Highway Patrol Is Considering Lifting Maximum Speed For 'Gold lane' - 13 October 2014, Miami, Fl

Florida Highway Patrol has unveiled new policy where users of the 'Gold Lane', as the high priced exclusive freeway lanes have become known as, pay a flat fee per ride to allow them to ignore the maximum speed. Highway Patrol policy maker, Jen Giordano, shared details in a Q and A with the press. She stated the PFLU (Premium Fast Lane Users), the official term for these wealthy drivers, will be able to pay a flat fee when entering the Miami State Highway System and as a result have no more speed restrictions in the Gold Lane, which is presently set at 80 mph, for the duration of their ride. Giordano said these VIP commuters will speed anyway and rather pay fines than change their driving habits. He also stated that the big benefit of this change will be that fact that it would save law enforcement officers a lot of time from writing up speeding tickets and administrative work resulting from continuous speeding on the Gold Lane. Gold Lane Drivers who don't want to pay the flat fee will remain restricted to the maximum speed. They will be alerted in their cars and will be required to make way for flat fee Gold Lane users upon penalty of a considerable fine that is yet to be determined. The Motorway Lane Equality Association (MLEA) says it is saddened by this decision and predicts it will further increase the inequality on American roads and probably result in more road rage.