안녕하세요 동재아빠입니다.

어느분이 알려준 내용입니다.

하와이 등 몇개 주를 제외하고는 미 전역에 해당되는 거라고 합니다.

요점은 경찰차가 갓길에 서있으면 끝차선에서 중앙선 쪽으로 1개 차선을 변경해서

멀리 떨어져 가거나 바로 옆으로 지나갈 수 밖에 없는 곳에서는 해당 제한속도보다 시속 20마일을 줄인 속도가 최고 제한속도가 된다는 겁니다.

제한속도가 25마일 이하로 되어 있는 지역에서는 시속 5마일을 넘을 수가 없다고 하네요.

그리고 25마일 초과한 속도가 제한속도로 제시되어 있으면 거기서 20마일을 뺀 속도가 제한속도가 되는거지요.

즉 55마일이 제한속도인 구역에서 경찰차가 딱지 끊고 있는데 그 옆을 35마일 이상의 속도로 지나가면 위반사항인 겁니다.

도움 되었길 바랍니다.

그럼 안전운행 하세요 여러분…

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This was news to me.  Be informed, if you don’t already know.

Subject: The New ‘Move Over’ Traffic Law,Few Know About

The New ‘Move Over’ Traffic Law
Few Know About
1-23-10

If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the road, you have to change to the next lane (away from the stopped vehicle) or slow down by 20 mph…….

Every state except Hawaii and Maryland and the D.C. has this law.

In California, the “Move-over” law became operative on January 1, 2010. http://www.moveoveramerica.com/

My son got a ticket on Pleasant Hill coming back from Wal-Mart.  police car (turned out it was 2 police cars) was on the side of the road  giving a ticket to someone else. My son slowed down to pass but did not move into the other lane.

The second police car immediately pulled him over and gave him a ticket. My son and I had never heard of the law. It is a fairly new law that states if any emergency vehicle is on the side of the road, if you are able, you are to move into the far lane.

The ticket was $754, with 3 points on your license and a mandatory court appearance. I do not know how much the fine is in CA but it is too stiff to not let you know. Please let everyone you know that drives about this new law.

It is true (see details at the following web address).

http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/moveover.asp