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Posted: 2/1/2015 8:56:41 PM EDT
I am tired of reading these stories and have had my fill of living one.
Pay the fuck attention http://www.odmp.org/media/image/officer/22360/oklahoma-trooper-nicholas-dees.jpgDees 
The next link was my brother in law.  I'm still pissed and it will never stop. Jay
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Posted: 2/1/2015 8:58:55 PM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 8:59:31 PM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. Tennessee, too. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:01:28 PM EDT
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99% sure Indiana has one of those laws also.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:01:43 PM EDT
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RIP
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:15:15 PM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. Like that makes it any better.....With the drivers we have here it's tough shit roadways is being blocked by a suppression apparatus or 2. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:15:41 PM EDT
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Texan may drive like jackasses in general, but everyone is pretty good about moving over or slowing down here.
If you pass in the lane beside a LE car with flashing lights, you must slow down 20mph below the posted limit or you must move over a lane. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:23:44 PM EDT
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RIP Thank you
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:24:18 PM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. As do a lot of states. Having drivers obey, adhere to it is another story. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:29:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tennessee, too. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Florida has a move over or slow down law. Tennessee, too. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:40:31 PM EDT
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The suspect plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to seven days incarceration and five years probation. This burns my ass. I wonder if the suspect was a "not guilty" girl. 
I would be in favor of Hammurabian punishment wrt unjustifiably killing public servants, whether it was on purpose or not. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 9:51:53 PM EDT
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RIP Sir. Sad. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:05:09 PM EDT
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Ohio has the law too, not that it stopped assholes from blocking me when I worked as an EMT. Most saw me, some even flipped me off. I am surprised we don't have more accidents in this country.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:09:22 PM EDT
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The problem isn't speed, it is focus. Too many distractions for drivers these days and we let just about anyone drive. We need annual driver competency testing.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:09:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Florida has a move over or slow down law. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:10:16 PM EDT
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Ummmm......I do. If I can, I pull into a parking lot, side road, etc. if not, I pull over and stay put until emergency vehicle passes.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:18:04 PM EDT
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99% sure Indiana has one of those laws also. We do. IC 9-21-8-35 Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:26:45 PM EDT
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We do. IC 9-21-8-35 Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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99% sure Indiana has one of those laws also. We do. IC 9-21-8-35 Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile We do. It didn't save my co-worker who was land surveying. Guy just kept driving home after killing him. 
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:28:02 PM EDT
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Kansas has the same law, but you can't regulate stupidity.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:29:32 PM EDT
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i agree...people drive that fucking jackasses...its ridiculous
i got buzzed on the highway the other day....unreal |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:30:08 PM EDT
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I am tired of reading these stories and have had my fill of living one. Pay the fuck attention http://www.odmp.org/media/image/officer/22360/oklahoma-trooper-nicholas-dees.jpgDeeshttp://www.odmp.org/media/image/officer/22360/oklahoma-trooper-nicholas-dees.jpg The next link was my brother in law. I'm still pissed and it will never stop. Jay
http://www.odmp.org/media/image/officer/17844/17844.jpg Jay was your BIL? I grew up in Sikeston and went to school with Jay. Still doesn't seem real.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:33:18 PM EDT
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As do a lot of states. Having drivers obey, adhere to it is another story. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. As do a lot of states. Having drivers obey, adhere to it is another story. Missouri has that law. Asshats can't stand the test of their abilities. Checking a mirror and moving over is far too much to ask of a decent number of drivers these days. Minivans and compact cars are the worst offenders around here. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:35:04 PM EDT
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For the safety of all involved, stopping vehicles on a busy public street should not be allowed. The Officer should have the driver pull into a parking lot or side street. For the life of me, I don't understand why OSHA hasn't come down on this practice.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:35:52 PM EDT
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The way some of the emergency guys around where I live drive are going to be the ones THAT CAUSE another freaking accident.
EVERYONE needs to be paying attention and focused on the damn road. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:38:58 PM EDT
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ok.... but can we get cop cars to turn d own the blinking lights? These new LED blinking lights are blindingly rediculous
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:39:10 PM EDT
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Most states have this law. Unfortunately all states have dangerous idiot drivers who don't understand why they need to slow down and move over.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:40:45 PM EDT
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I have nearly been struck on several occasions while conducting traffic stop and assisting motorists. KY has a law that requires drivers to move over for emergency vehicles but most do not pay attention. Elderly drivers are the worst.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:41:20 PM EDT
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No, you don't need to slow down when you see an emergency vehicle.
You need to slow down and/or move the fuck over when you see an emergency vehicle with its beacons on. Don't be that fucktard that slows way the fuck down because there's a cop in the next lane going slower than the speed limit, just cruising along. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:42:41 PM EDT
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It is a sad waste. Some idiot is always going to target fixate on the blinky lights though.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:47:24 PM EDT
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Wish more people have common sense when it comes to stopping on a highway. DON'T unless your vehicle is completely disabled, otherwise take the next exit to do your business - that includes EVERYONE. I've seen idiots on both sides of this issue.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:49:43 PM EDT
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But if you do, then you are "Rubber Necking".
