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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
They are currently enacting a bill (dubbed the Slowpoke Bill) that would make lollygagging in the left lane a misdemeanor...good luck - a few years ago Jersey upped the fine for driving slow in the left lane from $100 to $200, and there are signs "Left Lane for Passing Only" posted all over - I've never seen the police pull anyone over for violating the law and the problem just goes on - as polluted as Jersey's highways are, getting slow drivers out of the way would go a long way toward better traffic movement - but so far it isn't happening.....
60 posted on 02/28/2014 9:32:15 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Intolerant in NJ

“”Louisiana State Police troopers are continuing a crackdown on drivers on the state highways who refuse to move from the left lane and allow other traffic to pass.

In a recent left-lane enforcement detail on Interstate 10 between Sulphur and the Texas state line in Calcasieu Parish, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D issued a total of 42 citations in two hours.

Troopers used a mix of marked and unmarked vehicles to locate and cite offenders who would not. Of the 42 citations that were issued, 38 were issued for impeding the flow of traffic by not moving from the left lane, one was issued for speeding, one for following too close, one for an expired license plate, and one for driving under suspension.

Louisiana state law requires slower traffic to keep right and allow faster traffic to pass on multilane highways. Not doing so promotes road rage, encourages unsafe driving practices such as following too close, impedes the flow of traffic, and delays response by first responders to highway emergencies, according to the LSP.”’
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/01/06/230219.htm


63 posted on 02/28/2014 10:26:46 PM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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