Re: "Passing on Right" in Maryland


Bill A wrote:
Hi:

Let me add some more information to the situation under discussion.

I came across the following article in the Washington Post entitled
'Aggressive Driving' Laws:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102301271_pf.html

The following is stated in this article:

"Ten states -- Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada,
North Carolina, Rhode Island, Utah and Virginia -- have enacted laws
making "aggressive driving" a specific offense. The District has no
such statute."

"Maryland law says aggressive driving occurs when a motorist commits at
least three of these traffic offenses in close proximity: speeding,
disregarding a traffic sign or light, passing another vehicle unsafely,
passing another vehicle on the right, driving improperly on a laned
road, following another vehicle too closely, failing to yield the right
of way. Penalty: $355 fine."

Last Friday (April 28th), the driver in question ran a red light (i.e.
an automated camera snapped a picture of his license plate when he went
through a red light on the Pulaski Highway in Baltimore). The driver
then got on Interstate 83 heading north, where the maximum posted speed
limit is 55, and then repeatedly engaged in the "passing on right"
behavior described in my previous message. It would appear that this
driver could therefore be charged, under the Maryland aggressive
driving law, of at least the following three offenses:

speeding,
disregarding a traffic sign or light,
passing another vehicle on the right

I should point out that I was able to observe this aggressive driving
behavior because I was an unwilling passenger in the van that this
person was driving (carrying 11 passengers), and expect to be in the
same situation in the future!

Bill Angel
Baltimore Maryland

Well, since I already have little to no respect for the jackasses that
wrote the motor vehicle code here in the Free (heh) State, that is not
surprising. I personally would write your representative and tell them
that this "reckless driving" law is a crock of *** and motorists will
continue to pass other motorists on the right and there's not a damned
thing they can do about it, as it's the only way to get around all the
combusting rectums they call drivers here.

UNLESS, of course, they pass a real STKR/KRETP law and enforce it.
That should produce a lovely stream of revenue for the state, and as an
extra added bonus, the roads might become a little less annoying to
drive on.

Leave the poor right-passer alone, he probably learned to drive years
ago when they actually taught courtesy and respect for your fellow
drivers, and he's living under the delusion that people should actually
drive in a cooperative, respectful manner.

nate

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