Crime & Safety
Over 200 'Slowpoke' Drivers Cited in Cobb County: Report
A law requiring slower driving motorists to move from the left lane to the right lane for faster driving motorists has nabbed hundreds.
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Cobb County police have issued over 200 citations for violations of the ‘Slowpoke Law’ on county roadways since the law went into effect just under a year ago.
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According to the Marietta Daily Journal, police have issued 93 ’Slowpoke tickets’ in 2015 and 202 overall since the law went on the books in July of 2014. The ‘Slowpoke Law,’ officially known as HB 459, requires motorists to move from the left lane to the right lane if they are about to be overtaken by a faster driver.
Alicia Chilton, a Cobb County police spokesperson, tells the MDJ that the law is designed to reduce the risk of traffic accidents and cut down on road rage situations. Chilton adds that the majority of the 202 citations have come on Cobb’s interstates and highways.
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WSB-TV reports that Georgia State Troopers have issued almost 270 citations for ‘Slowpoke Law’ violators since July of 2014. Troopers told the station that they are still having to explain the law to ignorant drivers almost a year after it was formally enacted.
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