I Can Drive 55 & I Will…DagNabIt

I remember when the 55 speed limit first was instigated in the 70s. The Maryland State Police did the same thing only a three car rolling block was used. The same thing happened. Nobody passed them on the berm. If I remember correctly the traffic was backed-up better than 10 miles. For this video, did they see how far it was backed up?

And to Andy....stick it, I hope you get a ticket and a flat tire every week for a year. I'm getting my voodoo tire out.

Seriously, speed limitation signs were initially there to warn people when they approached a turn/bump/climb whatever, so that they would keep their speed low enough (under the speed limit) not to crash like complete morons into these bends/bumps/climbs...

The dumb thing now is that these limitations are like everywhere and seem to have lost their initial purpose...

Another problem is that people dont drive as fast as they can WHEN they can, but they rather gather up on the road all together driving at ultra low speeds= Traffic jam. If the roads were used to their full potential , traffic jams would severely decrease...

here in europe we have a rule tat says, keep right if not overtaking, so if you want to drive at the speed that's indicated you just drive on the right, and if you feel like going faster ,drive on the right, so everyone can be happy

I live in Georgia where this happened and there is no passing law in Georgia so what they did was in fact perfectly legal. I actually asked several police about it and most of them even say the inner city interstate limits should be 65 at minimum. Police don't make the laws but they are supposed to enforce them. Then again how do you enforce a law that 400,000 people break each and every day. The problem is that in Georgia there used to be a statewide interstate speed limit of 75 then when accident rates went up they dropped it statewide to 55 and over time metro areas have moved up to 65 and rural areas to 70. It's getting better buyt we can't expect it to be fixed overnight.

Speed limits are just another way the government can take money from us, hardly anyone obeys those speed limits, and we do fine, but they can ticket anyone they want.

We deal with that crap here all the time! It's the fat women in minivans. AKA "fat woman minivan trap" It's really dangerous because everybody tailgates each other which IS illigal. And it SHOULD be illegal to stay in someones blind spot! So crouded road block formation is dangerous. What if somone had to rush to the hospital? What if they have to swirve? I understand the point, but still this was an endangering stunt. Whoever dwelling was in the "passing lane" (lt lane) would have legally gotten a ticket if they were caught, so a law actually was broken. Look it up if you don't believe me. If it were me stuck behind these assholes, I'd take pictures (plates and all) and show to the authorities.

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@illegal

It's not illegal if they are going the speed limit.

Parscheese, only in some states in the US we have laws like, like in Colorado. You must stay in the right lane unless passing, and it works great. I think road rage is a huge problem in America. Modern society is "instant" this and instant that, and no one has patience anymore.

55 speed limit on any highway is a fuckin joke

85-95mph is my average driving speed ,

Did you just say that it is illegal for them to drive the speed limit? I mean, they were going the speed limit. If they were doing that at, say, 20mph, then I could see it being illegal. But how are you going to say that it was illegal for them to drive the limit?

blockading is illegal if you don't go the speed limit.

Freeways need more "Slower Traffic Keep Right" signs posted like every few inches.

In the US it is illegal in some states. Oregon, for example only allows the left lane for passing. California has too much traffic on their roads to designate the left lanes for this.

ah, but its not illegal (cept for the left lane = passing only, which is state variant) since in order for any car to pass them they would be violating the law. (speeding)

Try doing that in CA, you'd have bumper to bumper traffic behind you... They didn't even block that many cars.

i might be wrong but out of all those suffering from these retards expedition.

some people might be in a hurry or even an emergency.

im sorry but have they no better things to do with their day?

obviously not

they were following the speed limit which aint illegal. If everyone is going 20 mph over the speed limit thats worse.

It's called blockading and it's illegal. Some truckers did that a long time ago.

I'm not sure about the USA but here in Australia we have a rule that applies in this situation.

"Keep left unless overtaking". Equivelent to keep right in the USA I guess.

You can be fined for not obeying this rule.

Awesome! This shows how stupid and impatient the drivers on our roads are.

I'm honestly surprised no one pulled a gun. Drive first and ask questions later.

This goes to show how stupid the general driving public is, not speed laws. The speed laws are there for a reason. All those people were dangerous impatient idiots that cause a majority of car accidents.

Awesome! This shows how stupid the current speed laws are.