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State Police Release Results of Targeted Slow Down and Move Over Enforcement Project

Troopers from the Indiana State Police concentrated their enforcement efforts last week on catching those drivers who fail to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles. The effort was coordinated with state police agencies from five other states, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

With the increase in construction zones this was an opportune time to utilize special patrols not only to find those drivers who violate the law, but to educate the public on the importance of slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles. Troopers concentrated efforts on all emergency vehicles, including construction vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, police vehicles, maintenance crews, and roadside service crews.

The results of the efforts are in the chart below.

Violation Tickets Warnings Total
Fail to change lanes for stationary Highway Maintenance Vehicle on 4 lane highway 10 27 37
Fail to reduce speed for Stationary Highway Maintenance Vehicle on 2 lane highway 5 8 13
Failure to change lanes for Emergency Vehicle on 4 lane highway 83 137 220
Failure to reduce speed for Emergency Vehicle on 2 lane highway 17 22 39
Total 115 194 209

 

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