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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 2 Patrol 2700 North and South Highway Lewiston, ID 83501-1732
(208) 750-9300
Fax (208) 750-9385
For Immediate Release: 03/03/2022 02:15 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office
With only a predicted few more weeks left of winter, thanks to the groundhog, better weather is right around the corner! We all know better weather means more drivers on the roads. This coming Monday, March 7, 2022, Idaho State Police (ISP), Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office (NPCSO), and Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) are working to increase education when it comes to the Move Over Law, Idaho code 49-624. You will see crews working on the Lewiston Hill and on US 95 mileposts 305-310.
The code states, any driver, upon the approach of a stationary vehicle displaying flashing lights on a four-lane highway, must immediately reduce the speed of their vehicle below the posted speed limit and must change lanes if it is reasonable and safe to do so. If the vehicle is on a two-lane highway, the driver must immediately reduce the speed of their vehicle below the posted speed limit and continue, at that speed, past the stationary vehicle. Stationary vehicles displaying flashing lights include authorized emergency vehicles, tow trucks, and ITD vehicles.
The participating agencies will be contacting as many members of the public as possible to continue education on this important law. Lets work together to keep ourselves, our emergency vehicles, tow truck drivers, ITD workers, and other members of the public safe this year.
You can follow our efforts on the ISP and ITD Twitter accounts: @ISPCentralIdaho and @IdahoITD. See you all out on the highway and remember to #DriveWellIdaho!
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