FYI >> >> >>Subject:Headsup.....NEW Driving Law (this is Not A Joke) >> >> >> >> >>YOU HAD BETTER READ THIS ONE. >> >>NEW DRIVING LAW - ALL STATES (Very Important!) >> >>While driving across Arizona a few weeks ago, I observed an Arizona Highway >>patrolman parked on the side of the freeway with his lights flashing for no >>apparent reason. I soon reasoned that he was probably waiting for some >>unsuspecting soul to violate the new law. Beware my friend. >> >>I received this today. From the size of that fine it seems like it would be >>best >>to slow down to 20 MPH under the speed limit AND move over. >> >>NEW DRIVING LAW (Very Important!) >> >>I was aware of the move over to outer lane and knew to slow down, but I >>didn't >>know about the 20 mph under speed limit. Thought maybe this might be good >>information to pass on. >> >>Someone added: This happened to my aunt on the four lane right outside of >>Dyersburg , TN a few months ago. Her ticket was over $300 and it cost her >>three >>points on her license, too. A state trooper and a county cop had someone else >>pulled over. She slowed down and moved over a little, but not all the way >>into >>the other lane. The trooper wasn't understanding at all. Mom was with her and >>she didn't know about the law either. >>NEW TRAFFIC LAW - 2010 If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the >>road, >>you have to change to the next lane (away from the stopped vehicle) OR slow >>down >>to at least 20 mph under the posted speed limit. Every state except Hawaii >>and >>Maryland and the D.C. has this law. In California , the Move-over law became >>operative on January 1, 2010 .. http://www.moveoveramerica.com/ >> >>A friend's son got a ticket for this recently. A police car (turned out it >>was >>two police cars) was on the side of the road giving a ticket to someone else. >>He >>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. He 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, if you are able, you are to move into the far lane. >>The cost of the ticket was $754, with three points on his license and a >>mandatory court appearance. >> >>Please let everyone you know who drives about this new law. >>It is true (see details at the following web addresses). >>This same law applies to tow trucks and medical emergency vehicles like >>ambulances on the side of the road. >> >> >>Move Over, America >>http://www.moveoveramerica.com/ >>More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed since 1999 after >>being struck by vehicles along America's highways, according to the National >>Law >>Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. To lower that deadly toll, a new >>coalition >>of traffic safety and law enforcement groups is launching a nationwide public >>awareness campaign to protect emergency personnel along our nation's >>roadsides."Move Over, America" is a partnership originally founded in 2007 by >>the National Safety Commission, the National Sheriffs' Association and the >>National Association of Police Organizations. Most recently, the partnership >>has >>also received the full support of the American Association of State Troopers. >>The campaign is the first nationally coordinated effort to educate Americans >>about "Move Over" laws and how they help protect the law enforcement officers >>who risk their lives protecting the public. According to a national poll by >>Mason Dixon Polling & Research, sponsored by the National Safety Commission: >> * 71 percent of Americans have not heard of Move Over laws; >> * 86 percent support enacting Move Over laws in all 50 states; and >> * 90 percentbelieve traffic stops and roadside emergencies are >> dangerous for >>law enforcement and first responders. >> >>The poll was conducted among 625 registered voters from June 23-25. The >>margin >>of error is plus or minus 4 percent. >>Forty three states have passed Move Over laws, which require motorists to >>Move >>Over and change lanes to give safe clearance to law enforcement officers on >>roadsides. Read more >> >>Also read more at: >>http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/moveover.asp >> >> >> >>
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