HB 1112 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1112
AN ACT prohibiting the use of the far left lane on the interstate for anything other than passing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 12
This bill restricts usage of the far-left lane of the interstate to passing only, and makes offenders guilty of a violation.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2145
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT prohibiting the use of the far left lane on the interstate for anything other than passing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Penalty for Driving in the Far Left Lane of the Interstate. Amend RSA 265:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Individuals using any of New Hampshire's interstate highways shall drive in the far-left lane only when lawfully passing another vehicle. Persons driving in the far-left lane for any other purpose shall be guilty of a violation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.