EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WTHR) - Another Indiana state trooper is getting attention online for enforcing the state's "left lane law."
Indiana State Police Sgt. Todd Ringle tweeted Wednesday morning that he had stopped three vehicles in about an hour's time for violating the law.
"Avoid hanging out in the left lane, please!" he wrote.
The law, which took effect in 2015, gives the right-of-way to faster drivers in the left lane. Police can cite drivers who are driving too slow in the left lane, even if they're driving the speed limit.
As Ringle explained, drivers in the left lane are required to move into the right lane when faster traffic approaches from behind. An exception is made if the slower driver is passing an even slower vehicle or getting ready to turn left.
The law is in effect on any Indiana roadway with multiple lanes of traffic.
ISP Sgt. Stephen Wheeles earned nationwide praise for a tweet in June after stopping a driver who didn't move back to the right lane, despite about 20 cars lining up behind her.
More than 90,000 people have liked Wheeles tweet, including over 30,000 retweets.
Both troopers have received offers from Twitter users to visit their state (or even country) to enforce this law, which has also been adopted in other states, including Idaho and Virginia.
