As if there aren’t enough things to worry about while driving down the road, pointing laser lights at vehicles reportedly is becoming more and more common across the country.

In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush signed a bill this week that makes it a felony to aim laser lighting devices at people operating airplanes, cars, trucks, boats or other transportation. It passed the state’s House and Senate on unanimous votes.

Under the new law, previously HB1025, anyone who shines a laser at a moving vehicle could face up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A laser-wielding scofflaw could get 15 years in prison and a $15,000 fine if the incident causes an injury.

It takes effect July 1.

The bill’s Senate sponsor, Sen. Jim Sebesta, R-St. Petersburg, said he decided to take on the issue after reading several news reports from out-of-state about people shining laser lights at vehicles, aircraft and law enforcement officers.

“We need to create a deterrent that is so severe that no numbskull will be bold enough to attempt to do this in our state,” Sebesta told The Associated Press.

In addition, law enforcement officials are worried that drivers and others could overreact or be temporarily blinded by the laser light and crash.

Laser pointer manufacturers told the Tampa Tribune they don’t have a problem with cracking down on those who abuse the technology that allows users to point to objects as far away as 25,000 feet. The pointers are popular among astronomers for pointing out stars.

The issue gained notoriety late last year when a New Jersey man allegedly aimed a laser at a plane landing at the Teterboro, NJ, airport. He said he was pointing out a star to his daughter.