As we go through life, we develop little traditions, inside jokes, and other idiosyncrasies that make perfect sense to us, but aren’t always easy for others to understand.
And while we tended to get exposed to each other’s little codes for the first time when we went over to our friends’ houses as kids, that doesn’t mean we can’t still get a bit confused when we come across an unfamiliar one as a adults.
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Furthermore, it’s through this growing that we start to recognize this subcultural clash doesn’t just extend to other families, but to whole institutions and even entire nations .
But while many of these points of confusion between us can be easily explained by any layperson who grew up in the environment where these unwritten conventions make sense, there are some that puzzle everyone who isn’t blessed with some very specific knowledge.
And one man recently came across a couple of bizarre examples while driving in Pennsylvania.
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On April 28, a man named Taysir Abuhamdeh could only wonder what was going on in Pennsylvania after receiving two unfamiliar citations from state troopers.
After Abuhamdeh was pulled over for the first time, he said that the officer told him to look up his citation in 10 days and when he did, he found that he was being cited for “driving on roadways laned for traffic.”
Judging by his reaction, he didn’t seem to understand what that meant but knew that the resulting fines left him having to pay about $114.
According to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s website , this refers to an incident that sees a driver changing lanes at a time that the law and by extension a responding officer considers unsafe.
But while this citation was mildly confusing for Abuhamdeh, it didn’t strike him as nearly as baffling or ridiculous as the next one.
After another officer pulled him over for a separate incident, Abuhamdeh was told he was being cited for “driving vehicle at safe speed.”
In his words, “I laughed. I thought he was joking.”
But as we can see here, that was indeed what he was cited for and the $154 he would have to pay as a result of this citation was very real.
Since this is a serious contender for the world’s most counter-intuitive way to break the law, he could only ask, “For real though is this legit? I’m confused af man.”
However, it turns out there is also an explanation for this citation that was further clarified by the Pennsylvania State Police.
A joint Twitter account run by Troopers Steve Limani and Cliff Greenfield explained that this citation covers incidents where a driver is driving below the speed limit, but is nonetheless doing so at too high a speed to be considered safe for their surroundings.
This can include approaching intersections and railroad crossings too quickly, as well as any locations with hazardous geological features or that are experiencing inclement weather.
Speaking to The Daily Dot, a representative from the state police said Abuhamdeh was issued these citations in connection with two crashes he was involved in and pled guilty to. Curiously, they also disputed the claim that they pulled him over.
