If you’ve ever driven on a metro Atlanta interstate this has happened to you: getting stuck behind a slowpoke in the left lane. But Rep. Bill Hitchens, R-Rincon just introduced a bill to change that.
On Monday, Hitchens unveiled House Bill 459, which would make it illegal to drive in the left lane unless overtaking or passing another vehicle, the AJC reports. The measure would apply only when another car is attempting to get by. If passed, an offender could be ticketed for impeding the flow of traffic.
Hitchens, the former head of the state Department of Public Safety, wants to make it illegal to drive in the left lane on all controlled access highways except under the following circumstances:
Police, paramedics, firefighters and other emergency vehicles are exempt. The proposal doesn’t apply to highway maintenance or construction traffic either.
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