Slow Drivers: Is Ticketing Them the Right Call?

Can’t handle traveling at the Interstate’s 70 mph pace or a local four-lane road’s legal top speed?

You might want to get in the practice of moving over. The Florida House and Senate recently approved a measure that makes it illegal to drive more than 10 mph under the speed limit if your vehicle is riding in the fast lane. The proposal will become the law of the land in Florida if Gov. Rick Scott signs on the dotted line.

Dubbed the “road rage” bill, according to ABC News, the measure would give law enforcement the right to fine drivers $60 for moving at a snail’s pace in the far left lane of any road that has two or more lanes. That means slow drivers who refuse to move over – often causing other motorists to lose their cool – would be fair game for cops with ticket books handy.

What do you think, Tampa Bay? Should Florida have a law that forces pokey drivers to get out of the way? Tell us by commenting below!