4/30/10-A bill has died that was intended to keep drivers from lingering in the passing lane on the state’s multilane highways.
Sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine, LB1060 sought to allow trucks and other vehicles to drive in the left lane to pass vehicles in the right lane, make left turns, exiting or to allow traffic to merge onto the roadway.
It would also have made an exception for vehicles traveling at speeds greater than the traffic flow.
Nebraska law already requires vehicles to drive in the far right-hand lane if they are traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic. Another law prohibits drivers from “intentionally impeding the normal flow of traffic by traveling side by side at the same speed while in the adjacent lane.”

3/4/10-A bill in the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee is intended to keep drivers from lingering in the passing lane on the state’s multilane highways.
Sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine, LB1060 would allow trucks and other vehicles to drive in the left lane to pass vehicles in the right lane, make left turns, exiting or to allow traffic to merge onto the roadway.
It would also make an exception for vehicles traveling at speeds greater than the traffic flow.
Nebraska law already requires vehicles to drive in the far right-hand lane if they are traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic. Another law prohibits drivers from “intentionally impeding the normal flow of traffic by traveling side by side at the same speed while in the adjacent lane.”
For bill status, call 402-471-2709.