Slower drivers would have to move over on highways under NC House bill

Photo credit: WCNC Charlotte, NC.- A new bill in the North Carolina legislature seeks to prevent slow drivers from occupying the left lane, used for passing. House Bill 864 would establish new rules, including prohibiting certain trucks from driving in the left lane on interstate highways with six or more lanes. Drivers would also be required to drive at least 72 km/h in an 88 km/h area and 80 km/h in a 96 km/h zone. There would be some exceptio…

Slower drivers would have to move over on highways under NC House bill

State lawmakers want to crack down on drivers who they say are going too slow on the state's highways. A bill that passed the House Transportation Committee Wednesday would require slower drivers to move out of the left lane if they're "impeding traffic."