Wow, I certainly was not aware of this "Move Over" law!
Subject: FW: New law on 1/1/010 ---> " Move Over " Law,
New Law: If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the road with their lights flashing, you have to move to the next lane (away from the stopped vehicle) or slow down by 20 mph.......Every state except Hawaii and Maryland and the D.C. has this law. In California, the "Move-over" law become operative on January 1, 2010.
My son got a ticket on Pleasant Hill coming back from Wal-Mart. 2 Duluth police car were on the side of the road giving a ticket to someone else. My son slowed down to pass but did not move into the other lane. The second police car immediately pulled him over and gave him a ticket.
My son and I had never heard of the law. It is a fairly new law that states if any emergency vehicle is on the side of the road with its lights flashing, if you are able, you are to move into the next lane. The cost of the ticket was $754, with 3 points on his license and a mandatory court appearance.
Everyone that drives should know about this new law (get more details at the following web address). It states that [except in a few states], all the other US states (even Canada ) enacted a similar kind of law.
See attached wmv file or this site: http://www.moveoveramerica..com/
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