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FL S0408
Bill
Status
1/22/2013
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Clemens
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Florida Highway Safety Act" with legislative intent to reduce road rage and traffic congestion by promoting orderly traffic flow and reducing crashes.
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Defines "road rage" as a driver or passenger intentionally or unintentionally injuring, killing, or threatening to injure or kill another driver, passenger, bicyclist, or pedestrian due to loss of emotional control.
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Requires drivers to yield the furthermost left-hand lane on multi-lane highways when being overtaken by a faster-moving vehicle, with exceptions for actively passing slower vehicles, unsafe conditions, law enforcement direction, or making left turns.
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Requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to include information about the act in all newly printed driver license educational materials on or after October 1, 2013.
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Takes effect October 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Withdrawn prior to introduction
3/4/2013