WSP: Statewide 'slow down, move over' emphasis patrol this weekend

‘Slow down, move over’ emphasis patrols

'Slow down, move over' emphasis patrols

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington State Patrol (WSP) will conduct a statewide “Slow Down, Move Over” emphasis from April 26, 2019 through April 28, 2019 to bring awareness to the "move over law."

The law was updated last year and now includes work zones. It requires that vehicles approaching an emergency or work zone should proceed with due caution, slow down, and if safe move over, or change lanes.

An emergency or work zone vehicle includes:

An emergency or work zone includes the adjacent lanes of the roadway -- and 200 feet before and after the emergency or work zone vehicle.

If there are two lanes going in the same direction, move completely into the left lane. The penalty is $214 and cannot be waived or reduced.

The Washington State Patrol pulled over 4,764 drivers for the move over violation in 2018. Since 2016, 104 patrol cars were hit on the side of the road, leaving 27 injured, according to WSP.