How can this be legal?

What exactly is the question?

The speed limit was 70 MPH, a speed I personally think is perfectly acceptable.
He was ticketed for going almost 15 MPH over that limit, he doesn't even really try to dispute that claim.

Frankly I have trouble feeling sorry for the dude. I hate, no I despise, people who, even when I'm going the speed limit or even a little over the speed limit in the middle or right hand lane, will ride my *** cause they want to go even faster. **** those people.


It seems like they already changed their ticketing process anyway and will only write those tickets if people are going 90 MPH in a 70 MPH zone.

you are combining more than one issue. Speeding on an interstate and riding someones arse (especially not in the fast lane but never exceptable) are not even in the same ball park. One recklessly, clearly and always is a danger to another vehicle while one is only necessarily dangerous (and maybe not that much) to your own vehicle's passengers.