Gov. Bush Vetoes `Road Rage' Bill

[Schnugg]

Now its just I'll ride your ass till you move, simple as that. Governor Bush knows which side of his bread is buttered; isn't the average age of a Florida voter is something like 104? and they all have driver's licenses, so he's not going to alienate his core constituency

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May 20, 2005
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed his first bill of the year Thursday, squashing a plan to require motorists dawdling in the fast lane to move over.

Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, sponsored the bill and dubbed it the "road rage reduction" act, saying it would lessen tempers that frequently erupt when a slowpoke impedes traffic during busy rush hours.

The bill was popular among lawmakers who approved it 28-10 in the Florida Senate and 113-4 in the House.

But Bush, in a veto message, said the bill "appears to address a perception, rather than an empirically-established reality, that Florida is experiencing road incidents connected with so-called `rolling roadblocks' created when inconsiderate or unwitting drivers occupy the left-hand lane."

Bush also said the bill could dissuade tourism and strain law enforcement officials. He inferred the bill also favored lead-footed behavior over prudence.


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[rare21]

 

[gregsivers]

Why the hell would he go and do that, they NEED that law in Florida.

 

[crysmc]

Yes, I have found that in Florida, they need about 8,000 other new driving laws also. The drivers here are awful.

 

[lowflier03]

What about the safety issues when faster traffic has to cross to the right hand lanes to get around the idiots doing 35 in the fast lane? I absolutely hated florida drivers.

 

[KBayDog]

I haven't seen this guy on TV lately. Maybe they should plaster his face and message on the billboards, in the bingo parlors, at the pharmacy counter at CVS (or any of the military clinics, for that matter), or wherever else he might actually be seen.

Maybe this'll work: "Get the Hell Out of the Freakin' Way - or I'll Take Your Social Security and Deny You Your Prescriptions!"

 

[Fly Navy]

Florida is bad. Very bad. Meridian is worse. Trust me.

 

[KBayDog]

Meridian is worse. Trust me.

I will take your word for it, and pray that I never have to find out first-hand.

 

[Kycntryboy]

At least you guys don't have Lance Armstrong wannabees riding on the street when there is a sidewalk 10 feet away. We by far have the worst drivers here in Lexington.

 

[Godspeed]

We by far have the worst drivers here in Lexington.

Are you f***ing kidding me? Have you been to FL? I cannot even count the number of times I have been stuck behind MARGARET in her 1984 Caddy doing twenty five in a forty five, coming to a FULL STOP before making a right turn in to her driveway. These people don't use blinkers, don't understand what yielding is, and respond like a deer in headlights when you honk at them. They freeze up, and stop driving, right in the middle of the road. I don't have road rage at them because they are annoying, I get road rage when they become unsafe.

The one thing stopping me from getting a motorcycle in this state, is the thought of me riding along, and some old person backing out of their driveway and while not looking, which happens quite frequently; and yes, 99 percent of them are old.

My roommate and I have conjured up the idea of installing an old locomotive horn we have in his el camino. It would be a project that would require the use of an air compressor, a regulator, and some other hardware, but the 150+ db of "WAKE THE F*** UP" it would deliver to these unsafe drivers would be priceless.

 

[Fly Navy]

I'd rather drive in Boston than Florida and Meridian. At least Boston drivers are agressive all the time, even if they are retarded. At least they aren't 80.

 

[Schnugg]

My roommate and I have conjured up the idea of installing an old locomotive horn we have in his el camino. It would be a project that would require the use of an air compressor, a regulator, and some other hardware, but the 150+ db of "WAKE THE F*** UP" it would deliver to these unsafe drivers would be priceless.

I installed dual truck airhorns behind my bumper and above my front license plate. You really can't see them. But you can hear them and they have a clear shot straight out. Heads turn when I lay on it. The air compressor is besides the radiator.

Mind you this is hidden in a 1966 Mustang Convertible.

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[Brett327]

I installed dual truck airhorns behind my bumper and above my front license plate. You really can't see them. But you can hear them and they have a clear shot straight out. Heads turn when I lay on it. The air compressor is besides the radiator.

Mind you this is hidden in a 1966 Mustang Convertible.

r/
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I was looking at some of those - you're saying they're pretty good then? Any brand recommendations? Did you just wire them up to your regular horn, or do you have a separate switch?

Brett

 

[gregsivers]

I'd rather drive in Boston than Florida and Meridian. At least Boston drivers are agressive all the time, even if they are retarded. At least they aren't 80.

I was there last weekend for a graduation, and nearly died 3 times pulling out of the Avis lot at Logan. But once you realise to drive like a maniac like everyone else its easy, and dare I say safer.

 

[im1lkygrl]

oh my great thread~ this is true... i thought driving in san diego was bad.....i count on at least twice a day when i have to leave the house to get almost hit or sideswiped by some fool who decides to cut me off, or turn without the blinker....loo...its a guessing game. yellow light means go,go,go even red sometimes has that same meaning of go. Yielding is also quite funny....also means go! how about the person who decides to get in the passing lane to go 10 miles an hour.lol....to drive here you must never use a signal, remember that green, yellow and red all mean go, and if you must go to walmart, get in the passing lane and dont go over 10 mph. You dont really have to yield either, just go on ahead and get into whatever lane you need. lol.....