AAA urges Motorists to protect First-Responders

AAA-The Auto Club Group urges all motorists to slow down and move over for first responders, tow service operators, utility workers, and road crews working alongside multi-lane roadways. AAA announces the start of an ongoing Slow Down, Move Over campaign aimed at highlighting the Move Over law designed to reduce deaths and injuries on Georgia’s roadways.  “AAA roadside service providers will respond to over 30 million calls for help this year alone; delivering safety, security, and peace of mind to our members. Their lives are on the line every time they respond to a call, said Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “We’re asking for the public’s support to protect all of the first responders who come to the rescue of motorists. Slow down, move over as the lives of our highway heroes are on your shoulders.”  Georgia’s Move Over law says motorists traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder must move-over one lane when first responders, tow service operators, utility workers, and road crews are stopped on the side of the highway and operating in an official capacity. The law is meant to keep officers and traffic violators safe from crashes with passing vehicles.