{"id":816,"date":"2014-05-04T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/2014\/05\/04\/sc-officials-remind-residents-of-states-move-ove\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T00:05:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:05:43","slug":"sc-officials-remind-residents-of-states-move-over-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/sc-officials-remind-residents-of-states-move-over-law\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Officials Remind Residents of State&#8217;s &#8220;Move Over&#8221; Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p> The &#8220;move over&#8221; law is something not all South Carolina motorists  may be aware of &ndash; but it&#8217;s a law everyone should know. On Friday June 6 th, officials in Berkeley and Charleston Counties announced their efforts  to increase awareness about South Carolina&#8217;s move over law, and why  it&#8217;s important for everyone to understand and abide by it. <\/p>\n<p>A move over law requires motorists to move over, change lanes, or provide  a safe distance when passing law enforcement officers, emergency responders,  and construction crews doing work on public roadways. In South Carolina,  the law was revised over a decade ago to ensure the safety of police officers  and other first responders who perform their duties on the side of roads  and highways.<\/p>\n<p>The latest effort to remind residents about the move over law comes after  a recent incident involving the death of a Florida Trooper who was struck  and killed by a motorist while assisting a motorist on the side of a highway.  According to statistics, these types of incidents are all too common:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the National Law Enforcement Officer&#8217;s Memorial Fund (NLEOMF),  an average of more than 50 officers are struck and killed by vehicles  along roadways each year.<\/li>\n<li> The  <a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/police-roadside-safety\">National Institute of Justice<\/a> states that more law enforcement officers die each year in traffic accidents  than from any other cause, including shootings. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moveoverlaws.com\/south-carolina-move-over-law.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Carolina&#8217;s move over law<\/a>, any motorist approaching a construction work zone or emergency scene  is required to do the following: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep vehicles under control<\/li>\n<li>Reduce speed and proceed with caution<\/li>\n<li>Yield the right-of-way by making a lane change or moving over when safe<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a safe speed for road conditions if changing lanes is not possible or safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Officials from EMS, Fire, and Police departments in both Berkeley County  and Charleston County held a news conference on June 6 th at the Mount Pleasant Police Department to encourage motorists to give  safe clearance to anyone working on the side of the road. They also stated  that officers will be increasing their efforts to enforce the move over law. <strong>Motorists who don&#8217;t obey the law can be cited and may face fines as  high as $1,067.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Protect Those Who Protect You<\/h3>\n<p>George Sink Injury Lawyers wants to remind motorists about the importance  of remaining aware when behind the wheel. Driving distracted and even  &#8220;rubber-necking&#8221; can place others in harm&#8217;s way, including  police officers and emergency responders who are here to help.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina officials have announced that they will be enforcing the state&#8217;s &#8220;move over&#8221; law. 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