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Maine Drivers, Beware of New ‘Move Over’ Law
Maine State Police plan to increase enforcement of Maine’s “move over” law starting today on the Maine Turnpike to give emergency and construction vehicles in the breakdown lane more room from passing motorists.
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Maine State Police Launch Campaign to Enforce 'Move Over' Law
State Police plan an unusual enforcement tactic for Maine's little known "move over" law. The law requires motorists to move into the passing lane if possible when coming upon a trooper or another emergency vehicle in the breakdown lane.
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Maine Police Make a Drivers' Education Effort
State troopers hit the road to remind drivers that a law requires them to move over when passing police in the breakdown lane.
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California: Knowing Court Procedures Can Help You Beat a Speeding Ticket
What is this move-over law I keep hearing about? A: The move-over law has been adopted in virtually every state. Recently, it was amended in California to apply not just to patrol or emergency vehicles and personnel, but to CalTrans workers and their vehicles as well (and for good reasons of safety).
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New Hampshire Motorists Cited for Ignoring Signs, Not Moving Over
As a state Department of Transportation worker collected trash in the breakdown lane of the F.E. Everett Turnpike, a Toyota 4Runner passed in the nearest travel lane at 60 mph.
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Virginia: "Move Over" Law: Why It's Difficult to Enforce
Almost 11,000 people have gone to court in Virginia for failing to "move over" on the highway when they see an officer writing someone else a ticket on the side of the road.
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Florida Deputies: Drivers Aren't Obeying
Deputies tell Wink News they're being put in danger because drivers aren't moving over.
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In Massachusets: State Police Target Drunken Distracted
The commander of the state police says her department has stepped up patrols in an effort to crack down on drunken and distracted drivers following a series of accidents involving troopers.
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Massachusetts Police Put Impaired Drivers on Notice
With the wreckage of a State Police cruiser as her backdrop, Colonel Marian J. McGovern vowed yesterday to confront an alarming increase in accidents involving state troopers, announcing a crackdown on drunk and distracted drivers.
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Massachusetts Cops To Drivers: Move Over, It's The Law
State Police Launch New Effort, Step Up Patrols