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=================================== *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 to 20 mph.......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. Someone wrote: My son got a ticket on Pleasant Hill coming back from Wal-Mart. A Duluth police car (turned out it was 2 police cars) was 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 (in Georgia, that is), with 3 points on your license and a mandatory court appearance. Please let every driver know about this new law. It is true (see details at the following web address). It states that except two 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"; -- The Move Over, America" Campaign is the first coordinated national effort to *educate Americans* about "Move Over" laws and how they help protect the law enforcement officers who risk their lives protecting the public. In 2009, Move Over laws were passed and implemented by the legislatures in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 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. 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 percent* believe 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/webtv-pals?hl=en.
