News recently broke about a woman in Maryland who was ticketed for going 63 mph in a 65 along Interstate 95 while in the left-lane. The cop who issued the ticket said she was ticketed more due to her being in the left-lane, which is reserved for speedier commuters, than for going 2 mph under the speed limit. The driver has never been ticketed before and said the area was experiencing very heavy winds, which is why she was going a bit slower than usual. She said, "Sometimes when it's dangerous, you have to do what you can to stay safe." John Townsend of AAA Mid-Atlantic appears to be backing the driver in this case, as he said the following: "The reason [the ticket] is silly because it's sending the wrong message. And that is, 'We will tolerate you driving at more than the speed limit, but if you drive below the speed limit, then you're penalized for that.'" I can see both sides' arguments here. On the one side, even if there were ...
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