Bicyclist pulled over for “racing and speeding“

Going down a 30MPH road in Seattle, WA I found myself behind a slightly slower bicyclist so I decided to pass them (and give them a wide berth as you should when passing a bicyclist). A police officer saw us and pulled us over for “racing and speeding.“ I know how incredibly difficult it is to get over 30MPH going down that hill so I knew I wasn’t speeding and I definitely wasn’t racing. My GPS ended up reporting my top speed at 30.2 MPH so I guess I’ll give the office a hand on that technicality. Full
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