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Typically....the law didn't materialize until a lawmaker was inconvenienced traveling to the capitol. NOT because the public has been pulling their hair out for decades....lol.
A Miami highway shown at night© Getty
Feds have approved a state bill fining drivers for hogging left highway lanes.
The measure would penalize Florida motorists for using the far-left lane on roads with speed limits of 65 miles per hour or more unless they're passing vehicles or preparing to turn left.
Transportation officials approved the bill to increase road safety and efficiency, Tallahassee Democrat reports.
However, there are some exceptions to the proposed law.
Drivers could utilize left highway lanes if they followed Florida's Move Over law requiring motorists to change lanes away from the roadside if any vehicle is stopped and displaying hazard lights, emergency flares, or emergency signage.
Lawmakers have enacted Move Over rules nationwide to protect those parked roadside, like emergency vehicles, from getting hit by passing traffic.
Florida drivers could also utilize a highway's left lane if directed by law enforcement, an official traffic control device, or if they're operating an emergency vehicle or trying to avoid something in the road.
Republican Florida House of Representatives member Jenna Parsons, a new left lane bill supporter, said: "All of us who travel back and forth to Tallahassee experience frustration on the major highways and frustration caused by drivers impeding the flow of traffic in the left lane.
"This creates a dangerous situation when drivers unnecessarily camp out in the left lane.
"It leads to blocking traffic flow, less predictability, more encounters, more passing maneuvers, and more opportunities for accidents."
This Florida bill, heading to the Infrastructure Strategies committee, would slap violators with a non-criminal moving violation carrying a $158 maximum fine.
The Transportation & Modals subcommittee approved the bill last week.
A Miami highway shown at night© Getty
Feds have approved a state bill fining drivers for hogging left highway lanes.
The measure would penalize Florida motorists for using the far-left lane on roads with speed limits of 65 miles per hour or more unless they're passing vehicles or preparing to turn left.
Transportation officials approved the bill to increase road safety and efficiency, Tallahassee Democrat reports.
However, there are some exceptions to the proposed law.
Drivers could utilize left highway lanes if they followed Florida's Move Over law requiring motorists to change lanes away from the roadside if any vehicle is stopped and displaying hazard lights, emergency flares, or emergency signage.
Lawmakers have enacted Move Over rules nationwide to protect those parked roadside, like emergency vehicles, from getting hit by passing traffic.
Florida drivers could also utilize a highway's left lane if directed by law enforcement, an official traffic control device, or if they're operating an emergency vehicle or trying to avoid something in the road.
Republican Florida House of Representatives member Jenna Parsons, a new left lane bill supporter, said: "All of us who travel back and forth to Tallahassee experience frustration on the major highways and frustration caused by drivers impeding the flow of traffic in the left lane.
"This creates a dangerous situation when drivers unnecessarily camp out in the left lane.
"It leads to blocking traffic flow, less predictability, more encounters, more passing maneuvers, and more opportunities for accidents."
This Florida bill, heading to the Infrastructure Strategies committee, would slap violators with a non-criminal moving violation carrying a $158 maximum fine.
The Transportation & Modals subcommittee approved the bill last week.
