FLOYD PERRY RECEIVED THIS FROM A FRIEND, AND FORWARDED IT ON TO US:
A Driving Law that some may not be aware of...
New Law: If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the road with their
lights flashing, you have to move to the next lane (away from the stopped
vehicle) or slow down to 20 mph.. Every state except Hawaii and Maryland
and the D.C. has this law. In California, the "Move-over" law become
operative on January 1, 2010.
My son got a ticket on Pleasant Hill coming back from Wal-Mart. A Duluth
police car (turned out it was 2 police cars) was on the side of the road
giving a ticket to someone else. My son slowed down to pass but did not move
into the other lane. The second police car immediately pulled him over and
gave him a ticket.
My son and I had never heard of the law. It is a fairly new law that
states if any emergency vehicle is on the side of the road with its lights
flashing, if you are able, you are to move into the next lane. The cost of
the ticket was $754 (in Georgia , that is), with 3 points on your license and
a mandatory court appearance.
Click here to go to the "Move Over America" website.
Please let everyone you know who drives about this new law.
