OOIDA Call to Action - Florida Members
March 6, 2003

Attention: Florida truckers! A bill in the state House needs your attention.

Under HB497, daytime lane restrictions on trucks would be extended to 24 hours a day on I-95 in Palm Beach County.
Trucks traveling through the county now are prohibited from I-95's left lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. HB497, a pilot project introduced by Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, would extend the prohibition around the clock.
The two-year pilot project would not begin - and citations would not be issued to truckers - until signs are posted along the highway.
The bill has been referred to the Appropriations, Public Safety and Crime Prevention, and Transportation committees. It is vital you contact your state lawmakers to let them know what lane restrictions mean to road safety.
For contact information, visit http://www.myfloridahouse.com/committeeInfo.aspx?id=2095, http://www.myfloridahouse.com/committeeInfo.aspx?id=2139, and http://www.myfloridahouse.com/committeeInfo.aspx?id=2144; or call OOIDA's membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up.