LEXINGTON, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — October 19 is National Move Over Day, aimed at promoting better safety measures for people and vehicles on the road.
Lori Weaver Hawkins, Public Affairs Manager for AAA Bluegrass told FOX 56, “Every six days, a tow driver loses their life working roadside.”
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But that’s just one of the staggering statistics that make this advocacy day even more important.
“Triple-A is reminding people of the ‘Slow Down, Move Over’ law that we have here in Kentucky, as well as every state in the nation,” Hawkins said.
That law, which has been in place in Kentucky since 2003, requires drivers to slow down, and if they can, move over a lane when first responders are on the side of the road.
In July of this year, though, that law expanded.
“Just as we ask drivers to slow down and move over for our first responders, but we’re also asking that they do so for fellow motorists that find themselves at the roadside,” says Hawkins.