DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 275

AMEND Senate Bill No. 275 after line 8 and before line 9 by inserting the following and redesignating accordingly:

“ (1) When no other vehicle is traveling in the same lane less than 100 feet behind the vehicle. ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 275 on line 17 by deleting “ (b)(1) through (b)(6) ” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “ (b)(2) through (b)(7) ”.

SYNOPSIS

Senate Bill No. 275, except in certain circumstances, restricts a vehicle from traveling in the left lane on the parts of State Route 1 and Interstate 495 that are defined as controlled access facilities or express highways. This amendment adds an additional exception; a vehicle may travel in the left lane so long as there is no other vehicle traveling in the same lane less than 100 feet behind the vehicle.

Senate Bill No. 275 further requires a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 26,000 pounds to only travel in the right-hand lane on the parts of State Route 1 and Interstate 495 that are defined as controlled access facilities or express highways, except in certain circumstances. This amendment updates the citation to account for the additional exception added, while indicating that this new exception does not apply to vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 26,000 pounds.

Author: Senator Townsend