Yesterday while coming home from my app. at Civista on Washington ave. by the fire house, (Laplata MD) There was a car waiting near the double yellow lines, to make a left turn with lots of traffic. So myself and the 2 cars behind me went passed him on the right. I've done this dozens of times, Road and asphalt berm are wide enough for safe egress. A cop sitting at the firehouse pulled me over (since i was the first one on line I guess). And did the normal do you know why I pulled you over speech. I said no. He said you passed that car waiting to turn I was like OK and?? Thats against the law he said. Took my dl. and reg. ran them and gave me a warning and said it is a $110 fine that he saved me today (WHAT)!!! The warning states leaving the roadway while passing a vehicle. To me that sounds like I got behind a slow car and drove through someones yard to get around them???
Has anyone else heard of this. Is it a legit law for my circumstances. If so that would cause massive backups on some of these secondary roads waiting for some over cautious nimrod scared to make a left :shrug:
Has anyone else heard of this. Is it a legit law for my circumstances. If so that would cause massive backups on some of these secondary roads waiting for some over cautious nimrod scared to make a left :shrug:
