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  • Mississippi: Moving Out of the Way of Emergency Vehicles

    Move over, it's the law. However drivers on Mississippi roadways are not obeying this law, creating a slower response time for emergency vehicles. EMT's and paramedics rush to victims in a variety of situations, all in need of critical help.

  • Ohio: The Move Over Law

    Ohio's Move Over Law requires motorists to carefully shift lanes or slow down when switching lanes is not possible as they approach a vehicle on the side of the road with flashing lights. Even with the law in place, there are still too many preventable crashes.

  • Virginia: Police Warn Drivers to "Move Over"

    Virginia State Police are warning drivers to move over or slow down when passing a stopped police car on the interstate, especially with snowy weather making roads slippery. It's part of the "move over" law, which calls for cars to change lanes if possible, or slow down, if an emergency vehicle is flashing lights on the side of the road.

  • Florida: Deputies Warn Drivers of 'Move Over'

    Traffic enforcement deputies recently conducted an educational campaign on the "Move Over" law. Officials pulled people over who were in violation, and reminded them about the requirement, which is to slow down and move over when an emergency vehicle is on the side of the road with lights flashing.

  • Ohio: OSHP Dashcam Shows What Happens When Drivers don't 'Move Over, Slow Down'

    Ohio State Highway Patrol dashcam video shows what happens when drivers don't 'Move Over, Slow Down'. Another story can be found at: Semi Narrowly Misses Ohio State Trooper, Driver in Dash Cam Video

  • Oklahoma: Tow Truck Drivers Line I-40 For Safety Awareness

    With the dicey conditions, wreckers will be out clearing spun-out cars. Those tow truck drivers are reminding people to share the road with an awareness event held along I-40. Whenever you see the bright colored lights and a big tow truck pulled over to the side, its driver wants you to move over.

  • New Hampshire: Tow Truck Drivers: A Few Feet of Space Could Save Our Lives

    On Wednesday, a 22-year-old wrecker operator from Southbridge, Mass., was killed while assisting a disabled vehicle on the side of the Massachusetts Turnpike – the same road on which Cotterly often worked around that age – apparently because the driver of a passing box truck didn’t slow down and move over far enough. Now, Cotterly, a 55-year-old from Penacook, is the one asking for a favor: Obey the law. Slow down. Move over. Give those amber lights the same respect you’d give reds and blues.

  • Missouri: Shocking – 70 Percent of Drivers Don’t Know to ‘Move Over’

    It’s a law many people break every day, and that 70 percent of Americans don’t even know exists. In this Fox Files investigation, Rebecca Roberts looks into the “move over” laws in Missouri and Illinois, and why breaking this law can be deadly for first responders.

  • Ohio: Move-Over Law

    Move over or get pulled over. It's been an Ohio law for several years put in place to keep all workers safe. Originally it pertained to law enforcement and public safety vehicles but has expanded to any type of roadwork with flashing lights. The collaboration between the Ohio state highway patrol and department of public safety is creating awareness by enforcing the initiative to decrease the number of roadside deaths. Lieutenant Grigsby says that he challenges all motorists to treat the law as a primary function and not a secondary one by making an attempt to move over or at the bare minimum to slowdown.

  • Wisconsin: Family pushes for tougher "Move Over Laws"

    The family of a tow truck driver killed along Interstate 94 near Osseo is speaking out for the first time. They want a stronger "Move Over Law" in Wisconsin. Nathan Walsh, 38, was hit and killed in this last October while he was loading a disabled car onto the flatbed of his tow-truck. Steven Dolan is accused of sideswiping Walsh’s truck, he's charged with negligent homicide in the case.

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