Woman fined for driving too slow, Twitter erupts in 'Is it my mum' jokes

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This incident will certainly leave your jaw dropped!

There have many several instances of drivers being fined for over speeding. But, this woman in Canada was fined for driving 'too slow'.

A 47-year-old woman was on Wednesday charged with a fine after someone complained against her for driving slow and holding up traffic.

The incident left Twitterati in splits, warning their parents to avoid driving slowly.

I'll have to call my mom to make sure this wasn't her https://t.co/w2PesdKIVW

— Satbir Singh (@SatbirSingh_) December 7, 2017

She was allegedly penalised for driving at a speed of 40 km per hour on a highway, which was some 60 km per hour under the speed limit.

No rush: woman ticketed for driving too slowly on 401 https://t.co/qMq5GrqjyM #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/rHsyuo6nXE — CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) December 7, 2017

Mom and Dad - take note. https://t.co/Tf88SCQLUW — Courtney Kemp (@CourtneyK1208) December 7, 2017

The incident took place on Wednesday evening at Highway 401 near Mallorytown, Ontario.

She took that rabbit and turtle story too literally https://t.co/iaNRmdNhKI — sohail altaf (@saltaf01) December 7, 2017

The speed limit on the high-speed lane was reportedly 50 km per hour.

No rush: woman ticketed for driving too slowly on 401 https://t.co/qMq5GrqjyM #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/rHsyuo6nXE — CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) December 7, 2017

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a phone call at around 8 PM following which they rushed to the spot.

No rush: woman ticketed for driving too slowly on 401 https://t.co/qMq5GrqjyM #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/rHsyuo6nXE — CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) December 7, 2017

No rush: woman ticketed for driving too slowly on 401 https://t.co/qMq5GrqjyM #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/rHsyuo6nXE — CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) December 7, 2017

Reports suggest that the woman was charged for 'unnecessarily slow driving, failing to obey signs and failing to provide proof of insurance'.