I was traveling North on I-95 right after lunch, on my way to Raleigh. It was congested and I was In the far left lane trapped in the flow of traffic when we encountered a number of Sheriff Deputies pulling people over on both sides of the road. Driving my mom’s brand new white Volvo with a Florida tag, I spotted blue lights in the median just ahead, but due to the crowded lane I had only a few seconds to try to ‘move over’ into the next lane. I refused to plow into the other lane without turning to look and safely change lanes. The law reads…” Make a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the authorized emergency vehicle if possible in the existing safety and traffic conditions.”
As everyone slowed and I had to pass the blue lights, still in the left lane, immediately another deputy bolted in behind me and moved me across 3 lanes and gave me a ticket.
I understand the reason for the law. I don’t think I had a chance to safely ‘move over’ safely. The median where the speeder was pulled was too narrow to do it safely.
On the way back days later in the same county, they were pulling people again on the southbound lanes. A small compact car with a young girl suddenly swerved into my lane, forced over to avoid a semi tractor trailer who suddenly swerved in front of her, to avoid a blue light on the left shoulder of I-95.
I don’t think it’s a good idea for the deputies to be so reckless, they are going to cause some bad wrecks.
I have more to say about just trying to pay my ticket, as I live 6 hours away, the phone calls and run around and the threat of losing my license….so I paid the $745 on line and made a personal vow never to drive through McIntosh County again.