HB 0497 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to motor vehicles; creating the Interstate
3	95 Lane Designation Pilot Project in Palm Beach County;
4	providing legislative purpose; requiring heavy trucks to
5	use the two outermost lanes; providing penalties for
6	violation; directing the Department of Transportation to
7	erect signs; requiring posting of signs prior to citation
8	for violation; providing for repeal; providing an
9	effective date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1. Interstate 95 Lane Designation Pilot Project in
14	Palm Beach County.--
15	(1) There is created the Interstate 95 Lane Designation
16	Pilot Project in Palm Beach County. The purpose of the project
17	is to increase motorist safety, improve the flow of traffic, and
18	reduce the wear and tear on Interstate 95 by requiring heavy
19	trucks to use the two outermost lanes on that highway in Palm
20	Beach County. The pilot project shall last for 2 years.
21	(2) Any heavy truck having three or more axles shall
22	operate only on the two outermost right-hand lanes on Interstate
23	95 within the boundaries of Palm Beach County, except when the
24	vehicle is preparing for a left turn, avoiding a hazardous
25	condition on the road, or directed by a law enforcement officer
26	or other authorized official.
27	(3) A violation of subsection (2) is a noncriminal traffic
28	infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
29	chapter 318, Florida Statutes.
30	(4) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect
31	suitable signs informing operators of heavy trucks and other
32	motorists of the lane requirements in subsection (2). There
33	shall be no citation for a violation of subsection (2) unless
34	such signs have been erected and are clearly visible to
35	motorists.
36	(5) This act is repealed October 1, 2005.
37	Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2003.