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Delaware
City, DE - A national Public Service
Announcement (PSA) urging motorists to
“slow down and move over” premiered on
August 18, 2010 at the Delaware City
(DE) Fire Company.
Link to
PSA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W0gnES7uf8
The PSA is
a joint venture between the Delaware
City Fire Company and the Cumberland
Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association (CVVFA)
to educate the public about dangers
associated with passing responders
working on the roadways.
The
project was launched at the request of
the Delaware City Fire Company following
the tragic death of Firefighter/EMT
Michelle Smith, who was struck while
rendering aid at an accident in December
of 2008.
The CVVFA
produced the PSA under a Cooperative
Agreement with the U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) with funding from
the Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice. USFA Acting
Deputy Fire Administrator Denis Onieal
and Bill Troup from the USFA’s National
Fire Programs Division attended the
ceremony.
Delaware
Senate Bill 205 (signed into law on
August 18, 2010) increases the penalty
for a violation of the Move Over Law if
a driver violates the statute and
strikes a roadway responder. The change
places the Delaware law closer to the
model Move Over legislation adopted in
most other states. Move Over laws
require motorists, if possible, to move
at least a lane away from firefighters,
law enforcement, ambulances, tow trucks,
and transportation workers. If that is
not possible, drivers must slow down and
proceed with caution.
Source:
http://tinyurl.com/2dv6ex4
Posted 08-24-10 |
