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A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers wants drivers to steer clear of all vehicles with hazard lights on — enhancing the state's 'Move Over Law.'On a spring night in 2024, a tow truck driver was responding to a crash.“He was trying to get onto the bed — and the other car just came, no stopping, no slowing down — bam!” a witness can be heard telling Cleveland Police through their body camera footage.
But state Sen. Kent Smith wants to enhance that.'It's to require folks to move over if there's a vehicle on the side of the road that's got its hazards on,' Smith said.Under bipartisan Senate Bill 16, drivers would have to move over for all vehicles that are “in distress.” This can be shown with hazards, red lights, flares or another form of emergency sign. It would raise penalties for driving too close or too fast, making it a misdemeanor with hundreds of dollars in fines.
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