[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8504-H8505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF ``MOVE OVER'' LAWS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Williams of Georgia). Pursuant to House 
Resolution 1464, House Resolution 1463 is hereby adopted.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 1463

       Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes law 
     enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, tow 
     truck operators, and transportation workers as traffic 
     incident management responders (as such term is defined by 
     the Traffic Incident Management Handbook of the Federal 
     Highway Administration);

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       Whereas due to the increasingly high rate of drivers 
     engaging in risky behaviors on our roadways, including 
     distracted driving, impaired driving, and speeding, many 
     traffic incident management responders lose their lives while 
     performing their duties each year;
       Whereas, nationally in 2021, 65 traffic incident management 
     responders were killed due to roadside collisions;
       Whereas every State has a ``move over'' law, which has 
     correlated directly to a safer environment along our Nation's 
     roadsides for traffic incident management responders and 
     stranded citizens;
       Whereas ``move over'' laws generally require motorists to 
     move at least 1 lane over when there is an emergency or 
     rescue activity taking place on the shoulder or side of the 
     roadway, or, if unable to do so safely, to slow down and pass 
     the scene with caution;
       Whereas a Government Accountability Office report (GAO-21-
     166) on Emergency Responder Safety noted that State officials 
     cite raising public awareness as the most prevalent challenge 
     to ``move over'' laws; and
       Whereas providing traffic incident management responders an 
     enhanced opportunity to inform the motoring public about 
     these laws is critical to the public safety: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) supports the goals and ideals of ``move over'' laws;
       (2) urges relevant Federal and State agencies, as well as 
     nongovernmental organizations involved in traffic incident 
     management response, to spread awareness and promote the 
     existence of, and adherence to, State ``move over'' laws; and
       (3) urges relevant Federal and State agencies, as well as 
     nongovernmental organizations involved in traffic incident 
     management response, to educate the public further on the 
     dangers and potential loss of life if the provisions and 
     requirements of State ``move over'' laws are not faithfully 
     observed.

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