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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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NEW LAW STIFFENS PENALTIES FOR DRIVERS WHO FAIL TO STEER CLEAR OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS.
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Thomas P. Stitt Steven K. Lindemann Dale F. Falcinelli Vicki L. Bechtel Allison D. Hoke Deborah Wesoly-Woodward
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Volume 40, No. 1
Editor-in-Chief Creative Director Director of Production Regional Editor Contributing Writer
Judie Karhan Lars Fruth Angela Ilich Steve Lindemann John T. Garcia
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AAA Northampton County, 3914 Hecktown Road, Easton, PA 18045. Periodicals postage paid at Easton, PA and at additional mailing offices.
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MOVE OVER!
A. Total no of copies (net press run)
B. Paid circulation
1. Paid/requested outside mail
subscriptions stated on form 3541
2. Paid in county subscription
3. Sales through dealers and carriers,
street vendors, counter sale, and other
USPS paid distribution centers
4. Requested copies mailed through other
USPS classes
C. Total paid and/or requested circulation:
D. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution
(By mail and Outside the Mail)
1. Outside county as stated on form 3541 2. In-county as stated on form 3541
3. Other classes mailed through USPS
4. Free distribution outside the mail (carriers or other means)
E. Total free distribution
F. Total distribution
G. Copies not distributed
H. Total
I. Percent paid
Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months
41,386
2,962 37,734
0
0 40,696
0 0 17
425 442 41,138 248 41,386 98.9%
No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date
38,113
2,288 35,135
0
0 37,423
0 0 17
425 442 37,865 248 38,113 98.8%
Steve Lindemann, President
In October 2020, Governor Wolf signed into law a bill to strengthen the “Steer Clear Law” by adding driver record points and increased fines to the offense of failing to move over in an emergency response area.
The new law becomes effective on April 27, 2021 and changes the name of the “Steer Clear Law” to the “Move Over Law.” The law adds a new provision which provides that in an emergency response area along a road where there is an emergency response vehicle
or operator such as a tow truck driver, police or EMS, the motorist must move over into the left lane. If it is impossible for the motorist to safely move into the left lane, the motorist is permitted to stay in the right lane, or in a lane adjacent to the emergency response area, but must reduce speed by 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit.
The law adds a new provision to allow a disabled vehicle, defined as “a vehicle that is in a traffic lane or on
the side of a traffic lane and clearly marked with at least two of three markings such as hazard lights, caution signs or road flares” to have the same protections as vehicles in an emergency response area. Besides adding two points to the driver record, the first offense incurs a $500 fine, which doubles for every offense thereafter.
AAA values the lives of our emergency responders and advocates for the safety and lives of workers who assist stranded motorists who often find themselves in dangerous situations. Sadly, many drivers fail to heed common sense and Pennsylvania law, and tragically, often fatally, strike tow truck operators. Nationally, an average of 23 tow truck operators are killed every year, with one service provider on average killed every other week. Last year, AAA tragically lost a tow truck operator who was assisting motorists to safety. Behind every one of these statistics is a person with a family left behind.
When approaching an emergency response area stay focused, Move Over or Slow Down for emergency responders and save their lives.
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WINTER 2021
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