Villages of Woodland Springs Homeowners Association

Do you know when to move over?

May 15, 2006

Know When To Move Over
Its illegal to pass certain stationary emergency vehicles on the highway.

According to state law, if youre on a multi-lane road, and youre approaching a police car, fire truck or ambulance that is stopped with its emergency lights on, you must move over and leave at least one lane between you and the emergency vehicle.

For example, if the emergency vehicle is stopped on the right shoulder, and you are on a road with three lanes moving in the same direction, you must move into the center or left lane. If you cannot move over, you must slow down using the following guidelines:

If the posted speed limit is 25 mph or more, you must slow to a speed at least 20 mph less than the posted speed limit.
If the posted speed limit is less than 25 mph, you must slow to 5 mph.
The law is designed to keep emergency responders as well as passing motorists safe.