COLUMBUS, Ohio – Members of the 6-State Trooper Project will join together to focus on Move Over enforcement, beginning Sunday.
Ohio law requires all drivers to shift to an adjacent lane when approaching vehicles with flashing or rotating lights parked on the roadside. If moving over is not possible, then drivers should slow down and proceed with caution. The Move Over law exists in all 50 states.
The initiative begins at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, July 17, and runs through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 23. During this weeklong period, law enforecment will be “highly visible” and enforce the Move Over law.
The Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Pennsylvania State Police and the West Virginia State Police will join in the initiative alongside the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Between 2017 and 2021, Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers were struck in 51 crashes that were Move Over-related. During those years, more than 26,000 Move Over violations were cited by the patrol. The crashes resulted in 2 civilian deaths and 41 injuries to officers and civilians.
In 2021 there were only eight crashes, 47% fewer than 2020.
“Moving over protects the lives of everyone who works or uses our roadways,” said Colonel Richard S. Fambro, patrol superintendent. “Moving over isn’t just the law, it’s the right thing to do.”
Learn more about the Move Over law in Ohio, here.
