The first bill would increase penalties for people who drive too slowly in the left lane. It is already illegal to drive below the speed limit in the left lane, but 9NEWS political analyst Fred Brown says the new proposal is focused more on reducing road rage. The measure will be debated this Wednesday in the House Transportation and Energy Committee.

I’d be super happy to see all of these laws pass. Personally, I like to drive fast in the left lane while ignoring my cell phone, and I get tired of people not paying attention to driving while they are on the phone, or even worse, holding up a large line of traffic by driving slow in the left lane. I have noticed lately that all of this buzz seems to be creating some awareness– people seem to be getting out of my way if they are going slower than me in the left lane. Now if we could get people to visit Germany for a week, they would see how well “Drive on the right, pass on the left” works on the Autobahn.