Many drivers out there will unintentionally break a traffic law without even realizing the law exists. Every state has implemented a 'Slow Down & Move Over' law that is intended to protect emergency and other roadside workers doing their line of work. According to estimates provided by the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition, over 200 signs or surfaces, tow-truck operators as well as police officers at a vehicle crash site or during a traffic stop.
Move Over laws protects tow truck drivers in all 50 states. Let’s help keep our drivers safe. #SDMO pic.twitter.com/KgZY2p83H8
— AAA (@AAAauto) July 12, 2017
A survey conducted by the National Safety Commission shows that over 71% of drivers in North America are not aware that their state has slow down and move over laws. To explain the laws simply, when you see an emergency service or another roadside worker in on the side of the road doing their job, slow down and move to a lane further from the roadside they are on in you can.
Everyone here at South Bay Hyundai wants to help spread awareness of these important laws. Stay alert on the local roads and highways!
