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  • Injured MA Trooper to Speak at Move Over Law Event

    Massachusetts State Police Trooper Dana Cresta was nearly killed last October when he was struck by a car while standing outside his cruiser on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton.

  • MA Law Makes Drivers Move Over, Slow Down for Roadside Emergencies

    State Trooper Terrence Halbach was responding to a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 91 in Deerfield on the morning of Feb. 19 when a car in the adjacent lane lost control, struck Halbach, and seriously injured him.

  • FL Deputy Grateful To Survive Crash

    A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy whose cruiser was hit during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 last week has fought hard to get drivers to obey the Move Over Law.

  • MA 'Move Over' Law to be Instituted

    A new state law, which goes into effect Sunday, will require motorists driving on multi-lane state highways to slow down when approaching stationary emergency response vehicles exhibiting flashing lights. It also requires motorists, if they can safely do so, to change lanes so that they are not immediately adjacent to emergency vehicles.

  • Massachusetts: Move Over for Flashing Lights

    Stay alert for parked vehicles with flashing lights in Massachusetts while driving beginning this weekend. The new Move Over law takes effect Sunday, March 22, requiring all drivers approaching a stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle with flashing lights to move to the next adjacent lane if it is safe to do so, and barring that, to reduce their speed.

  • CT 'Move-Over' Law Moves Forward

    A proposed law that would mandate motorists move over when an emergency vehicle is parked on the side of a highway cleared the state legislature’s Transportation Committee today. The law is co-sponsored by Westport state Representative Joe Mioli and Representative Russ Morin of Wethersfield, both Democrats.

  • Columbus Police Enforcing Georgia "Move Over" Law

    In his thirteen years on the force, Columbus Police Corporal Robert Taft lived through some close calls. "Many times I've been almost struck while conducting traffic stops on the side of the road, especially at night, when its dark. Many times people don't see us," said Taft, a member of the Motor Squad. There is a law on the books meant to protect cops like Corporal Taft, but most people don't know about it.

  • MN Emergency Responders in

    When emergency vehicles are on the roadside, by law you have to change lanes to give them extra room. But, the number of squad cars hit on slippery roads is on the rise.

  • Move Over! Nearly 50 MN State Patrol Squad Cars Hit This Winter Alone

    Since December 2008, the State Patrol says 48 squad cars have been struck on Minnesota roads by drivers who have not obeyed the law. That's more than double the amount from last winter.

  • Move Over Detail Set This Week for Gainesville, FL

    Gainesville police will be watching for speeding motorists and drivers who violate the state’s Move Over law.

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