I heard that FL has this law also.-Bob
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THIS WAS ON THE LOCAL NEWS LAST NIGHT---THE FINES CAN REACH UP TO $1050.00 AND YOU AUTOMACTICALLY LOSE YOUR LICENSE FOR A YEAR--SO TELL YOUR KIDS AND EVERY ONE YOU
KNOW WHO DRIVES---ESP THRU IOWA .
NEW DRIVING LAW =ALL STATES (Very Important!)
While driving across Arizona a few weeks ago, I observed an Arizona Hiway
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.
Subject: 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.
http://www.moveoveramerica.com/ < Move Over America | Protect Law Enforcement Officers >
http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/moveover.asp
http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/moveover.asp >
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