Motorists to get lesson on 'Move Over Act'
Motorists traveling on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County should be extra careful to move over or slow down this week when they see an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the highway.
The Florida Highway Patrol is teaming up with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and local police departments to conduct extra patrols on I-95 to educate motorists about the "Move Over Act," the Sheriff's Office said Saturday in a prepared statement.
Under a law enacted in 2002, motorists who see an emergency vehicle parked on a highway with its emergency lights activated are required to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so, the sheriff's office said.
If it is a two-lane highway, motorists are required to slow to a speed that is 20 mph less than the posted speed, the Sheriff's Office said.
The primary objective of the extra patrols is to save the lives of law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops, the Sheriff's Office said. The secondary objective is to educate the public on the "Move Over Act."
For more information, see the following Web sites: Florida Highway Patrol Web site: www.flhsmv.gov/fhp and National Safety Commission's Move Over America Web site: https://www.moveoveramerica.com/.
The partners of the "Move Over, America" Campaign demonstrate its deep reach and significance.
The National Safety Commission, which operates online driving safety courses through www.LowestPriceTrafficSchool.com, is America's leader in driver safety training, providing courses to consumers and businesses in every state and in more than a dozen countries.
The National Sheriffs' Association is dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their deputies and other criminal justice professionals, providing information, technical assistance, professional development opportunities and congressional advocacy.
The National Association of Police Organizations is the strongest unified voice supporting law enforcement officers in the United States, representing more than 2,000 police unions and associations and 238,000 sworn law enforcement officers, whose interests NAPO serves to advance through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education.
The American Association of State Troopers had been providing benefits and services to America's state troopers since 1989.
