and waiting for people who act illegally all on their own isn’t entrapment.
Agreed. The police are (usually) not at fault if one chooses the wrong path.
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While I understand the need for this law, my daily commute on 695 would be even more atrocious than it already is if people were actually compliant with this rule. …traffic has gotten so bad that I’m considering moving. I guess everyone has returned to the office.
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Saying police placing a fake disabled car on the side of the road is entrapment is like saying speed traps are entrapment. Entrapment is when police take active steps to induce you to commit a crime—like walking up to you and offering to sell you drugs. Sitting there ready and waiting for people who act illegally all on their own isn’t entrapment.
As for the law, I drove to Martinsburg and back yesterday and all the electronic signs are flashing the new law.