Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p> So, what is the cause of the baffling congestion? Bad driving Fox13 News<\/a>, spoke with Officer Roy Paz with the Tampa Police Department<\/a> and he explains the top reasons for phantom traffic jams in Florida.<\/p>\n \u201cShedding bad driving habits will not only promote the flow of traffic, but keep you and other drivers safer,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s leading independent auto insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> will help you protect yourself against loss with top notch car insurance.<\/a> Give us call today.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/vfiles27107.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\nhabits are the culprits behind unexplained traffic jams. Yes drivers, we are to
\nblame.<\/p>\n\n
\nlane if other drivers are passing you. Officer Paz explains, \u201cThe law says that
\na driver may not drive in the left lane if they know, or reasonably should know,
\nthat they are being overtaken by another vehicle traveling at a higher speed.\u201d Slow
\nleft-lane driving is against the law in Florida as well as in most of the U.S.<\/li>\n
\ntheir brakes for no apparent reason, it causes the vehicles behind them to also
\nhit their brakes, causing a chain reaction and slowing down traffic.<\/li>\n
\nfrequently change lanes thinking it will get them to their destination faster. But
\nactually, it doesn\u2019t and only causes other drivers to slow down.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n