VIDEO: Melbourne Police Officers Increase Enforcement of Left Lane Lurkers

By  //  June 21, 2019

ABOVE VIDEO: The Melbourne Police Department began an increased enforcement last month to bring attention to the problem and change driver habits. (Fox 35 Video)

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA (FOX 35) – It is illegal in Florida, and a local police department is cracking down on one of the ultimate annoyances for Sunshine State drivers: left lane lurkers.

The Melbourne Police Department began an increased enforcement last month to bring attention to the problem and change driver habits.

Under Florida State Statute it is illegal for a driver to continue driving in the furthest left lane, of a two lane or more road, without passing slower traffic on the right if that driver knows or should know that faster drivers are backing up behind them.

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