THE TRIPLE “A” HAS UNDERTAKEN A PROJECT TO KEEP ROADSIDE WORKERS SAFER BY REMINDING DRIVERS TO FOLLOW ……SLOW DOWN AND MOVE
OVER LAWS….
NEW “VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS” ARE BEING PLACED ON TOW TRUCKS ACROSS THE REGION……THE SIGNS ARE DESIGNED TO GRAB A DRIVERS’ ATTENTION AND
CLEARLY SPELL OUT WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY APPROACH A STOPPED SERVICE VEHICLE….
ALL 50 STATES HAVE……SLOW DOWN-MOVE OVER LAWS…..BUT RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT WHILE MOST DRIVERS KNOW OF THE LAWS….ONLY ABOUT 30-
PERCENT SLOW DOWN AND CHANGE LANES WHEN THEY SEE ROADSIDE CREWS….
NATIONWIDE….NEARLY 350 PEOPLE ARE STRUCK AND KILLED OUTSIDE DISABLED VEHICLES EACH YEAR…….