Lawmakers Want to Ticket Drivers for Driving in Left Lane Too Long

An Alabama lawmaker is seeking to have drivers ticketed if they are staying too long in the far left lane of an interstate.

Republican Rep. Phillip Pettus of Greenhill is sponsoring a bill to limit the amount of time drivers could spend in the far left lane to no more than 1 and a half miles.

Pettus says most instances of road rage can be traced to someone who is “holding up” the far left lane, which Pettus says should be used only to pass others.

Should the bill become law, there would be a two-month grace period where drivers would be issued warnings, not tickets.

The bill has been approved in committee and could be voted on in the House next week.

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Information from: The Decatur Daily, http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/index.shtml

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