Move Over when emergency vehicles are working.
That’s the message from the OPP as this week (feb 13-16) an enforcement campaign focusing upon drivers who don’t slow down and move over for emergency vehicles parked on the side of a highway with their lights activated.
The law says if a driver is on a road with two or more lanes, the driver must move over for the parked emergency vehicle, if it is safe to do so.
If the roadway only has one lane in each direction, the driver is required to slow down and proceed with caution.
Since 1989, five OPP officers have been killed in the line of duty on the roadside when they and or their vehicles were hit by approaching vehicles.
The fine carries a $490 to $2,000 fine plus three demerit points upon conviction.
The “Move Over” law, has been in place since 2003.
