I Can't Drive 65!
Man pulled over for going too slow
NBCWashington.com
Bonstrom contends he was pulled over before reaching this 65 mph zone.
Erik Bonstrom considers himself a safe driver. So imagine his surprise when he was stopped along Route 50 Tuesday evening in Prince George's County, Md., -- for going too slow.
"Coming back on Route 50, the speed limit is 55 and I was pulled over by a Maryland State trooper," Bonstrom said. "When I asked him why, he said I was going too slow and issued me an $80 ticket for going 58 in a 65."
Bonstrom said he tried to reason with the trooper as passing cars whizzed by.
"To me, you are punishing a safe driver and there are many cars that were passing me, and I guess it was just easier to pull me over than the cars that were speeding," Bonstrom said.
Bonstrom said the traffic stop is more puzzling because it came just yards before a 65 mph sign. He said he believes he was pulled over for going 58 mph on a part of the road that is actually a 55 mph zone, not 65 mph like the trooper claims.
A Maryland State Police representative said they are looking into the matter and plan to have a response within 24 hours.
Bonstrom said he plans to fight the ticket in court.
"If I was wrong, if I was speeding, then you got me and I'm wrong," Bonstrom said. "But the fact that I don't believe I'm wrong and that I wasn't breaking any laws -- that's why I'm fighting it."
Posted Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 - 5:57 AM CST
