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Moveover laws aim to save lives on highways nationwide
The piece reports three deadly roadside incidents in Oklahoma Kentucky and North Carolina over ten months where drivers failed to move over or reduce speed for emergency workers. It notes all states have move over laws and cites safety advocates urging broader public education and enforceable compliance to prevent deaths of police firefighters tow workers and tow truck drivers.
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Washington
Tns
Oklahoma
Kentucky
North Carolina
Jonathan Adkins
Governors Highway Safety Association
District of Columbia
Wyoming
Louisiana
New Mexico
Russell Martin
Martin
Harlan Edmonds
Edmonds
Emergency Responder Safety Institute
Public Safety and Transportation Experts
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Jeff Roskopf
Towing and Recovery Association of America
Sored
National Safety Commission
Adkins
Governors’ Highway Safety Group
Ben Gorban
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Gorban
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Nashville
Florida
Tracy Trott
Tennessee
Highway Patrol
Trott