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"Move Over, Florida! It's the Law"

Posted on Aug 25, 2009

From August 21 until September 7, 2009, the Florida Highway Patrol will hold a special safety campaign against those failing to move over whenever an emergency vehicle on the side of the road has its lights on. Campaign Move Over, Florida! It's the Law is held to remind drivers about the law: whenever an emergency vehicle has its lights on, on the side of the road, drivers must move over one lane away from the emergency vehicle or, if moving is not possible, they must slow down to 20 mph below the posted speed limit in the area. The amount of penalty for failing to move over or slow down is nearly $150.         

When the lights are on, law enforcement officers and other emergency personnel already have to deal with an accident or problem on the road. Having numerous vehicles pass them at high speeds can be very distracting for fire department or medical personnel who may have to deal with serious accidents and victims with severe injuries. It can also create other accidents on the road: more than 150 law enforcement officers have been killed by passing drivers on the highways nationwide in the last decade.

Stay safe and keep the road a safer place. Move over, Florida! 

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I am local Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, and I strongly believe that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident. 

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The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. We are personal injury lawyers, litigators and trial lawyers that have been working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 37 years throughout North Florida and all over Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice as accident attorneys.
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