Senate Bill 1754

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1754

    By Senator Jones





    40-1508-98                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state uniform traffic

  3         control; creating the "Chief Richard B. and

  4         Nina Wardlow Highway Safety Act"; creating s.

  5         316.0891, F.S.; providing lower speed limits

  6         for trucks with three or more axles and

  7         noncommercial buses on certain highways;

  8         prohibiting such vehicles from operating in the

  9         left lane or left two lanes on certain

10         highways; amending s. 316.0895, F.S.; revising

11         language with respect to following too closely;

12         directing the Department of Highway Safety and

13         Motor Vehicles to erect signs within a certain

14         time period; providing an effective date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  Short title.--This act may be cited as the

19  "Chief Richard B. and Nina Wardlow Highway Safety Act."

20         Section 2.  Section 316.0891, Florida Statutes, is

21  created to read:

22         316.0891  Speed limit; use of certain lanes prohibited

23  for certain vehicles as determined by department.--

24         (1)  Speed limits for trucks with three or more axles

25  and noncommercial buses posted on interstate highways, the

26  Florida Turnpike, and other limited access highways, as

27  determined by the department, shall be 10 miles per hour less

28  than the posted speed limit for other vehicles.

29         (2)  Trucks with three or more axles and noncommercial

30  buses are prohibited from using the left lane, or left two

31  lanes, if so determined by the department, on interstate

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1754
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  1  highways, the Florida Turnpike, and other limited access

  2  highways that have three or more lanes of travel in the same

  3  direction.

  4         Section 3.  Subsection (2) of section 316.0895, Florida

  5  Statutes, is amended to read:

  6         316.0895  Following too closely.--

  7         (2)  It is unlawful for the driver of any motor truck,

  8  motor truck drawing another vehicle, or vehicle towing another

  9  vehicle or trailer, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a

10  business or residence district, to follow within 300 feet of

11  another vehicle, motor truck, motor truck drawing another

12  vehicle, or vehicle towing another vehicle or trailer.  The

13  provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to

14  prevent overtaking and passing nor shall the same apply upon

15  any lane specially designated for use by motor trucks or other

16  slow-moving vehicles.

17         Section 4.  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor

18  Vehicles shall post the appropriate highway signs as required

19  by this act within 180 days after the effective date of this

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21         Section 5.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1998.

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  2                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Provides that speed limits for trucks with three or more
  4    axles and noncommercial buses posted on interstate
      highways, the Florida Turnpike, and other limited access
  5    highways, as determined by the Department of Highway
      Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall be 10 miles per hour
  6    less than the posted speed limit for other vehicles.

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      Provides that trucks with three or more axles and
  8    noncommercial buses are prohibited from using the left
      lane, or left two lanes, if so determined by the
  9    department, on interstate highways, the Florida Turnpike,
      and other limited access highways that have three or more
10    lanes of travel in the same direction.

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      Directs the department to erect appropriate signs within
12    180 days from October 1, 1998.

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