Editorial Column
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'Move Over Bill' Passes Alabama House
Rep. Jimmy Martin is calling this year’s Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature “very workable” and “productive” thus far. Martin’s “Move Over Law,” a measure requiring motorists to move over for emergency vehicles parked on the side of the highway when possible, passed the House this week and is on its way to the Senate.
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The Routine Call: A Place to Die
During the first week of March we learned of the disastrous highway incident in North Carolina here a firefighter was struck by a car while preparing to assist the motorists injured in a bad-weather motor vehicle accident.
- We Are Chipping Away at the Highway Safety Problem
- Happy New Year
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It's Finally Official
We here at the Emergency Response Safety Institute ERSI) and Respondersafety.com have been laboring the in vineyards of highway safety for a decade or more.
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Record Air, Land and Speed Effort in Virginia
Operation Air, Land, and Speed returned to Interstates 95 and 81 and yielded 8,152 summonses and arrests during the two-day enforcement operation which took place Saturday and Sunday.
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MA Gives Initial Approval to 'Move-Over' Law: More Work Still Follows
The House gave initial approval to a bill requiring drivers to reduce their speed to at least 25 miles below the posted speed limit when they spot an emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the side of the highway.
- Highway Safety: It's Not Just for Emergencies
- We've Done it Again