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Ohio Bill Would Prohibit Left Lane Lingering

State Representative Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, has introduced HB 395, which proposes to increase the speed limit on Ohio interstate highways from 65 to 70 mph, and also make it illegal for drivers on interstate highways to stay in the left lane if not passing slower vehicles or exiting. See a brief article in the Columbus Dispatch as well as the bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. A 2010 article in the trucking industry publication, Land Line, notes that at least 20 states have similar left lane restrictions, citing the National Conference of State Legislatures.