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In Illinois Speeding in Work Zones Can Mean Spending Extra Cash
As part of the "Give 'em A Brake Zone" construction project, 48 citations and 83 written warnings were issued in June.
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New Laws on the Books in Virginia
With today being the beginning of the new fiscal year, many new laws are going into effect in Virginia.
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Virginia State Police to Increase Patrols
Virginia State Police will increase traffic enforcement efforts for the Independence Day holiday weekend.
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CHP Says, "Slow Down and Move Over"
The state recently renewed a 2007 law forcing you to move to another lane or slow down when an emergency vehicle is on the side of the road. But how many of you actually follow that law?
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Expanded Virginia Move-Over Law Goes Into Effect Thursday
Starting Thursday, drivers will have to move over for tow trucks and construction vehicles stopped on the side of the road. It was passed after the death of a tow truck driver last year in Newport News.
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Virginia Law Looks to Protect Tow Truck Drivers
Virginia's "Move Over" Law now seeks to protect tow truck drivers. The existing law requires drivers to slow down and move over for police or rescue vehicle when they have their lights flashing. That law will include tow trucks and other vehicles with flashing amber lights.
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Oregon Troopers' Safety Key to Vehicle Approach
It is often safer for OSP troopers to approach a car from the passenger side, but it's not always the safest way to conduct a car stop, according to OSP Sgt. Steve Mitchell.
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Massachusetts Police Find Roads Ever More Dangerous
Some highway signs yesterday flashed information about the wake for Douglas Weddleton, a State Police sergeant killed last week when two allegedly drunk drivers caused a freak crash at the highway exit he was guarding. Across the state, other signs were programmed with a stern reminder to obey laws designed to prevent such casualties.
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Motorists Becoming Big Problem for EMTs in Connecticut
Almost every time Pam Barrett, an ambulance driver and full-service EMT for the Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, takes the ambulance out on an emergency call, drivers on the road are a problem, she said.
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Virginia Law Aims To Protect Road Workers
Earlier this year, lawmakers voted to expand the Commonwealth's "Move Over" law. It now includes protection for tow truck drivers and highway workers who have amber colored flashing lights.