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State Move Over Laws- Map outlining state move over laws.

Move Over Fact Sheet- Basic facts regarding move over laws.
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State Move Over Laws Chart- Chart outlining state move over laws.

Model Language for a Move Over Law- Developed by the National Center on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinance

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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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Be Careful Driving in Illinois Construction Zones
Perhaps one of the most important places you need to pay attention is in a construction zone. Lately, that's been an issue because there's a lot of construction going on in the tri-states.

Arizona DPS Officers Ask Public for More Room on Roads
With hundreds of cars speeding at 55 to 65 miles per hour, DPS officers have to pull over, stop and get out of their vehicles on the shoulders … and all they are asking the public for is to give them some room.

Florida Deputies: Drivers Aren't Obeying
Deputies tell Wink News they're being put in danger because drivers aren't moving over.

Massachusetts Cops To Drivers: Move Over, It's The Law
State Police Launch New Effort, Step Up Patrols

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