Title: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day and urges national, state, and regional incident management organizations to spread awareness of, and promote the existence of, and adherence to, state move over laws. Move Over laws generally require motorists to move at least one lane over when there is an emergency or rescue activity taking place on the shoulder or side of the roadway, or, if unable to do so safely, to slow down and pass the scene with caution.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 734 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 734

    Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2022

  Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                           and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.

Whereas the Senate wishes to recognize traffic incident management responders 
        (as described in the Traffic Incident Management Handbook of the Federal 
        Highway Administration), which include law enforcement, fire and rescue, 
        emergency medical services, tow truck operators, and transportation 
        workers;
Whereas, due to the increasingly high rate of distracted drivers on the roadway, 
        many traffic incident management responders lose their lives while 
        performing their duties each year;
Whereas, in 2021, 65 traffic incident management responders were killed in the 
        United States due to roadside collisions;
Whereas the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration of the Department of Transportation host the Crash 
        Responder Safety Week annually in November as a national effort to--

    (1) protect traffic incident management responders who are at the scene 
of highway crashes; and

    (2) remind the public of their responsibility to use caution when 
driving near roadside incidents involving traffic incident management 
responders;

Whereas each State has a move over law, which has correlated directly with a 
        safer environment along the roadsides of the United States for traffic 
        incident management responders and stranded citizens;
Whereas move over laws generally require motorists to move at least 1 lane over 
        when there is an emergency or rescue activity taking place on the 
        shoulder or side of the roadway, or, if unable to do so safely, to slow 
        down and pass the scene with caution;
Whereas the Government Accountability Office report entitled ``Emergency 
        Responder Safety: States and DOT Are Implementing Actions to Reduce 
        Roadside Crashes'' (GAO-21-166) noted that State officials cite raising 
        public awareness as the most prevalent challenge to move over laws; and
Whereas providing traffic incident management responders an enhanced opportunity 
        to inform the motoring public about these laws is critical to the public 
        safety: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of a National Move Over 
        Law Day; and
            (2) urges the national, State, and regional incident 
        management organizations--
                    (A) to spread awareness and promote the existence 
                of, and adherence to, State move over laws; and
                    (B) to educate the public further on the dangers 
                and loss of life that occur if State move over laws are 
                not faithfully observed.
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