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Move Over Resources

To celebrate National Move Over Day, HAAS Alert is sharing free resources to help educate the public on the importance of Move Over laws. Read on to learn more about how Moving Over for roadside incidents and workers helps to save lives.

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The History of Move Over Laws

Move Over laws are the result of years of state-by-state advocacy by roadside workers and safety experts.

January 1994

Paramedic Struck by Vehicle

James Garcia, a South Carolina paramedic, is struck by a passing vehicle in early 1994 while on-scene and responding to a crash. He is later cited as being at fault for the incident.

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April 1996

South Carolina Passes First-Ever Move Over Law

Two years after being struck, Garcia helps to pass the nation's first law requiring drivers to slow down and move over when approaching active emergency vehicles and workers on the road.

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December 2000

The Federal Government Takes Action

After a series of responder-involved collisions and struck-by incidents, the U.S. Department of Transportation updates the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) in 2000 to include enhanced protections for roadway workers and emergency scene management.

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2001 - 2006

Move Over Protections Grow Nationally

By 2006, a total of 38 states have some form of a Move Over law in place that requires drivers to yield for emergency and/or roadside personnel.

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June 2007

Poll Finds 71% of Drivers Unfamiliar with Move Over Law

In a 2007 Mason Dixon poll of drivers commissioned by the National Safety Council, 71% of respondents report that they haven't ever heard of Move Over laws.

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2008 - 2011

Move Over Law Coverage Grows

Driven by continuous education campaigns and advocacy by public safety organizations and responder agencies, every state except for Hawaii and Washington D.C. adopts a Move Over law by 2011.

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July 2012

Hawaii Passes the 50th Move Over Law

After two Honolulu police officers are killed on the roadway in the same year, Hawaii passes a Move Over law, becoming the 50th and final state to do so.

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October 2014

Arizona Towers Launch National Move Over Day

In the fall of 2014, the Arizona Professional Towing and Recovery Associations (APTRA) calls on responder agencies nationwide to recognize the third Saturday of every October as National Move Over Day.

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January 2019

Washington D.C. Passes Move Over Law

Washington D.C. passes a law requiring motorists to yield and change lanes for emergency vehicles, making Move Over policy the law of the land across the United States.

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April 2019

Poll Finds 67% of Drivers Familiar with Move Over Law

A new public survey commissioned by the National Safety Council and the Emergency Responder Safety Institute finds that Move Over awareness more than doubled between 2007 and 2019, but a third of drivers still remain unfamiliar with the law.

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December 2020

GAO Releases Federal Report on Move Over Laws

A detailed analysis of state Move Over policies by the US Government Accountability Office finds that the law helps protect responders, but that more work must be done to educate the public, reduce roadside collisions, and prevent injuries and deaths.

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Additional Resources

Click below for additional Move Over information and resources from some of the organizations, agencies, and advocates working to improve awareness in communities across the country.

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