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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
AAA
NEW LAW STIFFENS PENALTIES FOR DRIVERS WHO FAIL TO STEER CLEAR OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS.
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Volume 33, No. 1
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OFFICERS
Thomas P. Stitt Steven K. Lindemann Dale F. Falcinelli Vicki L. Bechtel Allison D. Hoke Deborah Wesoly-Woodward
Chairman
President
Vice Chairman
Vice President of Operations Treasurer/Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph E. Canone, Jr. Dale F. Falcinelli Allison D. Hoke David J. Holley Jason R. Kocsis John E. Levkulic Johnathan Li Thomas P. Stitt Jeffrey F. Strausser
Easton
Easton Bethlehem Schuylkill Haven Wind Gap Schuylkill Haven Bethlehem Bethlehem Easton
DIRECTORS
ADVISORY BOARD
George Uritis John D. W. Reiley Robert Mills Lowell P. Martin Wayne Hamilton
Cressona Pottsville Pottsville Frackville Orwigsburg
JUDIE L. KARHAN - Editor HANS FRUST - Creative Director ANGELA ILICH - Director of Production LORRIE MULHALL - Regional Editor
AAA Now! (ISSN 08988552; USPS 002-243) is published quarterly by AAA Schuylkill County., 340 South Centre St., Pottsville, PA 17901. Periodicals postage paid at Pottsville, PA 17901 and at additional mailing offices. A subscription price of $1 per year to primary members is paid through dues.
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MOVE OVER!
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation of AAA NOW!. Publication No. 2243. Filing Date 10/1/2020. Issue Frequency: Quarterly. Number of Issues Published Annually: 4. Annual Subscription Price: $1.00 per copy. Owner: AAA Schuylkill County, 340 S. Centre St. Pottsville, PA 17901. Mailing Address: Same. Editor: Steve Lindemann, AAA Schuylkill County, 340 S. Centre St. Pottsville, PA 17901. Managing Editor: Judie Karhan, Traveling Times, Inc. 28338 Constellation Rd. Unit 990, Valencia, CA. 91355. Known Bondholders, mortgages, and Other Security Holders Owning of Holding 1% or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None. Publication Name: AAA NOW!. Issue Dates for Circulation Data Below: Fall 2020.
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
WINTER 2021
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Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months
25,437
1,394 18,076
0
0 19,470
390 5,462 0
0
5,852 25,322 115 25,322 76.88%
No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date
24,418
1,346 17,017
0
0 18,363
386 5480 0
0
5,866 24,229 189 24,229 75.78%
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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