It's an issue we've all seen before: those one or two drivers who refuse to wait in line. They accelerate to the front, then try to nose their way into traffic.
Jessica Belcher of Lakeland says that's a problem at the intersection of Drane Field Road and Harden Boulevard, and she wants officials to help keep drivers in their lane.
"We all have patience," she said. "Why can't you have patience as well?"
During the morning commute eastbound Drane Field Road traffic must crest a large bridge before coming to the signal at Harden Boulevard. During certain times of the year the angle of the sun causes drivers to slow before crossing the bridge.
Drivers who wish to turn left onto Harden Boulevard must be in the left lane, and the back ups start at the bridge most mornings.
Belcher says the number of cars that drive alongside the line of waiting traffic only to cut in at the signal is increasing, and she would like to see city officials install some plastic pylons to keep drivers in their lane.
"Make it a safer intersection," she said. "Let people know that this is the way you're supposed to go. If you're in this lane, you go this way."
The addition of pylons to the traffic lanes isn't likely to happen. However, the state asked for a review of the signals at the intersection to see if the back up could be lessened. The idea is that if the line were smaller, fewer drivers would be tempted to cut in.
Joseph Renjan, who is the traffic signal systems manager for FDOT, asked his team to look into it.
"Our records indicate 35 seconds of green time for eastbound," he said. "Make temporary adjustments to alleviate the back up and let us know the status."
According to Sgt. Steve Gaskins of the Florida Highway Patrol, drivers crossing the solid white line at the intersection to force a vehicle into the next lane are violating the law and could be subject to citation.