
National Crash Responder Safety Week emphasizes importance of Move Over Law in Virginia
VDOT is joining state and national partners to raise awareness and promote the safety of emergency and traffic incident response personnel.
VDOT is joining state and national partners to raise awareness and promote the safety of emergency and traffic incident response personnel.
Virginia enacted the Move Over law in 2002 to help prevent roadway tragedies and keep the Commonwealth’s highways safe for everyone.
Starting on Saturday, drivers in Virginia will need to slow down and move over for stationary vehicles on Virginia’s roads, or they could face a fine of up to $250.
Virginia’s Move Over law has been expanded to extend protections to stationary vehicles displaying hazard lights, warning signs or flares.
A new AAA survey of those who work along the highways including police, fire and tow truck drivers, sheds an alarming light on dangerous driving behaviors that have resulted in hundreds of deaths at the roadside.
AAA research indicates that some drivers may not fully grasp the danger they pose to roadside workers, a particularly alarming finding given the recent deaths of two AAA drivers killed this year along with dozens of other first responders working at the roadside.
The tragic death of a AAA tow truck driver in Ohio highlights the risks faced by emergency first responders here in Virginia and around the country.
Memorial Day signifies the start of summer, and the Virginia State Police is reminding motorists to do what’s right when they see lights.
Those working alongside Virginia’s highways this summer are hoping two new campaigns will help remind motorists to think move over.
Motorists traveling Virginia’s highways will be seeing even more signs referencing Virginia’s “Move Over” law.