Roadside workers plead with drivers to keep them safe
Family members ask motorists to do the right thing when their loved ones are working on Ohio’s roads.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, AAA, the Ohio Turnpike, ODOT, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and The Risk Institute are recognizing Move-Over Day, Saturday, October 16, by reminding Ohio drivers to move over and slow down for any vehicle with flashing lights parked on the side of the road.
This effort is part of a larger multi-agency campaign that includes social media messaging every Monday with the hashtags #MoveOverMonday and #MoveOverOhio.
According to a new crash analysis from ODOT, 546 crashes have occurred so far in 2021 when drivers failed to move over or slow down for a stationary vehicle with flashing lights. This has caused 21 deaths and 59 serious injuries. Between 2015 and 2020, a total of 5,561 move over-related crashes occurred in Ohio.
To learn more, visit MoveOver.Ohio.gov.
