We all know what a speed limit sign is. It’s the maximum speed at which you're allowed to go on a particular road. If you drive faster than the speed limit, you might get pulled over and handed a ticket. But a speed limit is just that, right? It’s a limit, a speed that you cannot go over. You can drive as slow as you want to drive as long as you're under the speed limit, right?
Well, that's not the case in more than half of the United States. 38 states, including the state of Arkansas, are fining drivers for driving too slowly. You can be pulled over for not driving fast enough. This might sound a little unreasonable, but there is some logic to it.
Many drivers who choose to go slowly may think that they are being cautious and driving safely, but that’s not always the case. In some situations, driving too slowly can be just as dangerous as driving too fast.
We're not talking about someone who is driving 5 under the speed limit. We're talking about drivers going at half the speed of everyone else around them.
According to a Little Rock news station, 30 tickets and 276 warnings have been given to Arkansas drivers this year for delaying traffic.
The slow driving law is about preventing accidents rather than pandering to the impatient. If you’re driving 45 mph on the interstate with a 70 mph speed limit, you could be putting other drivers at risk. The law is designed to keep roads safe rather than reward impatient drivers or punish cautious drivers. Driving too slow is dangerous in much the same way that driving too fast is dangerous.
In some states, tickets for driving too slow could be as high as 1,000 dollars and drivers could face a misdemeanor charge.
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