If you have a habit of ignoring the move-over law while driving, get in the habit by tomorrow afternoon if you plan to use River Road in Bethesda. Montgomery County police officers will be conducting a high-visibility enforcement operation on River Road between Wilson Lane and Burdette Road on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from noon to 3:00 PM, targeting drivers who fail to comply with that 2018 mandate.
The Maryland move-over law requires that drivers approaching an emergency, towing, utility or transit vehicle stopped in a traffic lane or on a shoulder to either move over one lane, or slow to a "reasonable and prudent speed" if remaining in the lane adjacent to the stopped vehicle. Tuesday's special operation is an annual effort to not only increase awareness of the rule, but to remember County Officer Noah Leotta, who was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver while he was making a traffic stop.
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What's the point of this given it's only on one day during a short window?
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