Slow down and move over: that’s the message Lexington Police and travel experts are sharing.
They say too many people are driving dangerously on the road, especially near emergency crews.
Officials tell us their goal is just to make people aware the law in Kentucky requires them to move over, or at least slow down, for emergency vehicles. An AAA survey shows that while most people think they do, that likely isn’t the case.
A new survey released by AAA shows that more than 90% of first responders they polled said they have had a close call while working on the side of the road. Almost 70% of them said, in their experience drivers, do not slow down or move over like they should. A previous AAA poll showed that 90% of drivers said they did move over or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles.