Move Over!
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 It's a new law many Californians haven't heard about. If you are
driving down the freeway, and you see emergency lights on the side of
the road, you must move over and pass. "It really has not been, for a lack of a better word, advertised," Sheriff's Lt. Mike Cea said. There have also been emails circulating with false information, so let's set the record straight.
- The "Move Over" law includes all emergency vehicles on the side of the freeway with their lights on. This includes ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, tow trucks or Cal Trans vehicles.
- You must move over and leave one lane between you and the emergency vehicles.
- If you are unable to change lanes, you must slow down before passing.
- A citation puts one point on your driving record and levies a fine with court costs of about $150.
- All but four states in the country now have a "Move Over" law.
- More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed since 1999
after being struck by vehicles along America's highways, according to
the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
For more information on "Move Over" Laws, visit http://www.moveoveramerica.com.
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Traffic Signs Legend
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Did you know that the more sides a traffic sign has the more urgent it is? Did you know only stop signs are octagonal? Did you know that the color brown is strictly for recreational signs? Here's a primer on traffic signage:
SHAPES:
Circle - Exclusively for railroad advance warning signs
Diamond - Used for warning signs
Octagon - Exclusively for stop signs
Pennant - Exclusively for No Passing Zone signs
 Pentagon - Used for school advance warning signs and county route marker signs
 Rectangle, Longer Dimension Vertical - Used for regulatory signs, such as speed limit, one way, and weight limit signs
 Rectangle, Longer Dimension Horizontal - Used for guide signs, some warning signs, and temporary traffic control signs
 Trapezoid - Used for recreational area guide signs and National Forest route markers
Equilateral Triangle, Point Down - Exclusively for YIELD signs
Crossbuck - Exclusively for railroad grade crossing signs
Other shapes - Typically used for route marker signs
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 We hope this information was interesting and informative
and that it helps keep you safe on the roads!
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