The Rhode Island General Assembly today passed legislation that would require motorists to slow down or leave a buffer lane when nonemergency vehicles are parked on the shoulder of highways. The bill (2023-S 0088A, 2023-H 5294A) would amend a law first enacted by the General Assembly in 2008 that requires drivers to slow down or move over for emergency vehicles with flashing lights that are parked in the breakdown lane. “The Move Over law was initially designed to protect first … Continue reading Rhode Island General Assembly passes bill requiring drivers to slow down for nonemergency vehicles in breakdown lane