Who is wrong here? The tailgater or the brake-checker?

Completely agree and I would like to add some information…

The speed limit on that section of Interstate 41 is 70 mph, it is posted about two miles earlier, here.

There was a sign indicating “Slower Traffic Keep Right”, this was about one mile earlier, here.

According to Google Earth, the distance from the first moment we see the “brake-checker” car to the moment it passes the second overpass (Vandenbroeak Rd) is 0.53935 miles (868 meters). According to the video the car travels this distance in 28 seconds. Therefore, this means that the “brake-checker” was going at 69.35 mph at that time.

The “brake-checker” car was not traveling too slow as to be required to keep right.

(edited for tiny typos and clarity)

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