5/11/04-A bill in the Senate targeting motorists who speed up beside you then cut you off when their lane ends has died.
The proposal remained in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice at the close of the legislative session that ended April 30, effectively killing the bill for the year.
Under S2624, sponsored by Sen. Steve Geller, D-Hallandale Beach, the behavior could earn those offenders, commonly referred to as “zippers,” a ticket, three points on their license and a fine of more than $80.
Florida law already makes it unlawful to cross a solid line to pass another vehicle. But Geller sought to expand the law to make it a moving violation to jump in line in front of other drivers.
The bill would have applied to drivers “exiting or entering a roadway, merging, or traveling through a designated construction zone.”

4/19/04-Those motorists who speed up beside you then cut you off when their lane ends are the target of legislation in Florida.
Under legislation sponsored by Sen. Steve Geller, D-Hallandale Beach, the behavior could earn those offenders, commonly referred to as “zippers,” a ticket, three points on their license and a fine of more than $80.
Florida law already makes it unlawful to cross a solid line to pass another vehicle. But Geller has proposed expanding the law to make it a moving violation to jump in line in front of other drivers.
S2624 would apply to drivers who are “exiting or entering a roadway, merging, or traveling through a designated construction zone.”
The bill has been forwarded to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.
For bill status, call (850) 488-4371. In Florida, call 1-800-342-1827.