Move over or slow down law may imply potential jail time

[oil capital]

Originally Posted by Dopo

Somebody is making money from installing traffic lights.

There's a light on 249 feeder road at "Canyon Gate Pointe Dr" which only purpose is to let people out of the neighborhood safely onto the feeder road.
When that could have easily been solved with a good exit and entrance lane from the feeder road.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MzQga5VDrb7esVWy8

Sometimes traffic lights serve more than one purpose, one of which can be traffic-calming. Also, would the construction and maintenance of good exit and entrance lanes cost less than a set of traffic lights?

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by oil capital

Sometimes traffic lights serve more than one purpose, one of which can be traffic-calming. Also, would the construction and maintenance of good exit and entrance lanes cost less than a set of traffic lights?

It's hard to say as I don't know how much it costs to design those lanes, but traffic signals average around $300,000 to $400,000 per intersection... they aren't what I would call cheap, but not sure how much a slip lane would cost either.

I honestly hate all the traffic signals on Texas access roads, they are LONG with complicated signal phases.. ..and they're also intentionally designed to slow traffic if they're on the access road of a tollway to encourage more drivers to pay.

[amil23]

A way to make revenue. I get that a law discouraging this type behavior is necessary but you see cops leaving their bumpers in the right lane all the time. Which necessitates adhering to the "emergency vehicle" law. The thing is there will be a lot of money made here since most Texans now move over to avoid an infraction but consider the back corner of a cop car to essentially be off the right lane when it technically isn't. A gotcha moment. AND I suspect many departments have instructed their officers in this form of piracy.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by amil23

A way to make revenue. I get that a law discouraging this type behavior is necessary but you see cops leaving their bumpers in the right lane all the time. Which necessitates adhering to the "emergency vehicle" law. The thing is there will be a lot of money made here since most Texans now move over to avoid an infraction but consider the back corner of a cop car to essentially be off the right lane when it technically isn't. A gotcha moment. AND I suspect many departments have instructed their officers in this form of piracy.

Police park at an angle as a safety measure in case their car gets hit while stopped. There's no vast conspiracy to do it for revenue, especially since the large cities get very little revenue from traffic enforcement, and small municipalities are limited in how much ticket revenue flows to the city.

[LocalPlanner]

I'm fine with reserving the left lane on limited-access highways for passing and emergency vehicles, per the law. What I'm not OK with is demanding that drivers in the other lanes move over if they're already driving at the speed limit (or slightly above - I limit myself to 5 mph over). Speeders already get the left lane as their privilege if they don't like how fast drivers in the other lanes are going - the burden should be on the speeder to have to move left.

[Veritas Vincit]

The law is designed to keep people from running over people working at the side of the road yet the thread is about 50 other unrelated issues. Maybe that's why they had to up the penalties - people don't really get the issue at hand.

[Igor Blevin]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

https://www.cbs7.com/2024/04/24/jail...-or-slow-down/

Looks like they are stepping up the ante on folks who do not slow down or move over. $1,250 fine for first offense all the way to potential jail time for serious injuries caused.

Wish we could have some action against left lane hoggers.

Jail time would only be for drivers convicted of causing SERIOUIS injury. Nobody is going to jail for failing to slow down or move over that does not cause a SERIOUS injury. Even a minor injury won't result in jail time.


From the article

Now punishments for drivers who cause serious injuries by failing to follow these rules include possible jail time and a fine of up to $4,000.

Your title change misrepresents what is in the article.

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by Igor Blevin

Jail time would only be for drivers convicted of causing SERIOUIS injury. Nobody is going to jail for failing to slow down or move over that does not cause a SERIOUS injury. Even a minor injury won't result in jail time.


From the article

Now punishments for drivers who cause serious injuries by failing to follow these rules include possible jail time and a fine of up to $4,000.

Your title change misrepresents what is in the article.

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

https://www.cbs7.com/2024/04/24/jail...-or-slow-down/

Looks like they are stepping up the ante on folks who do not slow down or move over. $1,250 fine for first offense all the way to potential jail time for serious injuries caused.

Wish we could have some action against left lane hoggers.

You mean kind of like what I stated in the original post?

Also I didn't change the title, the title of the article states exactly that: