TENNESSEE DRIVERS HEED STATE'S MOVE-OVER LAW

Drivers are paying attention to Tennessee's Move-Over law. A crash in 2005 that killed in State Trooper Todd Larkins prompted Tennessee lawmakers to change the law to protect police and emergency workers. A truck driver slammed into Larkins on the side of I-40 in Dickson County in July 2005.

The Move-Over law requires drivers to move over a lane when driving near emergency workers along the road. If they can’t move over they must slow......down. In the first half of the year police said they wrote 640 citations, down from 1,400 tickets last year. The fine has been raised from $50 to $500 and can also include jail time up to 30 days.