CBS News Miami rides along with Florida Highway Patrol as 'Move Over' law expands to save lives

CBS News Miami's Austin Carter joined FHP troopers to see the firsthand dangers emergency crews and drivers face when they don't move over.

[grayrabbit]

Miami drivers truly are the worst in Florida. I'm surprised that anyone expects them to follow the driving laws. I'm surprised any of them even have licenses or insurance for that matter.

[chrissignal]

All these new projects are leaving no shoulder for vehicles to break down. That's also a major problem.

[Gman]

They need to address the left lane moving road blocks.

[Geronimo.Victor]

That female Lieutenant could learn a thing or two about passenger side approaches. Way safer.

[reyniermartinez]

This is awesome, hopefully they start enforcing the passing lane problem we have here in South Florida with all these oblivious drivers.

[bbrcummins]

There are too many people moving down here and destroying this one beautiful state.

[cointenderrarities]

I let off the gas 5 under the limit and moved over and was still issued a "move over" citation from a sherriff deputy! I told him I moved over and he said I'm not arguing with you on the side of the road and the law was drop 20 below posted limit!? Took it to court, judge threw it out!😂

[tonygoochafanchi]

Just as important is to enforce the left lane campers who use the passing lane as a travel lane.

[exoressdelivers]

Traveling at 70 miles per hour (100 feet per second) which is the speed limit on the turnpike. You round a bend and suddenly a stopped car is 300 feet ahead. You have only THREE SECONDS to go from 70 to 50 or move into the next lane of traffic doing 70. You will be rear-ended or crash in the adjacent lane. This law needs to be revisited.

[nittos]

They need to start cracking down on all the expired registration tags I constantly see cars with expired tags from 345 even 6 years ago driving around more often than not it seems to be the people whose lives are supposed to matter 100 percent these people don't have insurance more than likely don't have a license and will be the first to run when they hit somebody

[eemretired]

I have moved over for any vehicle on the shoulder for awhile now prior to the law. There has been times when traffic around me would make that unsafe to do so including slowing down 20 under the speed limit. I'll take the ticket rather than risk my life or those around me if it is unsafe for me to do so.

[merlin]

The other problem is when you DO slow down for a vehicle on the side of the road, the idiot behind you on their cell phone doesn't see you until the last second, then either plows into you or swerves and hits the vehicle(s) on the side of the road.

[timb]

Im more concerned about the left lane campers. Im not really concerned about cops who decide to pull people over at the dumbest places.

[greg]

Thats great if the roads aren't clogged with traffic like they are here in Tampa Bay, no one will let you move

[princea]

I live here in Florida and I always move over for emergency vehicles.... it amazes me for the lack of regard of some drivers....

[olyray]

That and vehicles towing boats, trailers, big trucks on left lanes... that is a huge deal to cause you are holdings faster moving vehicles, carpool lanes, etc.

[LetTheTruthBeTold]

as far as highway patrol is concerned, hey Siri speeding ticket is not adjustable reason to put everyone’s life at risk on the road, including the perpetrator and the police officer.
A law should be put on the books that instructs you to pull off of the freeway and into a safe area before stopping your vehicle, NOT on a highway where people are driving upwards of 90 mph while you’re sitting on the side of the road.
All it takes is someone t look away for a moment for you and others to lose their life.
I think it is arrogant for police officers to have the expectation that everybody should move into another lane instead of instructing the respondent to pull off the freeway at the next exit .

[dclanon]

I hope someone thought this law through completely and that data is being tracked to see if it is working. Changing lanes quickly and unexpectedly can cause crashes too.

[mustangecoboosthpp]

The move over law is a bad law, it always has been a bad law. I am a retired Trooper and I witnessed on the Florida Turnpike in Miami just south of Tamiami Trail in the southbound lanes a driver who slowed and swerved to the left to obey the move over law and a total of 7 other vehicles had to take evasive action to avoid a crash, there ended up being 7 vehicles that were spinning out of control and how none of them hit anything is a miracle. There was another move over law incident that occurred on Alligator Alley in Collier County (Naples Florida) where a car went to move over and there was already another car in the inside lane next to them, the car swerved back to the right and lost control striking a car that was pulled over by a trooper hitting that car in the left side resulting in the death of a passenger in the back seat of the car that was pulled over.

Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is good in the real world. Move over laws should all be removed from the books. With all the traffic violations that occur on the roads if this is what the Florida Highway Patrol is choosing to enforce then the Florida Highway Patrol has lost their way.

[MrJwarren]

Can we throw in camping in the fast/left lane while they are at it?