Slow Down, Move Over Video-It's the LAW!

[tman1020]

It is insane how bright some of the lights can get. Sometimes that's all you can see it's binding. Not sure why they think brighter is necessarily safer if you're blinded by the intensity of the safety lights.

 

[Thomas]

Moving over good thing but lot more drivers need to slow down.

 

[TripleR]

I would like to add: if it is save to do so

I see people do the craziest moves to move over (endangering themselves and others), or to get out of the way of emergency vehicles, or just stop on the road.

I like the European way. Make way, give room, but keep moving. Stopped traffic blocking the road is not of help for emergency responders.

"Missouri痴 Move Over law requires drivers to change lanes when approaching MoDOT vehicles, law enforcement vehicles and any other emergency vehicle with lights flashing. If drivers can稚 change lanes safely, they must slow down as they pass the emergency vehicles."

Feb 213 Featured Statute Move Over

Officials SHOULD realize how such accidents happen. It you are focused on something, like a cruiser with a ridiculous amount of high power LED strobes on it, that is what you will hit, unless you focus elsewhere. Taken from a book "Driving At The Limits Of Adhesion". They would be best to darken the cruiser, but that wouldn't satisfy the Ego in most cops.

I know a lot of first responders with one son an EMT and another LEO and I have to disagree. Immaterial in many if not most cases as vehicles are not owned by or equipped by individuals.

 

[Citydude]

"Missouri痴 Move Over law requires drivers to change lanes when approaching MoDOT vehicles, law enforcement vehicles and any other emergency vehicle with lights flashing. If drivers can稚 change lanes safely, they must slow down as they pass the emergency vehicles." Feb 213 Featured Statute Move Over I know a lot of first responders with one son an EMT and another LEO and I have to disagree. Immaterial in many if not most cases as vehicles are not owned by or equipped by individuals.

^^^ This.

 

[Looking4new]

Out my way I have seen the cops sitting on the side of the road (mostly in summer) with their carnival lights on just waiting for someone who doesn't move over/slow down. I do both if it is at all possible.
82' of tractor and trailers makes a he!! of a wind at 60mph.
Besides that, it is only common courtesy.

 

[downsizingnow48]

The video writeup says that if you move over, people behind will take the hint and do the same. Nope. I always move over when there is a possibly dangerous situation on the side of the road. I mean you ever know when a kid will run out into the lane, or a driver will stumble getting out of their vehicle. But, the only drivers that consistently move over behind me are over-the-road truckers. Very seldom do I see anyone else do that.

 

[dickfoster]

Moving over good thing but lot more drivers need to slow down.

Conversly a lot of slow drivers need to move over for faster moving traffic. Nothing irritates me more than road hogs and self appointed lane monitors.

 

[scdeerslayer]

There were signs in SC that said "Move over or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles." Not sure how many of them are still up.

There were also signs that said "Crash notice if no injury move vehicles from roadway" or something like that. People apparently paid no attention to those signs.

Along those lines, city planners need to think about emergency vehicle access during rush hour. Those pretty green spaces in medians are horrible in that situation. I've seen ambulances driving down the wrong way of the road to get around traffic and those green spaces.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Our snow plows have had tons of lights along with yellow and black checkered tailgates. People apparently continue to run into them.

Menonites around here ride around in black plywood boxes with a SMV on the back. I don't believe there are many collisions. I will bet you, collision would increase if you plastered LED strobes all over them.

 

[dickfoster]

Our snow plows have had tons of lights along with yellow and black checkered tailgates. People apparently continue to run into them.

Menonites around here ride around in black plywood boxes with a SMV on the back. I don't believe there are many collisions. I will bet you, collision would increase if you plastered LED strobes all over them.

Mennonites or Amish? Mennonites can own and drive cars but Amish can't. Mennonites are Amish with technology so they can have electric power, cars (no chrome for flashy stuff), telephones and such while the Amish are supposedly limited to what technology was avaliable two centuries ago i.e. horse and buggy and hand tools.