New York: Staying safe while working roadside
Marty Rosokoff has been towing cars for more than 30 years. He risks his life everyday to help those in need of roadside assistance.
"I give my son a hug goodbye every time I leave the house because I don't know if I'm going to be coming back," said Rosokoff.
He said danger comes with this job as he usually helps people when it's dark or in bad weather conditions, like snow or ice.
When he gets that call he tries to do everything he can to be safe, like wear bright colors and even call the police for back up, but that's not always the case.
"When you got to lay right down near the white line to put hooks on a car it's extremely dangerous with the tractor trailers going 70 miles an hour right off your shoulder so I don't feel very safe," said Rosokoff.
Rosokoff said he sees too many drivers on the road not slowing down and moving over, which makes him nervous for his safety on every job he takes.
"I think that the law needs to be enforced better," said Rosokoff. "I know that it is a hard law to enforce but I think that they need to do a little more than what they are doing."
As he continues doing his job, he would like to have more police officers by his side for extra safety and he hopes more than anything, that drivers obey the move over laws.
The 'Move Over Law' was inspired in part by the death of one local man. Onondaga County Deputy Sheriff, Glenn Searles was killed in 2003 when he stopped a stranded driver stuck in the snow along 481.
The law requires drivers to change lanes or slow down when passing emergency vehicles with flashing lights.
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