Route 95 near Searchlight, NV

Searchlight, NevadaDec 16, 20151 Comments

This is not a speed trap per se, but yet another way for Nevada Highway Patrol to fill State and Clark County coffers. There is an obscure law which requires all vehicles traveling on a highway having 2 lanes in each direction, to move into the fast lane if there is an “emergency vehicle” parked on the shoulder. The cop was parked to the right of the shoulder white line issuing a ticket, and I drove past him at a leisurely speed (~55mph) in the slow lane. He pulled me over and issued a ticket for $198. Ouch.

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This is NOT an "obscure" law. Most jurisdictions have in RECENT years enacted laws like this for the safety of the emergency vehicle and others after too many have been injured by passing drivers who don't pay attention. You should know the law. The ticket was deserved.
#1Jan 21, 2016Report Abuse

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