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When approaching the rear of a stopped emergency vehicle which is on the roadside with emergency lights activated, Oregon Law requires drivers to move over into another lane if one is available. If you can not move over into another lane safely (or if you are on a road with only one lane in each direction), you must slow down and give the emergency vehicle as much room as is safely possible. The fine for this violation is currently $242.00 ($355.00 if the location is within a Safety Corridor, School Zone or Work Zone).
UPDATE: FEBRUARY 1st, 2008 A partnership between the Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Transportation regarding the "Move Over" law has created new media opportunities and additional public outreach materials which are posted below. The Zip File was created to allow you to download all available Oregon Media related to the "Move Over" Law.
(Right Click on any of the links below and select "Save Target As" to save any of the media to your computer for viewing or forwarding).
THE MOVE OVER LAW - OREGON TEXT ORS 811.147 is not a "New Law" it became law in January of 2004
The law specifies the following:
811.147 Failure to maintain safe distance from emergency vehicle or ambulance; penalty.
(1) A person operating a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to maintain a safe distance from an emergency vehicle or ambulance if the person approaches an emergency vehicle or ambulance that is stopped and is displaying required warning lights and the person:
(a) On a highway having two or more lanes for traffic in a single direction, fails to:
(A) Make a lane change to a lane not adjacent to that of the emergency vehicle or ambulance; or
(B) Reduce the speed of the motor vehicle, if making a lane change is unsafe.
(b) On a two directional, two-lane highway, fails to reduce the speed of the motor vehicle.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to maintain a safe distance from an emergency vehicle or ambulance, is a Class B traffic violation. [2003 c.42 §2]
/ODOT/TS/docs/Enforcement/MOPost1.pdf
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