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:52:57 PM EDT
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Indiana does in fact have one
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:59:35 PM EDT
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I move over or slow down for every vehicle on the side of the road if at all possible, flashing lights or not.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:07:21 PM EDT
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Tennessee, too. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. Tennessee, too. As does OH and I vehemently support it. Does anyone know if NC does? Because I seem to be the only one who does it here. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:09:28 PM EDT
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The problem isn't speed, it is focus. Too many distractions for drivers these days and we let just about anyone drive. We need annual driver competency testing. While I certainly feel bad for responders and LEO who have to work on the side of the road I think that is a poor idea. RIP officers.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:15:17 PM EDT
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NC has the slow down or move over law too like many other states. It's reasonable and makes sense, yet if someone on ARFCOM gets charged with violating it, it would be cause for some type of injustice or something.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:20:22 PM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:21:37 PM EDT
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Sorry for your loss OP. and RIP Steve http://www.odmp.org/officer/19418-deputy-sheriff-steven-christopher-boehm |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:22:37 PM EDT
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MN has both in a way.
You are required to reduce to a reasonable speed when passing or approaching an emergency vehicle on the side of the road with its emergency lights on. If you are on a roadway with two or more lanes you are required to allow one lane in between the vehicle when possible. But still required to reduce to a reasonable speed. When the state makes its PSA's (radio, tv, news, etc) they say if you can't move over, slow down, which makes people think if they move over they don't have to slow down which is incorrect. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:31:00 PM EDT
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My fire chief was telling a story just this morning about working an accident scene back in the 90's where a guy on a cell phone blew through a firefighter directing traffic and sped past the accident scene almost clipping some first responders.... Chief threw his 3 D cell mag light at the guys passenger window attempting to shatter it but he said it only bounced off. An OSP trooper who was working the wreck tore ass after the guy and got him a mile down the road. Chief didn't know if he was arrested but said he disappeared into the back of one of the trucks as he thought that trooper was going to come back and arrest him.
People are fucking idiots. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:45:08 PM EDT
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I do a fair amount of driving and it amazes me the amount of people that are oblivious to emergency/LEO vehicles
 theres common sense required while driving and our driver training and testing doesnt seem to be able to compensate for lack of it |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:45:11 PM EDT
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On a recent return drive from Albuquerque to Las Vegas, I kept telling my co-worker to move over when we passed troopers on the side of the road. After about the third one, he mentioned something about not liking side-seat drivers. So the next one I saw coming up, well off the road, I didn't say anything. I also didn't say anything about the other patrol sitting off the side of the entrance ramp about a hundred yards before the guy working in front of him. Needless to say, we were pulled over by the Arizona Highway Patrol.
 My co-worker got off with a warning, really lucky. From what the supervisor/training officer said, the Move Over law is in all 50 states and D.C. now.
Sorry for your loss, OP.
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Posted: 2/1/2015 11:46:29 PM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. As does Arizona |
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:18:22 AM EDT
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While this is a very occurrence, I will never understand the logic of a traffic stop on the side of a busy road or any road where you can pull off at a safe spot. The side of a road is a very dangerous place, it just seems like an invite to trouble. I have seen stops in the left lane of a dual highway before. Why not pass a law to proceed to the closest safe place.
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:19:53 AM EDT
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aint no body got time for that
good way to catch halligan in the fender
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:22:00 AM EDT
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Sad story.
I usually stop and help people change tires on the side of the road and I've always thought it was a matter of time before it all ends.
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:28:38 AM EDT
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That's one of the few tickets, I won't cut a break on.
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:39:06 AM EDT
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ok.... but can we get cop cars to turn d own the blinking lights? Ours had no adjustment even though there was a factory option to allow to dim them. |
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:40:40 AM EDT
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Florida has a move over or slow down law. So does Ohio (and MrsSubnet was actually pulled over for violating it, once). It doesn't seem to matter, honestly. |
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:44:08 AM EDT
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Shouldn't this apply to ALL cars on the side of the road, not just law enforcement?
I think the problem is more distracted drivers or target fixation than the speed. Although a slower speed may give more reaction time. |
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Posted: 2/2/2015 12:45:27 AM EDT
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Ohio has the law too, not that it stopped assholes from blocking me when I worked as an EMT. Most saw me, some even flipped me off. I am surprised we don't have more accidents in this country. You have got to be kidding. What kind of jerk DOES that? What is wrong with us as a people that some people even CONSIDER the "appropriate" reaction to emergency services working an accident scene to be barreling through the scene, flipping the EMTs off?
If only those "I am more important than anyone else" assholes could be branded with some sort of tattoo on their foreheads, so us normal people would not bother wasting EMT services (or anything else) on them when they will inevitably need some sort of life-saving (or any other) assistance (or at least they could be seen to LAST...well after all the other non-narcissistic sociopaths have been tended to). |
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