2/9/05-A bill intended to keep slowpokes out of the left lane on the state’s multilane highways has died.
SB2499, sponsored by Sen. Johnnie Walls, D-Greenville, failed to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee prior to the Feb. 1 deadline for House and Senate panels to report out bills and constitutional amendments originating in their chambers.
Under the bill, troopers would have been authorized to ticket drivers who go too slowly in the far left lane.
The effort was intended to prevent slower moving vehicles from blocking the normal flow of traffic.
The bill called for ticketing and fining those who lag in the left lane $25 with no points off the driver’s license.
It included a provision to require the Mississippi Department of Transportation to post signs directing slow-moving traffic to stay to the right.
A similar bill – SB2500 – met the same fate.

1/27/05-A bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee is intended to keep slowpokes out of the left lane on the state’s multilane highways.
SB2499, sponsored by Sen. Johnnie Walls, D-Greenville, would authorize troopers to ticket drivers who go too slowly in the far left lane of multilane highways in the state.
The effort is intended to prevent slower moving vehicles from blocking the normal flow of traffic.
Those who lag in the left lane could be ticketed and fined $25 with no points off the driver’s license.
It includes a provision to require the Mississippi Department of Transportation to post signs directing slow-moving traffic to stay to the right.
For bill status, call (601) 359-3719.
A similar bill – SB2500 – also is in the Senate Judiciary Committee.