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  • Canada: Ontario Provincial Police Enforcing 'Move-Over' Law

    Ontario Provincial Police will be out in force over the Civic Holiday long weekend. Their focus is the Move Over Law, applying to all drivers who are approaching an emergency vehicle while it’s stopped on the roadside with its lights flashing.

  • Georgia: Move Over - It's the Law

    A Gwinnett County police officer, directing traffic in front of Lanier High School in Suwanee, wearing a lime colored rain slicker, holding an orange strobe light and with his cruiser parked close by with lights flashing would naturally expect drivers to go slower. MOVE OVER! IT’S THE LAW! The law would not be needed if drivers used common sense.

  • Canada: Ontario Provincial Police Reminds Motorists to Move Over this Civic Holiday Weekend

    The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning motorist that they’ll be looking out for drivers who disobey Ontario’s Move Over law, including bad driving behavior, for the busy Civic Holiday long weekend. Another story can be found at: http://www.citynews.ca/2013/08/02/opp-launches-move-over-safety-blitz/

  • Michigan State Troopers on Roads to Help Drivers Follow New Law

    State troopers launched a campaign this weekend to help drivers transition to a new law that motorists must move over or slow down when they see emergency vehicles on the sides of the road. State troopers monitored Interstate 96 and U.S. 127 starting July 25 and stopped drivers not wearing seat belts or those speeding, while also looking for drivers who don’t follow the new “move over” law.

  • Canada: Ontario Provincial Police Looking for Drivers to "Move Over" this Long Weekend

    As the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) gears up for a busy Civic Holiday Long Weekend, they are giving the public a heads-up on what dangerous driving habits they'll be watching out for and what positive driving behaviours they will be expecting from motorists throughout the province.

  • Michigan: State Police 'Move Over' Initiative Aimed at Trooper Safety

    Michigan’s Emergency Vehicle Caution law or “Move Over” law requires drivers to move over into the far lane if they see police cars, fire trucks and wreckers on the side of the road. Drivers not able to move over due to traffic, weather or road conditions are asked to slow down with their emergency lights activated and pass with caution. SOURCE: Michigan State Police

  • Deadly Penalties for Disobeying Mississippi 'Move Over' Law

    This past weekend a Jackson police officer was struck and killed while trying to remove a barbeque grill from the highway. Even though his lights were on, a driver neglected to move over.

  • Florida: Failure to Follow 'Move Over Law' Comes with Costly Consequences

    On Sunday night July 14, two Troopers, a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Captain, two civilian drivers and three children all sustained minor injuries near the exit ramp for Belevedere Road on Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach.

  • Understanding New York’s Move Over Law

    The Move Over Law went into effect in January 2011 to protect emergency personnel making traffic stops or assisting distressed drivers on the shoulder of the road. Tow truck operators were added to the law this year. State Police said feedback from motorists over the past year indicates that many still don't understand how the law works.

  • Iowa Move Over: Tougher Penalties ‘Working’

    The Iowa state patrol says tougher penalties associated with the move over law are working. Drivers are required to change lanes or slow down when they see a stopped emergency, tow or maintenance vehicle on the side of road. Another story can be found at: http://www.kwwl.com/story/22747723/2013/07/02/stiffer-penalities-for-move-over-law-seems-to-be-working

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