(Le Mars) — Several new laws began as of Sunday, July 1st. One of those laws is the the “Move Over” law that applies to motorists. Iowa State Patrol Trooper John Farley says the law used to include only emergency vehicles, but now it has been extended to cover all emergency, utility, road department, or
even stranded motorists.
Farley says most people would move over to the other lane as a means of courtesy, but now, legislators have included it as the law.
The Iowa Highway Patrol trooper reminds motorists to not only to move over into the other lane, but to also slow down when entering a construction zone, or an emergency zone.
The Independence Day holiday, has over the years, proven to be a deadly holiday in terms of fatal traffic accidents. Trooper John Farley with the Iowa State Patrol believes this year’s holiday, even though it is during the middle of the week, we will still have heavy traffic on Iowa’s roads and highways.
Farley says many of the accidents that happen during the Independence Day holiday are attributed to impaired driving through intoxication of alcohol or drugs, distracted driving, and higher speeds. Farley says the Iowa State Patrol, along with other law enforcement agencies, will be out in force
watching the holiday highway traffic beginning on Tuesday evening. Farley says the fatalities reported during the July 4th holiday has remained consistent through the years.
Farley says the Iowa State Patrol wants people to celebrate the nation’s holiday, but to celebrate responsibly.
