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From: frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Illegal to pass on the right??
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Date: Tue, 11-Feb-86 14:06:02 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 11 14:06:02 1986
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I don't think its really illegal to pass anyone anywhere
on the right if its a multilane highway, including New
Jersey. The problem arrises when you pass someone on the
shoulder of the road. Cops take a dim view of that. Its
the jerks who do that who cut the shoulder up so bad
you have trouble when you have to change a tire over there.
I see it all the time. People trying to take a left and
others passing them on the shoulder. After a rain, that
really does make a mess.

How could it possibly be illegal to pass someone on either
side when you are on a multilane road? (Of course, the answer
would be obvious if you must exceed the speed limit to pass
the other guy.

Here's something I'll throw in just to get comments. It happened
to me a couple of years ago. It was the only ticket I ever got
that I didn't deserve. After a pretty good sized snow, my friend
and I got in my car to go home from work. When we got home I made 
the right turn into the parking lot from the left lane. That got me
square with the ridge left by the snowplow. Both front wheels made 
the hump just fine and I lit in my parking place. The cop swore
that I cut off a bunch of cars doing my little stunt. I thought
that was awful funny. I was already out of my car and half way to
the front door when he came into the lot. See, he had to wait on 
those very cars he swore I cut off. When I made the turn into the
lot, those cars were a full block away. That left me plenty of time,
but it didn't leave him enough. He had to wait. I had no problem at
all. I told him I tried it his way the night before. I got one front
wheel over and the other one didn't make it. For a brief period, I
had one corner of my car stuck out there in traffic. I didn't like
that. Now, he made it into the lot okay since he was coming from
the other way and made a left. He crossed two traffic lanes to get in
and I only had to cross one. He told me what I did was dangerous and
I told him he was full of prunes. So did the judge and the State's 
Attourney. The cop told the judge that it may not have been as close
as he thought it was. He just saw what he saw and wrote the ticket.
I don't know... Seems to me that a cop should have to be pretty sure
he's right before he even picks up the ticket book. His misjudgement
cost me time off work. I hope the cops legs grow together. What do
you folks think?(8-)


Regards,
Tom Frye