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  • Florida: Move Over Law for Tow Trucks

    Many people don't know that a tow truck is considered an emergency vehicle. That means by law drivers are required to move over when they see one. But NBC2 Investigators discovered that's not happening. The last time you drove by a wrecker helping a driver in need, did you move over? If you did, according to the number, you are one of the few. If you didn't, you broke the law.

  • Canada: Tow Truck Drivers Push for Additional Lights to Ensure Safety

    They work in an extremely hazardous environment every day, and now tow truck drivers in BC are pushing for a change to the way you are alerted to their presence on the side of the road. An online petition is picking up momentum, asking the provincial government for permission to add one or more additional colors to tow truck lights when working in an emergency situation on the roadside.

  • Georgia: Move Over Law: Are Drivers Breaking it or is the Law Broken?

    Georgia's “move over” law is designed to make officers safer when they're stopped on the side of the road, but critics say it's really making millions of dollars for local governments. "I just feel that it's not being used for the reason it was intended," said Kay, a driver who did not want us to use her last name. Kay said she slowed down so much, an officer was able to step into traffic on Ronald Reagan Parkway and hold up his hand to pull her over. She still got a ticket.

  • Washington: Local Tow Truck Driver Reminds of "Move Over Law

    A local tow truck driver wants to remind people of the "Move Over Law". Rich Drettwan said it is too often that he is out on a job towing a car and sees cars speeding past him and driving too close. The "Move Over Law" has been in place since the start of 2011.

  • Maryland: Tow Truck Drivers Breathe A Sigh Of Relief With Move Over Law Expansion

    It's one of the more dangerous jobs on the road. More than one hundred tow truck operators, killed by cars driving by on American roads between 2000 and 2005. "I've been struck by mirrors," says Josh Spear, with Simpson's Towing. "A sudden move, I could move out to do something and you could hit me...take my leg off," shared Steve Baker from A Plus Towing. Monday, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill into law, making it mandatory for drivers to slow down or move over a lane when passing tow truck operators working on the road. Another story can be found at: http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25435914/local-tow-truck-driver-reminds-of-move-over-law http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/new-law-puts-tow-trucks-in-md-move-over-category/

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