LET’S GO RACING!!!!!….

On Monday, May 19^th, Families for Roadside Safety along with AAA Carolinas will be hosting a Move Over Law awareness day at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway!  We are still working on details for the event, and will keep you posted as plans come into place.  We look forward to seeing all of you from the Concord-Charlotte area and beyond!  It will be a day that will truly save hundreds, if not thousands, of lives.  Thank you to the Lowe’s Motor Speedway for opening your gates to us and thank you to AAA Carolinas for opening your arms!

I am currently recovering from shoulder surgery that I had two weeks ago, so I will need to keep this month’s update brief.  The following are a few items that I wanted to be sure to mention:

First, an update on national move over laws.  At one point, we had New Hampshire listed on our list of states with a Move Over Law.  However, after looking at the law more closely with the folks at AAA, we have taken New Hampshire off of the list.  To see view the specifics of each state’s Move Over Law, please go to http://www.f-o-r-s.com/home/moveoverlaws and go to the bottom of the page and click on AAA Slow Down Move Over logo.  However, if you have current information that is different from the information you find, please let us know so we can look into it.  The NH law does not require motorists to vacate a lane closest to the incident, but to only do so if the lane is wholly or partially blocked.

Second, as the result of recent tragedies in Wisconsin, three women have decided to begin promoting the Move Over Law in their state.  One is the sister-in-law of Deputy Tim Johnson who was struck one year ago.  Tim was not expected to survive, but is back to work protecting others!  We will be providing you with more information about their efforts in the coming months.  If you are from the Wisconsin area and what to assist these wonderful ladies, please let me know and I will put you in contact with them.

Third, our friends with Responder Safety would like to help you establish a traffic control unit for your agency.  To download their free manual and learn how, please visit www.respondersafety.com.

Finally, on Monday, February 11th, FOX Carolina, the FOX news outlet out of Greenville, SC, will be running a story called Move Over Undercover Investigation during their 10pm broadcast.  It will be split in two 3-minute segments during the 10pm broadcast.  The story will also be available on their website on February 12th… www.foxcarolina.com  Cody Alcorn, a reporter from FOX Carolina, and I had met this past fall when the Henderson County, NC Sheriffs Office and the Greenville County, SC Sheriffs Office did a joint effort to educate motorists about Move Over Laws.  Cody has worked hard to put together the upcoming story and we know it will truly save lives. 

Please, MOVE OVER & SLOW DOWN FOR STOPPED EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES.  The lives you save might be your own.