On Aug 10, 8:23*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> So is this true? *Snopes says it is but I've never heard of it. Maybe
> because Maryland doesn't have this law. *On the group I read that had it
> posted there were many responses that they've gotten tickets out of state
> and they never knew about the law. *The thing that gets me is that the site
> cited is registered by a driving school. *Where's the advertising of this if
> it really is true? *What happens if you've never heard of it while
> traveling? *Of course it's a good idea and makes sense. *But the fine,
> though reportedly not as high as this says, is still high.
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> > New Traffic Law 2010 - Ticket cost $754.00
> > GOOD THING TO KNOW: *New Law: If a patrol car is pulled over to the side
> > of the road, you have to change to the next lane (away from the stopped
> > vehicle) or slow down by 20 mph. Every state except Hawaii , Maryland and
> > D.C. has this law. *In California , the "Move-over" law became operative
> > on January 1, 2010.
> > A friend's son got a ticket for this recently. A police car (turned out)it
> > was 2 police cars) was on the side of the road giving a ticket to someone
> > else. He slowed down to pass but did not move into the other lane. The
> > second police car immediately pulled him over and gave him a ticket. He
> > had never heard of the law. It is a fairly new law that states if any
> > emergency vehicle is on the side of the road, if you are able, you are to
> > move into the far lane.
> > The cost of the ticket was $754, with 3 points on your license and a
> > mandatory court appearance. Please let everyone you know that drives about
> > this new law. It is true, see details at the following web address:
> > *http://www.moveoveramerica.com/- Hide quoted text -
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US precedence: "Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

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