5/5/03-A new state law pinches the wallets of speeding and aggressive drivers through higher fines.
SB1093 allows the Virginia Department of Transportation commissioner to double fines for speeding, tailgating and other “aggressive driving” violations in stretches of highway designated “highway safety corridors.”
As written, the law sets fines between $200 and $500.
Signs will warn drivers that they’re entering a safety corridor, similar to the special zones set up to protect road construction crews.
The bill passed the General Assembly in March and was signed into law by the governor later that month. It goes into effect July 1.