Last Updated on April 11, 2017 6:08 pm
A measure introduced in the North Carolina Senate would allow fines to motorists that slow up traffic in the leftmost travel lane of a controlled-access or partially controlled-access highway.
Senate Bill 303, introduced on March 16, would allow a fine of $200 to any motorists that impedes the flow of traffic by driving below the speed limit in the lefthand lane. The measure reads in part, “For purposes of this subsection, a person is “impeding the steady flow of traffic” if the person knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken from the rear by a vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed.”
The measure passed the 1st reading on March 20 and has been referred to the transportation committee.
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