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Move Over and Save a Life
For state troopers, the busy highways and sides of the road are their offices. And it can be deadly; it’s something state troopers are faced with everyday.
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Move Over or Get a Ticket in New York
You've seen it on electronic billboard signs across the area and now New York State Police want drivers to know they're enforcing the "Move Over Law." From January 1 to May 3, 5,027 tickets were handed out statewide-- 170 alone in Monroe County.
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Hefty Fines Await Drivers Who Fail to ‘Move Over' in New York
The commander of New York State Police Troop G announced Tuesday that state police were actively enforcing provisions of the state's Move Over Law, which took effect Jan. 1.
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New York Trooper's Death Underscores Move Over Law
"Move Over, Save Lives." That's the message of the state's new law protecting emergency personnel stopped at the side of the road, and it's taken on new meaning because of a tragedy in western New York.
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New York: First-Hand Look at Move Over Law Motivation
News 4 is getting a first-hand look at the dangers emergency responders face while stopped along busy roadways. We spent about two hours Friday afternoon on the side of the Thruway with State Police assistance to demonstrate just what the police expect of you if you can't move over safely.
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Dozens Issued Tickets in New York for "Move Over" Violations
The new "Move Over Law" in New York requires drivers to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles. It was enacted in January 2011 and since then thousands of tickets have been issued across the state for violating the law. Just this week, dozens were issued here in Western New York.
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New York Man Say 'Move Over' Law is Tyranny
A Nanuet man who was among hundreds of motorists ticketed during a weeklong enforcement of the new Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act is questioning the law's legitimacy.
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Campaign to Enforce 'Move Over' Law Underway in New York
There's a new campaign in the works to enforce a new state law. The Move Over Law requires drivers to slow down and move away from the lane closest to an emergency vehicle. It became law at the beginning of the year. But are drivers obeying it?
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New York State Police Issue 865 'Move Over Law' Tickets in Crackdown
State troopers handed out 865 tickets during a weeklong enforcement blitz for New York's "Move Over" law.
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Will Driver Who Can't Move Over for Police Still be Cited?
Our recent column about the new law that requires drivers to move over when they pass an emergency vehicle drew quite a few responses, comments and additional questions.