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FL H0159

Bill

Status

Failed

3/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Nelson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Highway Safety Act" with legislative intent to reduce road rage and aggressive careless driving through enforcement and educational measures.

  • Defines "road rage" as intentional or unintentional injury, killing, or threats against drivers, passengers, or pedestrians due to loss of emotional control.

  • Requires drivers to yield the left lane on multi-lane highways when being overtaken by faster vehicles, with exceptions for legal speed limit driving, actively passing, hazardous conditions, or law enforcement direction.

  • Changes aggressive careless driving definition to require three or more (previously two) simultaneous or successive acts including speeding, improper lane changes, tailgating, failing to yield, or improper passing.

  • Imposes fines of $100 for first aggressive careless driving violation and $250-$500 for subsequent violations, with mandatory hearings required; allocates collected fines to trauma centers, emergency medical services, and highway safety education.

Legislative Description

Motor Vehicles

Last Action

Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Transportation And Highway Safety Subcommittee10/3/2011

Full Bill Text

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