in Chatsworth, Grey Highlands, Southgate, West Grey
May 22, 2024
Ahead of another busy summer on highways and roads, the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding drivers that paying attention to what's happening on the roadside is just as important as keeping an eye on the road.
Ontario's Move Over Law has been in place since 2003. It is the responsibility of all licensed motorists to be aware of this and all other traffic laws. Ontario's Move Over Law serves to protect police, other emergency services and tow truck personnel who are parked or stopped on the roadside to carry out their work.
The law requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when passing an emergency vehicle parked on the side of a highway with its lights activated. If the highway has more than one lane, the law also requires the driver to move over and leave one lane between their vehicle and the parked emergency vehicle if it can be done safely.
Ontario's Move Over Law carries a $490 to $2,000 fine plus three demerit points upon conviction. Subsequent offences carry a $1,000 to $4,000 fine, possible jail time of up to six months and suspension of your driver's licence for up to two years.
Every year, hundreds of drivers ignore this law and deny police and other emergency personnel the safe space they need to carry out their duties on the roadside.
Road users are reminded that these measures can go a long way towards making it a zero fatality/injury long weekend that has everyone getting to and from their destination safely!
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