The new year brought hundreds of new laws to Illinois, and one legislative update closes a “loophole” in Scott’s Law. Previously, Scott’s Law only required drivers to move over and slow down when ...
In 2024, 46 emergency responders died in the U.S. while helping others on the side of the road, according to the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. These first responders were police officers, ...
A quiet change in traffic law is picking up speed across the country, and now it’s rolled into the state of Wisconsin. A newly expanded rule builds on existing legislation that requires drivers to ...
Police car with lights on at side of road - Jack Quillin/Shutterstock There is a trend in a variety of states across the U.S. to crack down on those motorists who do not observe "Slow Down, Move Over" ...
Muskogee Police are reminding drivers that it is the law to move over or slow down when emergency lights are activated on the side of the road. Officers pulled over several drivers who they say ...
All 50 states in the U.S. have "Slow Down, Move Over" laws to help protect crews working on the side of the road or first responders handling an emergency — yet many drivers are not obeying them. The ...
Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Kingston, is pictured during a December event in her district. Hinchey is proposing legislation that would make a violation of the state’s Mover Over Law a 5-point violation ...
When you pass a stopped vehicle on the shoulder, your choices now carry higher legal and financial stakes than even a few years ago. States across the country are ratcheting up penalties for violating ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina lawmakers are pushing to strengthen the state’s “Move Over” law after three state troopers were struck during traffic stops last fall, one fatally. The law, first ...