Move Over or Pull Over

Did you know about this?

Motorists in a number of U.S. states can be fined for failing to slow down or change lanes when passing parked emergency vehicles.

I’d noticed during my crosscountry drive that a lot of people did it. I just thought they were being either polite or cautious. I had no idea they were being law-abiding. I started doing it as well, just because it seemed like a good idea, but I didn’t do it every single time. Maybe I just got lucky. That tends to be a pattern in my life.

Comments

[Jennifer]

We had a police officer killed last year because of an incident where someone was simply too close. Now, that law is strictly enforced here and everyone is so cooperative.

[KC]

Thanks for the info, Scott. I live in Texas and well, I didn't know it was a law. You may have saved me $200.