Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Fla. road rage reduction bill vetoed

|
|
 
  
Published: May 20, 2005 at 9:47 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Uzbekistan, May 20 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has vetoed a road-rage bill that would have limited the left lanes of highways to passing only.

The Road Rage Reduction Act, passed by the Legislature in Tallahassee last month, would have fined drivers $60 for failing to move out of the passing lane for faster moving vehicles.

Supporters said the bill would prevent road-rage incident incidents, but opponents said it would encourage more speeding.

Bush said there are no facts to support the idea that the state's roads are filled with "rolling roadblocks" of slow-speed drivers.

"The predominate shortcoming of the bill is that it seeks to provide relief for those traveling at high rates of speed ... at the expense of cautious and careful drivers," Bush said.

Topics: Jeb Bush
© 2005 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Notable deaths of 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee AmfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala
Indianapolis 500 Presidential Medal of Freedom Memorial Day around the nation
Additional Top News Stories
1 of 20
Singer Janelle Monae arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, California
View Caption
Singer Janelle Monae arrives for the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. UPI/Jim Ruymen
fark
The bar for spelling has never been lowre
Turns out men cheat way more than women after all
Famous last words: "The notion that it's too late to do anything is comical. It's hilarious. We're...
Five secrets to getting the best healthcare. #6: Don't get sick
Traveling to the U.S.? If invited to a dinner party, bring a gift of wine, but not cash or toiletries...
Man turns dead pet cat into remote-controlled helicopter, calls it art (w/WTF pics)