Six-state effort aims to enforce "Move Over Law"

**TowForce** · July 17, 2022

Officers from state police Troop A, in Indiana, Ebensburg, Greensburg and the Kiski Valley, will participate in a “6-State Trooper Project” from Sunday through July 23, with a focus on enforcing Pennsylvania’s Move Over Law.

Troopers will adopt a “zero tolerance” enforcement approach for drivers who fail to adhere to the requirements of Title 75, Section 3327, also known as the “Duty of Driver in Emergency Response Areas and in Relation to Disabled Vehicles.”

Known as the Move Over Law, this section requires that, unless otherwise directed by an emergency service responder, drivers approaching or passing an emergency response area shall “(1) pass in a lane not adjacent to that of the emergency response area, if possible; or (2) if passing in a nonadjacent lane is impossible, illegal or unsafe, pass the emergency response area at a speed of no more than 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit and reasonable for safely passing the emergency response area.”

The Move Over Law also requires that when approaching or passing a disabled vehicle, drivers shall “(1) if it is possible to do so, pass in a lane not adjacent to that of the disabled vehicle; or (2) if it is impossible, illegal or unsafe to comply with paragraph (1), pass the disabled vehicle at a rate of speed that is no more than 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit and reasonable for safely passing the disabled vehicle.”

In an ongoing effort to prevent crashes and save lives, troopers also will watch for distracted, aggressive and intoxicated drivers.

The project is a collaboration between Pennsylvania State Police, Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol and West Virginia State Police with the goal of enhancing highway safety.