Changes coming to Virginia’s ‘Move Over Law’

Drivers in Virginia will have a new law to follow beginning July 1.

It’s an expansion of the already existing “Move Over Law” for emergency vehicles.

Currently, drivers must change lanes or slow down for vehicles on the side of the road with blue, red, or amber lights.

Now, drivers will have to change lanes or slow down for any vehicle stopped on the side of the road with hazards on, a warning sign, or flares around it.

AAA says nearly 350 people a year are killed while stopped on the side of the road.

This law is an effort to prevent more deaths from happening.