New campaign for Move Over law

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new week-long campaign to raise awareness of New York's Move Over Law, which requires motorists to drive with care, slow down, and safely move over when approaching law enforcement vehicles, firetrucks, ambulances, tow trucks, construction and maintenance vehicles that are stopped along roads across the state. The law was enacted in 2011 to protect New Yorkers working along the roadway and has since been expanded to include a wider range of emergency and hazard vehicles.
"New York has zero tolerance for reckless, dangerous drivers, and with the launch of this new campaign, state and local officials will help educate New Yorkers on the importance of moving over for first responders," Governor Cuomo said. "This campaign sends a clear message to motorists to obey the law, stay alert and help ensure the safety of men and women along New York roadways."
Beginning Monday, April 24 through Friday, April 28, variable message signs will display reminders across the state and informational posters will be hung at Thruway service areas in support of the campaign. On Friday, April 28 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Thruway Authority staff, State Troopers, and tow truck operators will hand out flyers and engage in conversation with travelers to promote awareness about the Move Over law at service areas along the New York State Thruway (I-87 and I-90).  
As part of the campaign, New York State Police Troop T will conduct a Move Over enforcement detail on the Thruway for motorists who fail to move over for emergency vehicles, tow trucks, and maintenance vehicles.
Additionally, to help promote the Move Over law, the Thruway Authority released a testimonial video featuring a colleague of Ronald Deming, a Thruway Authority construction heavy equipment operator in Herkimer County who was struck by a vehicle and fatally injured while assisting in the recovery of a passenger car along the shoulder of a roadway on October 28, 2016.