The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed a bill aimed at drivers who travel at the speed limit in the left lane and are not attempting to pass vehicles in the right lane. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau’s measure would result in a 150-dollar fine for a first offender for motorists who are camping in the left lane causing a traffic hazard.
“Many accidents throughout the nation are caused by people driving in the left lane, and the reason for that is that people get angry and can’t pass,” Luneau said during testimony in front of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Some might question whether you can enforce Luneau’s bill. But the senator from central Louisiana says “rolling roadblocks” cause driver frustration.
“It’s a rare occurrence that they write a ticket, but it’s a constant occurrence that it happens on the highway. And all of you that live like I do, 150 miles or so from home, you see it every time you get on the highway.”
No one spoke out against the bill during committee discussion. Luneau says he’s received a lot of positive feedback about this legislation.
“It seems to be very popular. One lady that works here in the legislature told me that her husband loves me for filing this bill. So, I can feel love.”
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