• Colorado: "Move Over Law" still largely ignored by drivers

    The death of trooper Cody Donahue has raised new awareness of the "Move Over Law" and also new questions about why officers don't approach a vehicle on the passenger side.

  • Louisiana: Move Over Law enforces road safety

    A weeklong enforcement effort by state police is targeting drivers who fail to do so. Traffic Incident Management Awareness Week is being enforced through Nov. 21. The goal is to remind drivers of the dangers emergency responders face when they are responding to incidents or even pulling over a driver for a traffic violation.

  • Utah: Saint George PD launches campaign over officer safety

    A recent string of traffic accidents involving patrol officers or their vehicles being struck by passing motorists is making a recent awareness campaign launched by the St. George Police Department seem especially prescient.

  • Campaign to educate, enforce Louisiana's 'move over' law

    Every state in the country has a "move over" law, yet law enforcement officers still are dying from being hit by vehicles.Ten officers died in 2015 after being struck by vehicles, the same number as in 2014, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Starting on Monday and through Nov. 20, the annual National Move Over Campaign begins, and agencies in Louisiana and across the country will be educating the public on what the law requires

  • New York: 'Move Over' campaign, enforcement happening this week

    The state's "Move Over" law requires drivers to exercise due care and, if safe to do so, move over one lane to provide space for vehicles and personnel working on the side of the road. The law applies if the vehicles and personnel are law enforcement, emergency or hazard vehicles, like tow trucks, fire trucks or construction and maintenance vehicles, as well as volunteer firefighters, ambulance and sanitation vehicles.

  • New York: New law: 'Move Over' for garbage trucks

    As of Tuesday, it will be illegal to speed past sanitation vehicles. By classifying garbage trucks and waste collection vehicles as “hazard vehicles,” New York is now the 12th state to enact a ”Slow Down to Get Around” law, which builds off the preexisting “Move Over” law.

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