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Scott's Law, 625 ILCS 5/11-907(c), is a mandatory move over law in the state of Illinois. [1] The law requires that all motorists move over when encountering stopped or disabled emergency vehicles displaying warning lights. [2]
Additions, deletions, and changes to the ILCS are done through the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB), which files the changes as provided for by Public Act 87-1005. [ 3 ] The compilation is an official compilation by the state and is entirely in the public domain for purposes of federal copyright law; anyone may publish the statutes ...
A sign informing motorists of the state move-over law at a New York State Thruway service area. A move over law is a law which requires motorists to move over and change lanes to give safe clearance to law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulances, utility workers, and in some cases, tow-truck drivers and disabled vehicles.
“You’re supposed to yield to emergency vehicles, ” said Jaworski. Just under 30 minutes later, at 12:41 p.m., a second crash was reported at the 49 th Street intersection of U.S.1.
Failure to yield to emergency vehicles: 4 points. Failure to yield to funeral procession: 3 points. Failure to stop for a church bus or school bus: 6 points. Improper turn: 3 points.
Failure to comply could result in citation of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and possibly raise suspicion that the driver is attempting to flee. Similar alerting devices are also typically equipped on other emergency vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances, although police departments often use blue lights to signal drivers to ...
The crash rolled the EMS vehicle and crushed the front of the bus, photos shared by the department show. A small bus carrying students with special needs collided with the emergency vehicle in an ...
A police van and an ambulance in Thuringia, Germany in 2013. An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services.Emergency vehicles typically have specialized emergency lighting and vehicle equipment that allow emergency services to reach calls for service in a timely manner, transport equipment and resources, or perform their tasks efficiently.