2 New Driving Laws In Florida for 2023

Florida has recently approved two new driving laws that will come into effect in 2023. One is the Florida 50% Toll Relief program, and the other is the Florida Left Lane Bill.

Florida 50% Toll Relief Program

The Florida 50% Toll Relief Program began on January 1, 2023. This program, proposed by Governor DeSantis and adopted by the Florida Legislature, provides credits to

people who frequently utilize toll highways throughout the state. Florida residents who pay 35 or more tolls per month will automatically receive a 50% credit on their accounts.

The Toll Relief Program provides a 50% credit to drivers of two-axle cars that utilize toll transponders such as SunPass or other Florida-based transponders and have accounts in good standing with 35 or more eligible toll transactions each month. There is no need to apply for toll relief because credits will be applied to each qualifying account automatically.

This program is intended to make it easier for persons who frequently use toll roads to travel to work or conduct other everyday activities. It also gives individuals a motivation to utilize SunPass or other transponders in Florida, because they will receive the credit without having to apply or do anything else. The program will run for a year.

New Florida Driving Left Lane Bill law

The Florida Left Lane Bill is a new rule that prohibits driving constantly in the left lane unless overtaking other vehicles. Drivers are currently required to shift over for faster vehicles, but the new regulation would prohibit them from using the left lane for anything other than passing.A new bill presented in the Florida legislature would make driving in

the left lane of a split highway illegal. Currently, regulation allows cars to cruise in the left lane as long as there is no quicker traffic behind them. The proposed legislation would be akin to other states' "keep right except to pass" statutes, which rigidly enforce safe lane discipline. According to the bill, on a road, street, or highway with two or more lanes going in the same direction, a driver cannot continue driving in the farthest left lane if he or she knows or should know that a faster vehicle is approaching in that lane. This aspect of the legislation does not apply to vehicles who are passing another vehicle traveling in the same way or preparing to make a left turn at an intersection.

This new regulation attempts to improve road safety by requiring cars to use the left lane only for passing, lowering the risk of accidents caused by slow-moving vehicles in the left lane. It also tries to minimize traffic congestion on highways by requiring vehicles to pull over to the right lane when not passing.

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