RyanZ71
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Steve0625 said:We've got it in New York, too. Didn't stop a stupid ass trucker from striking and killing a trooper who was well off on the shoulder with his (exceedingly obvious) emergency lights going. Trooper was in the car writing a ticket when he got hit.
It really pisses me off that half of the drivers around me don't move over or slow down if they can't move over.
Upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying lighted red or red and blue lights, or a stationary vehicle owned by the state highways and transportation commission and operated by an authorized employee of the department of transportation displaying lighted amber or amber and white lights, the driver of every motor vehicle shall:
(1) Proceed with caution and yield the right-of-way, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the stationary vehicle, if on a roadway having at least four lanes with not less than two lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or
(2) Proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be unsafe or impossible.
http://www.modot.org/workzones/documents/HitAWorkerLaw.pdfImposes a fine for killing or injuring a highway worker of up to $10,000 and loss of
their license for a year.
Yep, or other HPs/ deputies will sit farther down and pull you over if you don't move over.CrownVic97 said:From time to time, I've seen NDHP cars parked on the side of the interstate all lit up and no car in front of them. They are making sure our move over laws are being followed.
If an authorized emergency vehicle is parked or stopped on the interstate system or on a multilane highway outside the limits of a city, and the authorized emergency vehicle is displaying a flashing, revolving, or rotating amber, blue, white, or red light, the driver of an approaching vehicle shall proceed with caution and yield the right of way by moving to a lane that is not adjacent to the authorized emergency vehicle if the move may be made with due regard to safety and traffic conditions or if not, the driver shall proceed with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, and maintain a safe speed for the road conditions.This law also applies to DOT maintenance vehicles.
CrownVic97 said:Here's a civilian synopsis on the NDHP webpage of what vehicles qualify under the ND law:
What is the move-over law? | North Dakota State Highway Patrol
So, if any vehicle has their warning/emergency lights on and is parked on the shoulder of the road, over to the left you go. Many people do follow it pretty well around here. Very seldom have a seen an idiot not move over and they slow down a little when they go by. It irritates me when I do see it. Granted this is hard to do with heavy traffic on an interstate passing lane or on two-lane highways, so then slowing down to a safe speed to pass is best in that situation. Otherwise, I will not hesitate to turn a driver in if they pass an emergency or utility vehicle lit up on the side of the road at highway speed without moving over. If it's clear to me they did not choose to tilt the wheel to the left, their butt is getting canned.