Kentucky is expanding its Move Over law and will take effect Monday, July 15.
Since 2003, the state’s “Slow Down, Move Over” law has required drivers to slow down or move over in an effort to protect first responders, highway crews and roadside workers. Starting Monday, the law will now also protect drivers with disabled vehicles.
Drivers approaching a disabled vehicle that has emergency flashers, flares, or any type of warning signal displayed, will be required to move over a lane if it is safe to do so. If they are not able to change lanes, or they are are on a road with fewer than four lanes, they must slow down.
Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said in a news release Wednesday that expanding Kentucky’s ‘Slow Down, Move Over’ law to encompass all vehicles supports Team Kentucky’s mission to provide safe highways for all roads.
According to AAA, data from Kentucky State Police shows there were 32 people killed in crashes while either leaving or approaching their vehicles over a five year span starting in June 2019 through June 2024. During that same time period, data shows 16 people were killed in crashes while they were on the side of the road changing a tire or doing other work on their vehicles.
Source: WDRB
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