'Keep-right' law in NJ could get even tougher

23.05.12

Pennsylvania has a similar law, though it permits drivers to use the left lane to get out of the way of merging traffic or "when traveling at a speed greater than the traffic flow."

Most states follow the Uniform Vehicle Code and require drivers to keep right when going slower than the normal speed of traffic.

At least 30 states permit drivers to travel in the left lane at the normal speed of traffic even if they obstruct other vehicles. In Florida in 2005, then-Gov. Jeb Bush rejected legislation that would have forced those dawdlers to move out of the way.

The measure sought "to provide relief for those traveling at high rates of speed, or possessed of emotional intemperance, at the expense of cautious and careful drivers," Bush wrote in a letter accompanying his veto.

But in New Jersey, land of driven drivers, nothing is more annoying than a slowpoke in the passing lane.

The Norcross proposal - which would apply to any road with "clearly marked lanes" - would use some of the fine proceeds to install more signs at the entrances to New Jersey to alert out-of-staters to keep right. Or else.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Time to take the keys from an aging driver?

23.05.12

Car crashes make the local news daily, but when the crash involves an elderly driver, that distinction is bound to be in the headline. In the last week alone, a senior citizen drove into a river in New Jersey; another caused a fatal collision with a car full of college girls; and an 83-year old Arizona woman crashed into a post office.

While we can't be certain age was a contributing factor in these collisions, the statistics don't look good. One expert organization, TRIP, found that "17 percent of traffic fatalities occurred in a crash that involved at least one driver age 65 and over. But only 8 percent of vehicle miles travelled annually are driven by drivers that are 65 and older." Robert Moretti of TRIP, a national transportation research group, told NPR last month, "You could say from that that older drivers are twice as involved in fatal crashes as you would expect, based on their amount of travel." Nevertheless age doesn't always necessitate an end to driving as AAA sees it.

Source: 89.3 KPCC

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