Often Forgotten Traffic Law Leads to Fatality
/Ohio’s ‘move over, slow down’ law was ignored and led to one death and four injuries.
As reported by 13 Action News, a recent tragedy could have been avoided had a passing truck slowed down and switched lanes as the law states when an emergency vehicle is pulled over by the side of the road.
“Ohio does have a law ‘move over, slow down’ for any emergency vehicles on the shoulder whether it’s police, fire ambulance, tow trucks, road crew, whoever,” Ohio State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Rustun Schack said. “If someone is on the shoulder you are required to move over and change lanes while passing those people on the shoulder.”
Teach your young drivers this vital law that could save lives.
