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Law requires drivers to move over a lane if possible when approaching a vehicle with flashing lights on the roadside
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July 17, 2023
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol will join in a six-state initiative focusing on “Move Over” violations this week.

Ohio law requires all drivers to move over to an adjacent lane when approaching any vehicle with flashing or rotating lights parked on the roadside. If moving over is not possible due to traffic or weather conditions, or because a second lane does not exist, motorists should slow down and proceed with caution.

“Too many times our troopers have seen the aftermath or been involved in a crash where the driver failed to move over,” said Col. Charles A. Jones, patrol superintendent. “Moving over protects the lives of everyone who works or uses our freeways.”

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An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper’s cruiser was hit as it sat along a roadside last month. CONTRIBUTED

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Since 2018, state patrol cruisers were struck in 61 crashes that were Move Over-related, the patrol said. During that same time period, 26,739 Move Over violation citations were issued. Two civilians died and 56 officers and civilians were injured in those crashes.

In 2022, there were only 11 such crashes, 38% fewer than in 2021, the patrol said.

A version of the Move Over law exists in all 50 states.

This week’s collaboration includes state police in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to a statement from OSHP.

The public is encouraged to call #677 in Ohio or 911 to report drug activity, and dangerous or impaired drivers.

More information and statistics related to Ohio’s Move Over law can be found here.

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