Bill > S0408

This bill, titled the "Florida Highway Safety Act," aims to reduce road rage and traffic congestion by promoting the orderly flow of traffic and preventing crashes. A key provision requires drivers on multilane highways to move out of the furthermost left-hand lane when they are being overtaken from behind by a faster vehicle, unless specific exceptions apply, such as passing another vehicle, unsafe conditions, or preparing for a left turn. The bill also defines "road rage" as an act of intentionally or unintentionally injuring or attempting to injure another person due to a loss of emotional control. Additionally, it mandates that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles include information about this act in newly published driver license educational materials starting October 1, 2013, and clarifies that aggressive careless driving can involve multiple traffic violations.