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  • North Carolina 'Move-Over' Expands

    More than 30 new laws are now in effect in North Carolina, including one designed to make it safer for utility workers to perform routine roadside work. Most of the laws enforced starting Monday were approved by the legislature earlier this year and signed by Gov. Bev Perdue. The most noticeable change for motorists comes with the expansion of the state’s “move over” law. Other stories may be found at: http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/664753/road-workers-feel-safer-with-move-over-law-expansion http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/01/3570059/ncs-move-over-law-broadens.html http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/North-Carolina-broadens-move-over-law-172215871.html

  • Middlesex County, NJ Freeholders: 'Move Over' Initiative to Protect First Responders

    County, state, and local officials, law enforcement, community and business leaders gathered today to promote the Move Over law at the Edison Diner in New Jersey.

  • Missouri DOT Director Pinning Hopes On New Move Over Law

    Fatalities are an unfortunate part of working on the state;s roads and bridges. A Modot worker, Clifton Scott was recently killed when he responded to assist with an accident when he was struck by another car on I-70. MoDot Director Kevin Keith is pinning his hopes that the new Move Over Law will save lives in Missouri.

  • New North Carolina 'Move Over' Law Goes Into Effect Monday October 1

    Beginning this week drivers will need to pay extra attention when hitting the roads, keeping an eye out for maintenance or utility work. A new state law goes into effect Monday adding that group of workers to the state's "move over" traffic safety law. Other stories may be found at http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/28/2375938/move-over-for-more-roadside-workers.html http://www.wcti12.com/news/Move-Over-Law-expands/-/13530444/16798864/-/bgaf1kz/-/index.html http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=248038

  • New Jersey Trooper’s Mom Urges Drivers to Obey Move Over Law

    For New Jersey State Trooper Marc K. Castellano, it was too late. He was just 29 years old when he was killed in the line of duty on June 6, 2010, on Interstate 195 west near exit 31 in Howell. He was assisting in a massive police search for the occupants of an abandoned 2010 Ford Fusion when he was hit by a motor vehicle. Shortly after, Castellano’s mother, Donna Setaro, learned of the Move Over Law that had been signed by Gov. Jon Corzine on Jan. 27, 2009.

  • Tennessee Troopers Stress Importance of "Move Over" Law

    Not all vehicles are moving on the highway. Construction, police activity and break downs are all happenings on the interstate each day. "We've had breakdowns on the side and its amazing how bad it is when a semi or anything comes up close," said Angela McGhee, who was familiar with roadway regulations. That is why Tennessee enforces the "Move Over Law."

  • Move over. It's the Law in Indiana When Emergency Vehicles are Stopped Beside the Road

    With his squad car mere feet off the roadway, Indiana State Trooper Brad Miller kept one eye on the driver of the vehicle he had just stopped, and the other on morning commuters on the Lloyd Expressway accelerating around him.

  • Update on June 2012 Struck-By Incident in Maryland

    A Maryland State Police video illustrates how dangerous it can be when motorists fail to obey the move-over law. Trooper David Avila was seriously injured on June 14 when a tractor-trailer driving too close to the shoulder slammed into his patrol car and then hit him as he was making a routine traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Washington County. The new law requires drivers to either move over or slow down when they see first responders along the side of the road, but many drivers don't know about the law or aren't obeying it, and that was the case for Avila, who is recovering from serious injuries.

  • Vermont State Police Enforcing ‘Move Over' Law

    Vermont State Police Sgt. Brian Turner said the idea for a recent directed patrol came to him as his cruiser shook while writing traffic tickets. He said the shaking was caused by other vehicles passing close by as they went along their way.

  • Oregon State Police to Conduct Mmove Over' Enforcement Patrols

    Oregon State Police troopers will be targeting motorists who fail to follow Oregon's "move over" law on Interstate 84 and Interstate 82 this Friday, the agency warned.

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