ISP ramps up patrols to educate drivers about 'move over' law - Idaho News

MERIDIAN, Idaho (CBS) — Idaho State Police ramped up patrols for two hours on Thursday in an effort to educate drivers on Idaho's move over law.

This comes after Wednesday's close call accident on I-84 involving an ISP state trooper and a resident.

"During traffic stops, we're really focusing on watching for cars that aren't moving over for the traffic stop that's occurring on the median or the shoulder," said ISP Sgt. Brandalyn Crapo.

Crapo says law enforcement deals with this issue on a regular basis.

"We see a huge problem where we have troopers on traffic stops, and vehicles aren't following the Idaho move over law," Crapo said.

The "Move Over" Idaho law requires drivers to merge lanes if possible or reduce the speed below the posted speed limit on the interstate during a police traffic stop.

Failure to move can result in an infraction with a speeding ticket up to $90.

Crapo believes this is more than just a speeding ticket.

"When you've got an individual standing on the side of the road, their life is at risk during that traffic stop," Crapo said.

"We don't want anyone to have to live with the fact that they caused a crash, severely injured someone, or ultimately took someone's life for not moving over when they should have."

source: https://idahonews.com/news/local/isp-ramps-up-patrols-to-educate-drivers-about-move-over-law

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