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Originally Posted by VApeople
I think if you are planning to turn left within a mile, it is OK to mosey along in the left lane.
When I drive south on Morse, I have to turn left at a roundabout to get into Osceola Hills. A little while after I pass the roundabout at Moyer-Hillsborough, I pull over into the left lane and stay there until I arrive at my roundabout.
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Well, you may THINK that, but you would be wrong.
"According to the newly revised Florida State Statute 316.081, “a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed.”
However, "You are not required to move over to be passed if you are passing someone yourself.
You are not required to move over to be passed if you are
about to make a left hand turn at a nearby intersection"
100,200 feet fine, I don't think anyone could possibly interpret that to mean "a mile"
So when you are "moseying along" in the left lane of Morse between Hillsborough and Osceola Hills, hope that the guy behind you isn't your landscaper whose co-worker is rushing him to Leesburg Hospital after his hand was amputated by a lawnmower, and hope even more that the sheriff doesn't see it.