| Troopers from the Indiana State Police concentrated their enforcement efforts last week on catching those drivers who fail to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles. The effort was coordinated with state police agencies from five other states, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
With the increase in construction zones this was an opportune time to utilize special patrols not only to find those drivers who violate the law, but to educate the public on the importance of slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles. Troopers concentrated efforts on all emergency vehicles, including construction vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, police vehicles, maintenance crews, and roadside service crews.
The results of the efforts are in the chart below.
| Violation |
Tickets |
Warnings |
Total |
| Fail to change lanes for stationary Highway Maintenance Vehicle on 4 lane highway |
10 |
27 |
37 |
| Fail to reduce speed for Stationary Highway Maintenance Vehicle on 2 lane highway |
5 |
8 |
13 |
| Failure to change lanes for Emergency Vehicle on 4 lane highway |
83 |
137 |
220 |
| Failure to reduce speed for Emergency Vehicle on 2 lane highway |
17 |
22 |
39 |
| Total |
115 |
194 |
209 |
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