New York – State troopers handed out 865 tickets during a weeklong enforcement blitz for New York’s “Move Over” law.
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The crackdown was conducted last week in State Police Troop F, based in Middletown, Troop K in Poughkeepsie, and Troop T, which covers the Thruway.
The new law requires drivers to move over and slow down when passing an emergency vehicle that’s stopped on the shoulder of a road or highway with its emergency lights flashing. If traffic or other hazards prevent drivers from moving into the next lane, they must at least slow down.
A violation of this law is a punishable by a fine of up to $275, plus mandatory court surcharges. It will also result in two points on the driver’s license record.
I’ve been doing that for years. Whenever I see a car on the shoulder with passengers/driver around, I’ll pull out of the right lane. It’s only common sense.
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Ridicules, non sens. there is a reason we’ve got shoulders in the side of the road. Maybe we should close down the highway completely, and what about the hrs that it takes them to write the ticket and they have there lights on comon…………”LEGAL EXTORTION” nothing else
This crackdown so frustrating. Just raise my taxes and be honest. You need the money. Nickel and diming people is just not the way.
aren’t people in the right lane usually going slow anyway? this law is dumb.