MA 'Move Over' Law Passed To Protect Troopers

Massachusetts lawmakers have passed a so-called "slow down, move over" law to help protect police and other emergency workers at highway traffic stops.

MOVE OVER FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES (H 5120) — The House and Senate have agreed on a version of a bill requiring drivers to reduce their speed to that of a "reasonable and safe speed for road conditions," when they spot an emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the side of the highway. The measure also requires drivers traveling on a road with two or more lanes to move out of the emergency vehicle’s lane if it is practical to do so. Violators would be fined up to $100. The measure has been tied up since Oct. 24, when the House approved a different version than the one that the Senate passed on July 29.