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  • Oregon: Law Enforcement Out to Enforce "Move Over Law"

    State police troopers and sheriff's deputies are on the look-out. Both departments will hit the road Thursday looking for other drivers to pull over.

  • Washington State Troopers: Move Over for Emergency Vehicles

    State troopers will patrol Southwest Washington highways over the weekend in search of drivers who don’t move over for emergency vehicles. State law requires drivers to slow and move to the left — if safe — when passing emergency vehicles on the shoulder. Emergency vehicles include police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, tow trucks and highway maintenance vehicles with their lights flashing.

  • Ohio Has A Reminder for Motorists

    A reminder to motorists on the road to move over for any vehicle with flashing lights on the side of the road.. The law was originally passed in 2004 requiring motorists to move over anytime they approach an emergency vehicle such as a fire truck, ambulance, or police vehicle. The law was modified in December to incorporate any kind of road service vehicle or wrecker as well.

  • Maryland 'Move-Over' Law Expamded to Include Tow Truck Drivers

    He's had some close calls and so have his drivers, so it goes without saying that William Cain is pretty happy with the expansion of Maryland's "Move Over" law. "I've nearly been hit, my truck has nearly been hit," said Cain, who owns Chesapeake Service Center on Nottingham Road in Elkton Another story can be found at: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-editorial-move-over-0327-20140326,0,2265686.story

  • North Dakota Highway Patrol Says ‘Move Over’

    The North Dakota Highway Patrol is urging motorists to obey the state’s “move over” law after four injury crashes in five months involving patrol vehicles struck by other vehicles. The law requires motorists to move to a far lane when they encounter an emergency or maintenance vehicle on a multi-lane highway outside city limits, or to reduce speed and proceed with caution if they are unable to move over.

  • Louisiana: State Police Reminds Drivers to Move Over For Emergency Vehicles

    Troopers with Louisiana State Police want drivers to know it's required by law to move over for emergency vehicles on roadways, highways and interstate systems. "People aren't paying attention to the emergency lights on top of our vehicles and are not moving over on multi-lane highways," Trooper Brett Davis said. Davis said drivers aren't slowing down or yielding to emergency vehicles, and it's a growing problem.

  • New York: A Reminder on the 'Move-Over' Law

    Motorists are being reminded to “move over” when you see police and emergency workers on the side of the road. State police conducted a traffic enforcement detail on Saturday in Schenectady County.

  • Illinoisd: Highway Safety Measure Advances

    Motorists who endanger emergency crews could face stiffer penalties under legislation moving through the Illinois legislature. The proposal, sponsored by state Rep. Dan Brady, R - Bloomington, is among a number of initiatives underway in Illinois designed to protect police, fire and other emergency personnel when they are working at accident sites.

  • Missouri: Move Over for Work Zones – It’s the Law

    Every spring, the Missouri Department of Transportation starts preparing for the summer season of roadwork across the state. People are being warned to move over for road construction workers.

  • Canada: Moving on Over

    After a number of recent highway tragedies, the provincial government has established a new law that will help protect the welfare of highway workers in Labrador and Newfoundland...

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