An Experiment in Civil Obedience

[billroper]

For my friends down in Atlanta, this five-minute video shows the result when a group of young people decide to obey the traffic laws.

Interestingly, this act of civil obedience would be illegal in Illinois. (Via Instapundit.)

Comments

[unkbar.livejournal.com]

It would be illegal in New York, too.

New York Law (Title 7A25 S1120 6.b) says "In addition, upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the
conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then
available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb
or edge of the roadway, ..."

Note that it says "the normal speed of traffic", NOT "the posted speed limit". Violation of this section is called "failure to keep right" and is a moving violation that'll cost you two points.

The drivers who wanted to pass that "rolling roadblock" may ALSO have been guilty of ANOTHER moving violation, such as speeding, but that doesn't excuse the demonstrator's failure to keep right.

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if it's the same in NY but in NJ it was Keep Right Except to Pass. So as long as you were moving marginally faster than the person to your right you would still technically be in legally correct place.