Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bill to enhance a state law requiring drivers to move over for emergency vehicles stopped on the shoulder.
The current “Slow Down, Move Over” law applies to law enforcement and emergency vehicles, tow trucks, utility vehicles and waste management trucks. The new version expands the law to cover all vehicles that are displaying hazard lights or warning signals.
The law requires drivers approaching a disabled or stopped consumer passenger vehicle displaying hazard warning lights, road flares or other caution signals, from the rear to make a lane change into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the vehicle, or to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe.
