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Police emphasize Move Over Law
By Times Staff
Published March 14, 2006
TAMPA - The Move Over Law is 4 years old, but many motorists still don't know they have to switch lanes and slow down if an emergency vehicle is parked at the edge of the road.
Monday, Tampa police officers stopped 77 vehicles as part of Operation Move Over, issuing warnings and distributing informational pamphlets about the law. Between Sunday and Monday, 146 cars were stopped for failing to move over.
In addition to clearing the lane adjacent to parked emergency vehicles, drivers are supposed to lower their speed by 20 mph. On two-lane roads, the law requires that drivers slow to 5 mph.
Tickets for violating the law carry a $120 penalty, and three points added to the driver's license.
The goal of Operation Move Over was to educate the public on the dangers faced by emergency workers on the road. The sweep started Sunday, one week after Road Ranger Donald Bradshaw, 66, was struck and killed by a car while shutting down a traffic lane on Interstate 275 after a crash.
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