- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Move over! : it's the law!
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office of Highway Safety
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
- Date of Original:
- 2011
- Subject:
- Emergency vehicles--Accidents--Georgia--Prevention
Emergency medical personnel--Protection--Georgia
Police--Protection--Georgia
Fire fighters--Protection--Georgia
Traffic safety--Georgia
Traffic engineering--Law and legislation--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 14927508
NZ MMS ID 9910191669802931
Call Number SD396.5 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bh575-ph51-bm1-b2011-bm6-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bh575-ph51-bm1-b2011-bm6-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 rack card : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
The "Move Over" Law in Georgia
Georgia's "Move Over" Law helps ensure highway safety for motorists AND emergency personnel when emergency vehicles are stopped on the side of a highway with their emergency lights ashing.
This law was created to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities to police o cers, paramedics,
re ghters, wrecker operators, and highway maintenance workers by maintaining an open bu er lane between passing highway tra c and authorized roadside emergency vehicles displaying ashing yellow, amber, white, red, or blue lights.
In Georgia, this law requires motorists to: z Move Over to the next lane if safely possible, OR z Slow Down below the speed limit and be prepared
to stop.
This law applies to any emergency vehicle parked on the shoulder of the highway.
The "Move Over" Law O.C.G.A. Section 40-60-16
Learn more at
www.gahighwaysafety.org
Safely change lanes or slow down when approaching any emergency vehicle.
Why was the "Move Over" Law Passed? z Because it saves lives. The
"Move Over" Law helps maintain tra c ow and protect the safety of emergency personnel and motorists. z More police o cers are killed by tra c crashes than in any other line-of-duty cause of death. More than one fourth of those killed are struck by passing vehicles while they work outside their patrol cars. z Emergency vehicles parked beside a highway are vulnerable to crashes, even when their emergency lights are ashing.
How does the "Move Over" Law make a di erence? z Thirty percent of all crashes occur as the result of
another crash. z Providing a bu er lane for emergency vehicles parked
on the roadway shoulder actually reduces the risk of another crash. z When the required clearance is given to roadside emergency vehicles, the margin of safety is increased, not only for public safety and emergency personnel, but for motorists and their passengers as well.
IT'S THE LAW! z The "Move Over" Law became e ective July 1, 2003.
Violations can result in a ne of no more than $500 for the rst o ense. zThe "Move Over" Law is another good sense driving reason to slow down on Georgia's highways and interstates.
Published by the Governor's O ce of Highway Safety
www.gahighwaysafety.org
JUNE 2011