Posted on 03/19/2007 1:45:07 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
A Broward County state senator has a message for pushy drivers who can't wait in line like everybody else stuck in traffic: Pay up.
Sen. Steven Geller, D-Hallandale Beach, wants to make it a crime for drivers to cut in at the front of the line at exit ramps, accident scenes and anywhere else traffic backs up.
His bill is probably a year or more away from getting a vote by the Legislature but it's sure to ignite passions before then.
"You want to look at what causes road rage? That is it," he says.
The "rude jerks" can spark fights and shouting matches, said Geller, who admits to almost losing his cool a few years back.
Geller and his son were waiting at an exit ramp, heading to a Marlins baseball game when a driver, "whose time obviously was more important than mine," cut in front of them.
Slapping such drivers with fines as high as $90 might make them think twice before butting in, he said.
The bill was referred to the Senate's transportation committee but won't reach the floor this year for lack of a companion bill in the House.
Geller plans to push for passage again next year.
I'll get you next time....
lol
*waves in the mirror* nana nana boo boo... /childish taunting
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