Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Tag: move over law
Roadbuilding
N.Y. police disguised as workers ticket 266 drivers for work zone violations
Police officers in New York recently stepped up enforcement on reckless driving in work zones â by going undercover as construction workers. New York State Police issued 266 tickets as part of âOperation Hardhat,â which it conducted with the New York State Department of Transportation. During the crackdown, officers mingled into road work areas and [âŚ]
September 9, 2019
Roadbuilding
Expanded Ore. move-over law takes effect
A new law in Oregon requires drivers to move over for any vehicle stopped on the side of road that is displaying hazard lights or a distress signal. The law takes effect January 1 and requires the driver to move to another lane away from the vehicle or reduce speed by 5 mph. This is [âŚ]
January 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
New website geared to training Ariz. traffic incident responders
Arizona emergency responders have a new website offering a clearinghouse for traffic incident management training. âEffective traffic incident management keeps the public safe, emergency responders safe and traffic moving,â said Derek Arnson, Traffic Management Group manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation. âItâs important that everyone who responds to a traffic incident, from law enforcement [âŚ]
November 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT releases video featuring mother of road worker killed to raise awareness of âMove Overâ law
Mark Kiper had only been working his summer job as a seasonal employee at the Ohio Department of Transportation for two weeks when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. He was a high school valedictorian, college athlete and a deanâs list student, as his mother Joan explains in a new video from ODOT. She recalls that her son [âŚ]
October 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio updates âMove Over Lawâ to protect highway workers
The Ohio General Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to protect crews working on the stateâs roadways. The measure, Senate Bill 137, updates Ohioâs âMove Over Law,â now requiring motorists to slow down and, if possible, move to an adjacent lane when approaching construction, maintenance and public utilities commission vehicles that are parked on the [âŚ]
December 11, 2013
Page 1 of 1