Slow Down, Move Over: Latest AAA Study Shows More Driver Education Needed Towards Roadside Responders
The year 2021 has been challenging for AAA, particularly the fate of two AAA tow providers who were struck and killed while assisting stranded motorists. Glenn Ewing, 32, was killed last July 4th near Cincinnati, Ohio, while lifting a disabled vehicle on the back of his flatbed truck on the roadside. Three weeks later, David Meyer, 30, was struck and killed while assisting a driver on the left-hand shoulder in Castle Rock, Colorado.
The Grim Reality
Alarmingly, the numbers are rising. As of August 2021, no less than 14 tow providers lost their lives while helping other motorists on the side of the road. However, towing personnel and emergency responders are not the only ones at risk. According to AAA, 1,600 people have been struck and killed while standing near or working on a disabled vehicle since 2015.
The most disturbing fact is from a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (PDF). Data has shown that 23 percent of drivers were unaware of the Move Over Law in the state where they live ? even though all 50 states and the District of Columbia have Move Over Laws. The study also shows that 42 percent who do not comply with move over laws believe their behavior was somewhat or not dangerous at all to roadside emergency workers.
?Deaths like these can be avoided if drivers slow down and move over to give these people room to work safely,? said Marshall Doney, AAA President and CEO. ?We can?t stress enough how important it is to pay attention, so y...
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