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The National Safety Commission (NSC) released a safety alert last month reminding drivers of the Mover Over Act. In this alert, the NSC estimated that 71% of Americans have not heard of the Move Over Laws, resulting in deaths and serious injuries.

47 States have enacted some form of the Move Over Law, the Florida legislation passed the Act in 2002. Failure to comply with the law could result in a $149 penalty and 3 points on your license.

The Move Over Law was created to protect law enforcement officers and emergency responders from reckless or distracted drivers, keeping them safer while doing their job along the roadside.

What is this law? The NSC explains: If you approach an emergency vehicle stopped along the side of the road, you must vacate the lane and move over. If moving over is not an option or is not safe, then you must slow down 20 mph under the speed limit.

Emergency vehicles include: police, fire rescue vehicles, ambulances, and tow trucks.

The NSC also recommends that the same precautions be taken for vehicles broken down by the roadside with malfunctioning engines or tires.

For more information:

Roadside Emergencies - Move Over or Slow Down! Gainesville, Fl Accident Lawyer Explains the Law.

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.

We have been proudly representing injured accident victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and Alachua County, Marion County, Columbia County, Citrus County, Volusia County, Sumter County, Putnam County and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.

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