Law enforcement, firemen and paramedics on occasion are expected to put themselves in harms way. The first responder’s job is to confront dangerous situations by taking risks to make situations safer for all of us. One of the most dangerous circumstances for first responders is when their duties place them in close proximity to traffic. The “Move Over” Act is a law enacted to minimize the danger first responders and emergency personnel face when they are stopped along side the flow of traffic. Florida Statues require drivers approaching parked emergency vehicles with visual signals activated, must “Move Over”, i.e. vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle on an interstate or highway with two or more lanes in the same direction. Otherwise the driver is required to slow to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed – and if the posted speed is 25 mph or less, the driver must slow to 5 miles per hour on a two lane road. Note: The civil penalty for this moving violation is $141.