Nevada might finally have a solution for pesky left-lane hogs. Assemblymen Chris Edwards (R) and John Ellison (R) introduced two bills into the Nevada Legislature last week that would penalize slow drivers from operating in the extreme-left lane of a highway if a faster car is approaching. Edwards told the Weekly that Assembly Bill 329 would “improve road safety throughout Nevada” by enforcing rules of the road that already exist. NRS 484B.627 already states that drivers are prohibited from driving “at a speed so slow as to impede the forward movement of traffic proceeding immediately behind the driver.”
Edwards says an amendment would merge bills AB329 and AB334 into one piece of legislation and adjust the initial proposed fines to $150 for the first offense, $300 for the second, $600 for the third and $1,000 for every additional violation.